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Bike Champion Blumenauer Meets Portland Peddlers #NBS12

By bikeleague | March 22, 2012

We hope that Congressman Earl Blumenauer, one of Congress’s most vocal champions for bicycling for years, feels like he has a little bit more company these days. Yesterday, he shared…

League Honors Congressional Bike Champions #NBS12

By bikeleague | March 22, 2012

Today the League of American Bicyclists presented Leadership Awards to 13 members of Congress for their strong support of healthy, active transportation options for all Americans. Bike Walk Mississippi presenting…

Tweet Congress TODAY During #NBS12

By bikeleague | March 22, 2012

Maybe you’re here with us in Washington, D.C., at the 2012 National Bike Summit. Maybe you weren’t able to make it — but you still want to be involved. Either…

What Makes D.C. A Unique Cycling City? #NBS12

By bikeleague | March 22, 2012

The National Bike Summit is certainly centered around the ask. We gather in Washington, D.C., so we can meet our members of Congress face-to-face and tell them how important bicycling…

I Bike, I Vote: Bike Summit Delegates Hone Message to Congress

By bikeleague | March 22, 2012

Standing-room only crowds attended three National Bike Summit panel sessions called, “I Bike, I Vote: Here’s My Ask,” to hear about the official Summit request of Congress and learn how…

Repost from IMBA: Mark McKinnon’s Keynote #NBS12

By bikeleague | March 22, 2012

Our partners at the International Mountain Bicycling Association posted a great blog summarizing the insight from last night’s keynote speaker, Mark McKinnon. Check it out! Political consultant, Mark McKinnon  

Millennials Love Bikes, Says The Gen Y Guy #NBS12

By bikeleague | March 21, 2012

Will Generation Y be known as the Bicycle Boomers? If you ride the streets of Washington, D.C., where young professionals socialize at stoplights on their Capital Bikeshare commute home, you…

Get Up & Ride- Take the National Bike Challenge #NBS12

By bikeleague | March 21, 2012

Start your pedals, America- The Get Up & Ride National Bike Challenge is on! Launched today at the 2012 National Bike Summit by a powerful alliance of the Kimberly-Clark Corporation,…

Blumenauer: When Bicyclists Talk, Congress Listens #NBS12

By bikeleague | March 21, 2012

If you think your calls and emails to members of Congress fall on deaf ears, Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) would like to set the record straight. The co-chair of the…

Secretary LaHood: Transportation Bill = Jobs #NBS12

By bikeleague | March 21, 2012

The 2012 National Bike Summit got off to an energizing start this morning with an opening session featuring high-powered members of Congress and the man Representative Earl Blumenauer called the…