BFA Resources

Here you will find helpful links to assist you in completing a Bicycle Friendly Community℠ Bicycle Friendly Business℠, Bicycle Friendly University℠ or Bicycle Friendly State℠ application. This page also functions as a running list of good examples of bicycling programs, policies and projects from around the country.
Bicycle Friendly America Resources
Bicycle Commuter data is available on the League of American Bicyclists' data portal: data.bikeleague.org
You can also find bicycle commuter data through the Census Bureau's website: data.census.gov (tables S0801 and B08006 are great for finding commute data).
BFA Guide - This Guide looks at actions by leading Bicycle Friendly Communities, Businesses and Universities in 2012-13. Use it for inspiration and guidance as your community, business, or university takes action to make biking better.
BFA Blueprint - This blueprint looks specifically at the Bicycle Friendly Community program and describes actions that communities have taken across the 5 Es.
Bicycle Account Guidelines - This guideline document is meant to help communities, businesses, and universities learn about evaluation tools that they can adapt to their organization to measure bicycle-related improvements, including public surveys.
The New Movement: Bike Equity Today - This report looks at efforts through the United States to make bicycle advocacy and related groups reflect the diverse population of people who bike and address the specific needs of diverse populations through programming and outreach.
BFA Brochure - The BFA Brochure provides a high-level overview of the Bicycle Friendly America programs and the impact they have had. It is an ideal primer for the community, business, or university considering participating in a Bicycle Friendly America program.
Each Bicycle Friendly America program is built around six categories — known as the Five E’s — that are consistent in making great places for bicycling. These categories are Engineering, Education, Encouragement, Evaluation & Planning, and Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion (EDI). View more here.
Find resources for each BFA program by going to that program's FAQ page or find all of our BFA resources here.
Resources for Building a Bicycle Friendly Community
- Log in to access the online BFC application here
- Download the latest Word version of the BFC application here (For informational purposes only -- applications must be submitted through the online form)
- Find local League Cycling Instructors, League affiliated clubs, bike shops and organizations
- Existing awardees: Find your current award level and BFC Report Card on the BFA Awards Map
- Action Plan for Bicycle Friendly Communities charter
- USDOT Secretary Anthony Foxx's Action Plan on Bike and Pedestrian Safety
- USDOT's Safer People, Safer Streets - Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Initiative
- FHWA' memorandum to support taking a flexible approach to pedestrian and bicycle facility design. The memorandum recognizes the AASHTO Guide for the Planning, Design, and Operation of Pedestrian Facilities, AASHTO Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities, ITE Designing Walkable Urban Thoroughfares document, and the NACTO Urban Bikeway Design Guide as resources to inform the design of safe, comfortable, and context-sensitive pedestrian and bicycle facilities.
- FHWA reports on bicycle networks: Delivering Safe, Comfortable, and Connected Pedestrian and Bicycle Networks - A Review of International Practices and Case Studies in Delivering Safe, Comfortable, and Connected Pedestrian and Bicycle Networks
- Information on the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act
- FHWA report: Bicycle and Pedestrian Funding, Design and Environmental Review: Addressing Common Misconceptions
- Guide for using policy to build Bicycle Friendly Communities
- IBPI's Guide to Creating Walkable and Bikeable Communities
- FHWA Works: How the Federal Highway Administration Makes Walking and Bicycling Safer (Video)
- Research Article: Evidence on Why Bicycle-Friendly Cities Are Safer for All Road Users
