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Register Now: 2016 Bike Summit!

By Alison Dewey | September 28, 2015

The League invites you to join us for 2016 National Bike Summit & Women’s Forum, where advocates, bike industry leaders, local decision makers, engineers and planners, will convene to discuss, learn, experience, and advocate for better bicycling. This year the event will merge the National Bike Summit and National Women’s Bicycling Forum into one event with one registration fee. All registrants will have access to women-specific content presented during the event. Scholarships are available and can be accessed on the registration site here.

National Bike Summit 2016: Save the Date!

By bikeleague | August 21, 2015

Mark your calendars: The 2016 National Bike Summit will be held in Washington, D.C., from March 7 to 9. The 16th annual gathering of bike advocates, industry leaders and congressional champions will again take place at the Renaissance Hotel in Downtown Washington, D.C. The premier advocacy event of the year, the National Bike Summit unites the voices of bicyclists on Capitol Hill. The Summit has shown it’s real impact, leveraging increased investments in bicycling at the federal, state and local levels.

#NBS15 Recap

By bikeleague | March 16, 2015

Thank you to everyone who came to, supported and engaged with the 2015 National Bike Summit! It was such an inspiring and thought-provoking three days — because of you! If you want to catch up on some of the discussions you missed, or relive some of your favorite memories from the event, read through our recap below. Don’t forget to read the #womenbike recap here, too!

#Womenbike Recap

By bikeleague | March 11, 2015

Yesterday, we kicked off the 2015 National Bike Summit with the National Forum on Women & Bicycling. About 350 attendees talking about the issues facing women in the bike movement, including boosting women’s leadership. Catch up on all the fun with our collection of tweets below!

National Bike Summit Begins!

By bikeleague | March 9, 2015

Washington, D.C. – March 10, 2015 – The National Bike Summit begins today in Washington, D.C., bringing together hundreds of passionate bicycling leaders from communities across the country. Hosted by the League of American Bicyclists, the Summit, running from today through March 12, is now in its 15th year. With another federal transportation bill looming, hundreds of bike advocates, industry leaders and cycling enthusiasts are gathering in Washington, D.C., to unite the voices of bicyclists on Capitol Hill.

#NBS15 Chat: Outdoor Afro

By bikeleague | March 7, 2015

Ahead of the 2015 National Bike Summit, we’ve been holding Twitter chats with presenters to hear more about their work and ideas. Today we chatted with Rue Mapp, CEO and Founder of Outdoor Afro.

Mapp is the closing keynote speaker at the 2015 National Forum on Women & Bicycling. We put together a recap of Friday’s discussion below. We hope to see you next Tuesday, March 10, for the Forum! Onsite registration is still available!

Summit: Legislative Asks

By Caron Whitaker | March 2, 2015

The National Bike Summit unites the voices of bike advocates on Capitol Hill, highlighting critical issues and creating relationships with members of Congress that have a direct impact on biking in your community. And we know the Summit gets results: Last year, we pushed for Congress to tell the U.S. Department of Transportation to set a national goal to reduce bicyclist fatalities. Before the end of 2014, they did exactly that. We won, thanks to hundreds of participants at the National Bike Summit.

Crowdfunding Big Ideas at the Summit

By bikeleague | March 2, 2015

The 2015 National Bike Summit is all about Big Ideas. It takes plenty of experimentation and support to get there.

That’s where ioby comes in. The national, non-profit crowdfunding platform is helping us connect strong community ideas with fundraising dollars.

“ioby supports projects that make neighborhoods stronger, healthier and more sustainable, so working with bike advocates is a natural synergy,” says Ethany Uttech of ioby. “And we are excited to connect and share resources with a broader network of bike advocates at the 2015 Summit.”

#NBS15 Chat: Vision Zero

By bikeleague | February 27, 2015

Ahead of the 2015 National Bike Summit, we’ve been holding Twitter chats with presenters to hear more about their work and ideas. Today we chatted with Leah Shahum, Director of the Vision Zero Network, about the road safety concept. In short: The only acceptable number of traffic deaths is zero.
Shahum is one of our “thought leaders” at the Summit this year, and she’ll be talking more about her work at the event. If you aren’t already registered, click here!

#NBS15 Recap: Transportation Equity

By bikeleague | February 23, 2015

Ahead of the 2015 National Bike Summit, we’ve been holding Twitter chats with presenters to hear more about their work and ideas. Last Friday, we chatted with Naomi Doerner, of the Alliance for Biking & Walking, and Simran Noor, of the Center for Social Inclusion, about transportation inequity.

Their conversation at the Summit is focused on the people and policies successfully addressing the root causes of inequity. In addition to Doerner and Noor, Dara Baldwin of the National Disability Rights Network will discussing the topic during the Summit. If you aren’t already registered, click here!