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Supporting the future of transit

By Ken McLeod | May 26, 2020

What is #BikesForTransit? This Bike Month, as we celebrate biking, we can’t help but feel a gap in our normal transportation routines. That’s why today we’re all about #BikesForTransit to…

Matching bicycles with essential workers

By Ken McLeod | April 7, 2020

People who deliver meals, work in health care, work in grocery stores, and other essential workers are turning to biking for transportation. Advocates are making sure they can.

Half full: from Summit to Stimulus

By Caron Whitaker | March 20, 2020

In this midst of this pandemic, cities and communities are seeing a surge in biking for transportation and for physical and mental health. We can act to ensure these are not momentary gains for safe streets and a healthier nation.

Let’s Make Cars that Don’t Kill

By Ken McLeod | February 3, 2020

Join the League in telling NHTSA to update their car safety testing to emphasize upgrades that would reduce pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities.

Take a photo, take back the streets with OurStreets

By Lauren Jenkins | January 30, 2020

The League is partnering with OurStreets to give people biking a way to collectively document the dangers posed by drivers stopping in bike lanes and driving aggressively.

Take Action: Keep up the momentum for more federal funding for biking

By Caron Whitaker | December 9, 2019

The Transportation Alternatives program accounts for almost half of all federal funding for bicycling and walking infrastructure, and it’s currently capped at $850 million per year – for the entire…

Help us increase and improve federal funding for biking and walking

By Caron Whitaker | April 12, 2019

Imagine your community with more trails for people biking and walking. Imagine a bicyclist and pedestrian bridge over that major arterial that cuts neighborhoods off from each other. At the…

Bike Clubs and Organizations From Around the Country Oppose the AV START Act

By Caron Whitaker | November 5, 2018

Autonomous driving technology has the potential to make our roads safer for everyone, but only if that technology is tested and designed to ‘see’ and respond properly. League member organizations and national partners joined us in opposing the AV START Act through a letter to Senators.

U.S. Has Chance to Update New Car Testing – or Continue to Fall Behind in Traffic Safety

By Ken McLeod | October 22, 2018

The U.S. falls behind its peer countries in traffic safety. We have the opportunity to catch up to the rest of the world in important traffic safety testing to ensure a commitment to zero traffic deaths.

Why the League is Opposed to the AV START Act

By Caron Whitaker | October 17, 2018

The AV START Act creates an interim framework for autonomous vehicles while they are still being tested and the technology is evolving. Read about the AV START Act and how the League views this bill.