Benefits of being a Bicycle Friendly Community
- Economic Impacts of Bicycling in the US (infographic and report)
- Smart Growth America's report: Safer Streets, Stronger Economies
- Michigan DOT's Grand Rapid's Case Study - Community and Economic Benefits of Bicycling
- Protected Bike Lanes Mean Business
- A collection of studies and other resources on the economic benefits of bicycling
- Improving Conditions for Bicycling and Walking - A best practices report listing outstanding projects that communities have undertaken
- The health risks and benefits of cycling in urban environments compared with car use: health impact assessment study
- 10 lessons from the world's great biking cities
- Bloomington, IN, Platinum Bicycle Task Force Final Report: Breaking Away: Journey to Platinum
- 17 infographics about bicycling, including How Bikes Can Save Us and Bicycling in the United States
- Infographic on American's Support for Funding Sidewalks and Bike Lanes
- European Cycling Lexicon for bicycling terms in 27 languages
General Resources:
- UN Press Release: Bicycles as driver of post-COVID-19 ‘green recovery’
- PBIC: Local Actions to Support Walking and Cycling During Social Distancing Dataset
- The Untokening: Mobility Justice and COVID-19
Biking & COVID-19 in the News
- CityLab: In a Global Health Emergency, the Bicycle Shines (3/25/20)
- WRI: Biking Provides a Critical Lifeline During the Coronavirus Crisis (4/17/20)
- The Guardian: Cycling 'explosion': coronavirus fuels surge in US bike ridership (5/13/20)
Rapid Response & Implementation
Remote Education & Encouragement Resources
- Be a Bike Ambassador During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Back to School 2020: Recommendations for Safe Routes to School Programming
- COVID-19 Resources from Safe Routes National Partnership
- National Bike Challenge
- Smart Cycling videos
- BikeMN: Walk! Bike! Fun! At Home Distance Learning Resources
- Get to Know Bicycle Basics with Ayesha McGowan
- May 2020 is STILL Bike Month
Outreach and Engagement
Youth/Schools Engagement
- Safe Routes Partnership: Back to School 2020 Programming Guide
- Discover Traffic Gardens: Fun at Home
Bike Counts during the Pandemic
- Eco-Counter's COVID-19 Dashboard: Understand the impact of the pandemic on cycling
- Temporary and pop-up bike-ped infrastructure: measure impact and make it count (from Eco-Counter)
- COVID-19: Using count data to understand changing bike and pedestrian trends. (from Eco-Counter)
- COVID-19: the evolution of bicycle and pedestrian activity following containment measures. (from Eco-Counter)
- StreetLight Data COVID-19 VMT Monitor
Policy & Advocacy
Equity & Racial Justice Resources for Bike Advocates and BFCs
- League of American Bicyclists Equity Reports and Resources
- Race Forward Racial Justice Trainings
- Bridging the Divide: A Transportation Plan for the 21st Century
- Principles For Equitable Public Outreach & Engagement During Covid-19 and Beyond
- Resources from the Transportation Equity Caucus
- Active Transportation and Equity: Key Challenges and Opportunities from the Field
- Grist: "Biking While Black" is a thing, too
- America Walks: For George Floyd and So Many Others, How Can We Do Better?
- The Untokening: Equity and Mobility Justice
- Tamika Butler Consulting & Training Services
- Courtney Williams The Brown Bike Girl Consulting & Training Services
- Equiticity Racial Equity Statement of Principle
- Attention Transportation Advocates: Race is a Part of the Work
- Resources from The Untokening
- The Untokening: Mobility Justice and COVID-19
- Bicycling Magazine: Why we Must Talk About Race
Equitable Infrastructure
Bike Share Access & Equity
- Better Bikeshare Partnership
- Breaking Barriers to Bike Share: Insights on Equity
- Engaging Youth in Urban Bking and Bike Share Toolkit
Equity & Accountability in Enforcement
- Center for Policing Equity: a national nonprofit organization eliminating bias in policing by measuring it
- Create Fair and Effective Policing Practices from The Opportunity Agenda: Transforming the System
