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National Bike Month

#BikesUnite Round-up for May 8th

By Lauren Jenkins | May 8, 2020

It’s the second Friday of Bike Month, and during this particularly cruel year, I find myself looking for ever more things to cheer. So it is that I’m dedicating Fridays…

Celebrate Bike Month this May as #BikesUnite

By Lauren Jenkins | April 28, 2020

Bicycling makes life better. It makes us healthier and it makes us happier, two things that are always good for us and that are even more important in 2020. That’s…

May is (still) Bike Month

By Lauren Jenkins | March 31, 2020

This May, the League is still celebrating National Bike Month, because bicycling is more essential to our lives than ever—and because we could all use some bike joy to look forward to.

We can make every bike commute as valuable as Bike To Work Day

By Caron Whitaker | May 17, 2019

By passing the Bicycle Commuter Act, we could put $53 per month back into the hands of bike commuters. Ask your representative to co-sponsor the bill.

How to use the 2018 Benchmarking Report during Bike Month

By Ken McLeod | May 3, 2019

The League hosted a webinar for advocates and others on how to utilize the 415 page 2018 Benchmarking Report in their work.

10 Ways to Get Your Business Ready for National Bike Month

By bikeleague | April 16, 2018

National Bike Month is coming up in May, and we want to help your business get ready to celebrate! Bike Month is a great time to support your existing bike commuters and to help new bicyclists try bike commuting for the first time.

Bike Month Tools

By bikeleague | April 24, 2016

National Bike Month is almost here!
Read on for dates of important #BikeMonth events and tools to use to make your May better.

#WhyIRide: To Remain Connected to My Brother

By bikeleague | May 27, 2015

This May, we’re asking the question, “With so many reasons to ride, what’s yours?” The beauty of the bicycle is that it means many things to many people, so we wanted to highlight some of those many reasons this National Bike Month. Today, we heard from Andrew Siegel, of Dover, Delaware, who rides because it keeps him connected to his brother. Here’s his story…

Bike Month Link Round Up

By bikeleague | May 20, 2015

National Bike Month is 20 days in, and we’ve seen such a great response online and in print. There have been numerous articles, TV pieces and radio spots from across the country covering the two-wheeled celebration this May. We’ve also seen great coverage of the Bicycle Friendly State ranking, which served as a great lead-out to the many great events advocates and organizers like yourselves hosted for National Bike To Work Week.

#WhyIRide: It Makes Me a Better Photographer

By bikeleague | May 19, 2015

This May, we’re asking the question, “With so many reasons to ride, what’s yours?” The beauty of the bicycle is that it means many things to many people, so we wanted to highlight some of those many reasons this National Bike Month. Today, we heard from Robert Lype, of Fairbanks, Alaska, who rides because it helps him see the world from a different point of view. This, in turn, strengthens his abilities as a photographer. He will ride in any weather, unless it dips below the very reasonable temperature of -45 degrees…