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Webinar: Bicycle Friendly America Local Reviewer Training

By bikeleague | February 5, 2013

You might be wondering: Do I qualify to become a Bicycle Friendly America local reviewer? How is my feedback integrated into the award and feedback process? How do I choose…

Attending the Women’s Forum? Party with WABA and Women Bike!

By bikeleague | February 5, 2013

As you’re making your plans to attend the National Women’s Bicycling Forum, plan your travel to arrive on Sunday so you can join us for a ride and party celebrating…

League Welcomes New Equity Advisory Council

By bikeleague | February 4, 2013

The League aims to be the voice for everyone who rides a bike in the U.S., but we recognize that many important voices are still missing from our membership and…

Janette Sadik-Khan Added to Summit Lineup!

By bikeleague | February 4, 2013

Excitement is mounting for the 2013 National Bike Summit, which opens just one month from today. And just when you thought the lineup couldn’t get any more impressive… Last week,…

Black (Bike) History Month: An Army of Bikes

By bikeleague | February 2, 2013

In 1896, the US military gathered a small group of soldiers to test a new military mode of transportation — the bicycle. With a claim that “unlike a horse, a…

Iowa Shows Off World’s ‘Oldest, Largest and Longest’ Bike Ride

By BillN | February 1, 2013

Bets were being taken left and right. I traveled to Des Moines, Iowa, this past weekend to give a workshop as part of the Iowa Bike Summit. The state’s Summit was…

A Peach of an Idea: Georgia Bikes Provides Summit Scholarships

By bikeleague | February 1, 2013

Bike advocates in Georgia decided to get creative this year: They used a chunk of their budget to provide scholarships to the National Bike Summit — with funding from car…

Why I Attend the National Bike Summit: It Fits Our Corporate Mission

By bikeleague | January 31, 2013

Mike Arvidson comes to the National Bike Summit year after year because it “brings biking minds together as thought leaders — leaders who are influential as policy makers.” Arvidson, who is…

Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth to Keynote Women’s Forum

By bikeleague | January 31, 2013

When Tammy Duckworth wanted to show her constituents that she was ready and determined to serve in Congress, she hopped on her bicycle — her hand-cranked bicycle. In 2004, Duckworth…

National Bike Summit 2013: An Update from Capitol Hill

By bikeleague | January 31, 2013

There are some new faces on Capitol Hill this year, and the 2013 National Bike Summit is the perfect opportunity to introduce them to the bicycling community. The League’s Caron Whitaker,…