Categories

National Bike Summit

What the bicycling movement could learn from the climate movement

By bikeleague | August 26, 2016

For the most part, I’ve kept my advocacy worlds separate, but recently at the National Bike Summit I was challenged to reflect on why maybe they shouldn’t be kept quite so separate.

From Mode Shift to Frame Shift: How Cycling Can Help Solve Global Warming

By bikeleague | August 19, 2016

To transportation planners, when a new person gets on a bike, it’s called a “mode shift.” For many of us who have taken up cycling, however, it represents a frame shift — a change in how we see and understand transportation in our cities.

Bicycle Professional of the Year Award Winner

By Ken McLeod | July 29, 2016

During 16 years of public service to the City of Palo Alto, Kathy Durham created one of the most successful Safe Routes to School programs in the nation.

Core Values, Unique Contributions: 2016 Educator of the Year Award Honorees

By bikeleague | July 22, 2016

The Gail and Jim Spann Educator of the Year Award, named for two of the League’s education champions and benefactors, is the League’s highest bicycling education honor.

Senator Ben Cardin, Legislator of the Year

By Caron Whitaker | July 15, 2016

Presenting Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) the Legislator of the Year award at the 2016 National Bike Summit & Women’s Forum was one of those classic moments of the Summit. Just as I got on stage to introduce him, the fire alarm went off.

Community Cycling Center: Catalyst Award Winner

By bikeleague | June 24, 2016

The Community Cycling Center in Portland, OR, was awarded this year’s Catalyst Award. This article was originally published on the CCC blog. Thank you to the Alliance for Biking &…

Architect of the Capitol – Bicycle Friendly Business

By bikeleague | June 10, 2016

When Architect of the Capitol Stephen T. Ayers spoke at the 2014 National Bike Summit, the office he’d led since 2010 was undergoing something of a revolution. The AOC office was becoming known for its bicycle-friendliness.

May Bike Summit Update

By Caron Whitaker | May 23, 2016

This Month’s update includes the latest on Summit asks, as well as an update on the Budget process, and what to watch for this summer from Washington. Please help! Federal…

Summit Lobby Update

By Caron Whitaker | April 10, 2016

Thanks again for coming to the Summit and for visiting with your Congressional Delegation. This year we’re starting a monthly update for Summit lobby participants to give you a short update on the Summit “asks” to Congress as well as an update on what else is happening on Capitol Hill.

2016 Advocacy Award Winners

By Ken McLeod | March 21, 2016

The League of American Bicyclists was honored to work with the Alliance for Biking & Walking to present Advocacy Awards at the 2016 National Bike Summit & Women’s Forum.