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(Charles Riou lives in Austin, Texas, where he is the Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator for the Texas Department of Transportation.) I have enjoyed riding bikes my entire life and have…

One good thing to come out of the federal transportation bill is the incredible impact grassroots advocacy has had on our federal legislators. The National Bike Summit was the culmination…

(Lisa Rodriguez, 21, is a mechanic, instructor, and ride leader at Recycle-A-Bicycle; and a student at John Jay College.) Lisa Rodriguez I was born in 1990 on the Lower East…

This May, millions of Americans will participate in National Bike Month, showcasing the widespread desire to use bicycles as a healthy, affordable and efficient form of transportation. Sponsored by the…

Thanks to the visionary leadership of Congress members like Jim Oberstar, the last federal transportation bill included an innovative idea: the Nonmotorized Transportation Pilot Program (NTPP). In a nutshell, the…

(Ray Lahood is the U.S. Secretary of Transportation and a former U.S. Congress member from the state of Illinois.) Ray Lahood (right) biking in to work on June 6, 2011.…

Well, OK, I can’t honestly say I’ve even been in the country for more than 25 National Bike Months, and I’ve certainly gotten excited about Bike Month before… but this…

In 2007, Leonard Wright weighed more than 250 pounds and could barely bicycle a quarter-mile before lying in the grass, gasping for air. Now, the 66-year-old Florida resident is slim,…

Cathy DeLuca’s research sprung from personal curiosity. A long-time transportation cyclist and bicycle advocate, she was surprised to learn that her local bicycle and pedestrian advisory committee lacked a single…

The National Bike Challenge is a great motivational tool for riders returning to cycling. Some of those riders are posting their stories and goals in the home page comment feed,…