- A Toolkit for Promoting Justice in Policing from PolicyLink and The Center for Popular Democracy
- Vera Institute of Justice: Ending Police Violence and Ensuring Accountability
- Campaign Zero: Police Use of Force Policy Analysis
- Changelab Solutions: Equitable Enforcement to Achieve Health Equity
- The Movement for Black Lives (M4BL): Defund the Police Resources and Messaging Guidance
Equity in Staffing & Hiring
- Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Recruitment, Hiring and Retention from the Urban Sustainability Directors Network
Equity in Evaluation & Planning
Rapid Response & Implementation
Equitable Infrastructure
Complete Streets and Routine Accommodation
- Complete Streets resources, reports & guidance from Smart Growth America
- Pedestrian & Bicycle Information Center Complete Streets Resources
- American Planning Association report on Complete Streets Best Policy and Implementation Practice
- Boston's Complete Streets Program
- Smart Growth America's Best Complete Streets Policies of 2018
- Complete Streets in Rural Contexts
Bicycle Facility and Streetscaping Design Standards
- Design Resource Index - Identifies the specific location of information in key national design manuals for various pedestrian and bicycle design treatments
- AASHTO Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities, 4th Edition
- MUTCD Traffic Controls for Bicycle Facilities (Also see FWHA's Bicycle Facilities and the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices webpage)
- NACTO Urban Bikeway Design Guide
- NACTO Urban Street Design Guide
- Model Design Manual for Living Streets
- FHWA Planning Guidance for Bicycle Transportation Facilities
- FHWA Small Town and Rural Design Guide: Facilities for Biking and Walking
- Washington County Bicycle Facility Design Toolkit
- Scottsdale, AZ Road Streetscapes Design Guidelines
Target/Low Design Speed
- FHWA: Self-Enforcing Roadways: A Guidance Report
- NACTO on design speed and speed reduction measures
- WHO's Speed Management Road Safety Manual for Decision-makers and Practicioners
- Fehr&Peer's Traffic Calming resource page
- Blog: Slowing Traffic to a Target Speed: How to make our Streets Safer
Training for Bicycle Program Coordinators, Engineers and Planners
- Training opportunities related to trails and greenways
- FHWA University Course on Bicycle & Pedestrian Transportation
- Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals
- National Highway Institute
- Pro Walk Pro Bike Conference (held every 2 years)
Liability
Bicycle Parking
- APBP Bike Parking Guidelines (2015)
- A review of bike parking considerations and costs
- Guidelines for Artistic Bicycle Rack
- Streetfilm about on-street bike parking
- Model bicycle parking ordinance
- Dero's Bike Parking Guide
- Making a Place for Bicycles fact sheet
- Philadelphia, Pa., bicycle parking ordinance
- Portland, OR bike parking ordinance (starting page 266-22) and bike parking design and placement guidelines
- Washington, DC's legislation that allows tenants to request retrofitting of existing buildings
- Mobility Lab's 10 Rules for Construction of Good Bicycle Parking
Bike Sharing Programs
- Bike Share in the United States (NACTO)
- North American Bikeshare Association (NABSA) Sample Documents (Sample bikeshare regulations, agreements, etc.)
- Better Bikeshare Partnership
- Engaging Youth in Urban Bking and Bike Share Toolkit from the Better Bikeshare Partnership
Bikes and Transit
- First Mile, Last Mile: How Federal Transit Funds can improve access to public transit for people who walk and bike
- How to improve transit accommodation of bikes in the U.S.
- Information from the FHWA regarding bicycles connection to transit
On-Street Bike Facilities and Treatments
- FHA Bicycle Safety Guide and Countermeasure Selection System
- FHWA's guide to signing, striping and marking bike lanes on streets
- DOT FHWA's Road Diet Informational Guide
- DOT FHWA's Separated Bike Lane Planning and Design Guide
- Matrix showing 15 ways to protect a bike lane (including installation costs, protection level, perceived safety rating, and durability information).
- Study: Evaluating the Safety Effects of Bicycle Lanes in New York City
- Study of Contra-Flow Bike Lanes in Cambridge, MA
- Traffic Calming Resources
- Santa Monica's Woonerf/Shared Space model project
- Bicycle Boulevard Planning & Design Guidebook
- Best Practices in Bicycle Way-finding signage in the Washington Region
- Study of Bicycle Signal Heads in Davis, Ca
- Report on Bicycle Detection
- Bicycle Detection and Signalization
- Barre-Montpelier Road Diet video
Off-Road Trails and Other Recreational Facilities
- The Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program
- The Rails to Trails Conservancy’s Trail Building Toolkit
- Information on structure and design considerations when constructing underpasses and overpasses for bicycles
- Integrating Rail-Trails into Statewide and Metropolitan Long Range Plan
- Trailbuilding Resources
- Philadelphia - Wissahickon Trail
- San Francisco- Mt Sutro Open Space
- Tuscon- Fantasy Island at Saguaro National Park
- NYC - Highbridge Bike Park
- Seattle - Colonnade Mountain Bike Skills Park
- Boulder - Valmont Bike Park
- National Mountain Bike Patrol Resources Communications
Bicycle Facility Maintenance
- FHWA's Guide for Maintaining Pedestrian Facilities for Enhanced Safety
- Iowa DOT's trail maintenance recommendations
- Seattle Spot improvement program
- How Communities are Paying to Maintain Trails, Bike Lanes, and Sidewalks
Land Use and Urban Form
- Building in Healthy Infill
- Planetizen's DIY Form-Based Code: An Introduction (28 min video, free)
- Understanding Smart Growth Savings - Evaluating Economic Savings and Benefits of Compact Development, and How They Are Misrepresented By Critics
- Attracting Infill Development in Distressed Communities - 30 strategies to help local governments overcome obstacles and encourage infill development in distressed communities
Resources for Rural Communities
- FHWA Small Town and Rural Design Guide: Facilities for Biking and Walking
- Complete Streets in Rural Contexts
- Rural Transportation.org
- National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) Rural Bicycle & Pedestrian Resources
- NADO Rural and Small Urban Bicycle and Pedestrian Inititatives (2014-2020)
- NADO Rural Transportation Technical Assistance Reports (March 2019)
Adult Cyclist and Motorist Education
- A database cataloging motorist educational materials
- The League’s Ride Better Program
- The League’s Smart Cycling Tips and Presentations
- The League's Smart Cycling Quick Guide
- Ticket diversion: Bicyclist traffic education and enforcement programs in Arizona
- Share the Road public service announcements
- OCTA's humorous Bike Smart, Bike Safe - 3 Feet for Safety Act PSA video
- Bicycle Education en Español
- League Cycling Instructor seminar
- Marin County Bicycle Coalition’s Share the Road and Share the Path Campaigns
- Spanish PSA poster and video in Los Angeles
- Florida's Alert Today, Alive Tomorrow Education Campaigns
Professional Driver Education
- TMi Municipal Bus Driver Training DVD Collection
- San Francisco Bicycle Coalition's Frequent Driver Training
Children and Youth Cycling Education
- Back to School 2020: Recommendations for Safe Routes to School Programming
- Safe Routes to School Guide
- Bike Texas' SafeCyclist Curriculum and Certification designed for fourth and fifth grade
- FHWA's Bicycle Safer Journey
- Youth bike clubs – After-school Bike Education
- Bike Rodeo Manual
- Kidical Mass DC's ABC of Family Biking class
- Community Cycling Center and Summer recreation programs
- Sheriff’s Safety Town in Shreveport, LA
- Earn-a-Bike program
- High School NORCAL Bike League
Bike Ambassador Program
Bike Month, Bike to Work Day and Bike to School Day
- Guides and materials for Bike Month and Bike to Work Day Bike to School Day
Bike Commuting
- An Employer Guide to Bike Commuting
- Create-a-Commuter program at the Community Cycling Center in Portland, OR
- Bike Buddy Program in Spokane, WA
- San Francisco Bicycle Coalition’s Employer Bike Commuter Incentive Guide
- Bicycle Commuter Mentor Program in Charlotte, NC
Bike Challenges
- The National Bike Challenge
- Active Transportation Alliance’s Bike Commuter Challenge
Women Biking Resources
- The League's Women Bike program
- Report: Engaging More Women in Bicycling
- Women Bike Grants and Toolkits
- Women Bike Webinars and Webcasts
- How to Host a Women's Bicycling Forum
- National Journal article: There's a Biking Gender Gap. And It Has A Real Economic Impact.
- Black Girls Do Bike
Family Biking
- Family Biking Guide (in English, Spanish and Chinese) by the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition
- Portland's Family Biking Guide
- Kids and Bicycling
- Kidical Mass - Kids are Traffic Too
- Family Biking Ages and Stages
- Gear Guide
- Child Seat Reviews
- Discover Traffic Gardens
- Using Safe Routes to School to Combat the Threat of Violence
Events
- Washington Area Bicyclist Association’s Community Bike Events
- Implementation & Advocacy Manual for Summer Streets/Ciclovia/Sunday Parkways
- California Bicycle Coalition Report on Open Streets events
- Commuter Breakfasts in Portland, OR
- Signature Cycling Events
- Trail Construction or Maintenance Day
Other Encouragement Groups, Activities, Services, etc.
- Example of a Local tourism board promotion and promoting local cycling and tourism
- The League’s guide on how to start a bike club or advocacy organization
- League of Michigan Bicyclists guide on how to start a bike club
- Friends of the Trail Groups
- National Mountain Bike Patrol
- Bicycle Co-ops
- An example of the benefits of a community bike shop
- Find specialty bicycle retailers
- Recycle-a-Bicycle program
- Bucks for Bikes program
- Local Trips for Kids chapters
- Black Girls Do Bike
Maps
- The top online bike route mapping websites
- Pittsburgh’s award-winning bike commuter map
- Aspen & Pitkin County trails map
- Colorado's interactive trail map
Evaluating and Prioritizing
- NCHRP's Pedestrian and Bicycle Transportation Along Existing Roads - ActiveTrans Priority Tool Guidebook
- League of Illinois Bicyclists' Bicycle Level of Service Calculator
- OTREC Report: Improving Regional Travel Demand Models for Bicycling
- Bicycle Compatibility Index
- Mineta Transportation Institute Research Report on Low-Stress Bicycling and Network Connectivity
- Use the bikeability checklist for evaluating the bikeability of a community
- FHA Guidebook on Methods to Estimate Non-Motorized Travel
- FHWA's research report: Evaluation of Safety, Design, and Operation of Shared-Use Paths
Staffing
- Your Guide to forming a Bicycle Advisory Committee by MassBike
- Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee best practices
- Report of importance of bicycle & pedestrian staff
- Find your state bicycle coordinator
- Association of Bicycle and Pedestrian Professionals
- Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Recruitment, Hiring and Retention from the Urban Sustainability Directors Network
Surveys & Bike Counts
- Advancing Transportation Equity through Inclusive Travel Survey Data Methods (Portland State University TREC)
- National Bicycle & Pedestrian Documentation Project (NBPD)
- See the Final Report from the BPAC of Alexandria, VA, for an example of how the NBPD project is used to benefit a community
- Bike Count Resources from Eco-Counter
- Eco-Counter COVID-19 Dashboard: Understand the impact of the pandemic on cycling
- Automatic bicycle counters in Arlington, VA
- Using GPS data to replace travel diaries
- Strava Metro for Cities
Safety
- FHWA's BIKESAFE: Bicycle Countermeasure Selection System
- Bicycle crashes and safety facts
- New York's Vision Zero campaign and Transportation Alternatives' analysis
- STI's Vision Zero: Adopting a Target of Zero for Road Traffic Fatalities and Serious Injuries
- Seattle's Vision Zero plan
- Pedestrian and Bicycle Crash Analysis Tool (PBCAT)
- Intersection Magic – Crash Records Analysis
Bicycle Master Planning and Implementation
- A list of exemplary bicycle and pedestrian plans
- Creating a Roadmap for Producing & Implementing a Bicycle Master Plan Recreational trail planning
- Multnomah County, OR's Diversity Outreach Workshops to train staff in creatively expanding outreach to cultural and minority communities
- Seattle, WA's Neighborhood Planning Outreach and Engagement Program to engage residents in ethnically diverse and historically underrepresented neighborhoods
- Strategies for implementing simple, low-cost improvements
- Video produced by Arkansas State University explaining the bike planning process
- A case study on Houten, Netherlands for the design of a bike-centered suburb
Transportation Demand Management Ordinances and Strategies
- Trip reduction ordinance database
- EPA report on trip reduction ordinances
- 7 Best Practices in Transportation Demand Management
- An analysis of Portland's Smart Trips Welcome Program
- Comparison of Arlington, VA's and Washington, DC's Transportation Demand Management programs
- FHWA report: Developing a Regional Approach to Transportation Demand Management and Nonmotorized Transportation: Best Practice Case Studies
Economic Impact Study
- Portland, OR Bicycling Economic Impact Study
- Virginia Creeper Trail Economic Impact Case Study
- FHWA's White Paper: Evaluating the Economic Benefits of Nonmotorized Transportation
Public Outreach
Equity in Planning
Costs
- Building a new roadway for motor vehicles can cost millions of dollars to construct, and many of the pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure facilities are extremely low-cost in comparison. Use this database to review up-to-date estimates of infrastructure costs of pedestrian and bicycle treatments from states and cities across the country.
General Resources
- Advocacy Advance report: How Communities are Paying for Innovative On-street Bicycle Infrastructure
Federal Funding
- Since 1992 bicycle and pedestrian projects have been eligible for federal transportation funding. To learn more about what federal funds are available for bicycle projects, FHWA provides a table of eligible funding programs by bike/ped project type.
State Funding
- Biking and walking dollars aren't only available from the federal government. States can also have their own revenue sources that can be used to fund active transportation. Use this report to explore your state’s funding sources for bicycle and pedestrian improvements.
Local Funding
- Local governments can also create their own revenue streams to improve conditions for bicycling and walking. Three common approaches include: special bond issues, dedications of a portion of local sales taxes or a voter-approved sales tax increase, and use of the annual capital improvement budgets of Public Works and/or Parks agencies. Bicycle facility improvements can also be tagged on to larger projects to create economies of scale that results in reduced costs and reduced impacts to traffic, businesses, and residents. For example, if there is an existing road project, it is usually cheaper to add bike lanes and sidewalks to the project than to construct them separately. To learn more about public funding of bicycle infrastructure improvements, visit pedbikeinfo.org/planning/funding_government.cfm.
Resources and Support
- Our page of resources for Advocates offers several tools, resources, and workshops to help advocates and agency staff maximize eligible funding programs.
Read our full statement: Removing Enforcement from the '5 E' Framework
As of October 5, 2020, the League has officially and permanently removed ‘Enforcement’ as one of the pillars of the Bicycle Friendly America program’s ‘5 E’ framework.
As applicants and advocates consider how to apply these changes in their own community, we invite participants to consider these resources on equitable solutions and alternatives to enforcement:
- Center for Policing Equity: a national nonprofit organization eliminating bias in policing by measuring it
- Create Fair and Effective Policing Practices from The Opportunity Agenda: Transforming the System
- A Toolkit for Promoting Justice in Policing from PolicyLink and The Center for Popular Democracy
- Vera Institute of Justice: Ending Police Violence and Ensuring Accountability
- Campaign Zero: Police Use of Force Policy Analysis
- Our Streets Minneapolis: Why we don't Support Traffic Enforcement
- Transportation Alternatives: The Case for Self-Enforcing Streets
- Changelab Solutions: Equitable Enforcement to Achieve Health Equity
Read how other national organizations are making similar changes:
- Safe Routes to School National Partnership: Dropping Enforcement from the Safe Routes to School 6 E’s Framework
- Vision Zero Network: Active for Racial Justice & Just Mobility More Resources for Bicycle Friendly Communities
Equity & Accountability in Enforcement
- Center for Policing Equity: a national nonprofit organization eliminating bias in policing by measuring it
- Create Fair and Effective Policing Practices from The Opportunity Agenda: Transforming the System
- A Toolkit for Promoting Justice in Policing from PolicyLink and The Center for Popular Democracy
- Vera Institute of Justice: Ending Police Violence and Ensuring Accountability
- Campaign Zero: Police Use of Force Policy Analysis
- Changelab Solutions: Equitable Enforcement to Achieve Health Equity
Alternatives to Enforcement
- The Movement for Black Lives (M4BL): Defund the Police Resources and Messaging Guidance
- Our Streets Minneapolis: Why we don't Support Traffic Enforcement
- Transportation Alternatives: The Case for Self-Enforcing Streets
- Atlanta Bicycle Coalition: Petition to Remove Police Enforcement from Vision Zero
- Bicycle Coalition of Philadelphia: We Are Dropping Police Enforcement From Vision Zero
- Walk Bike Berkeley: De-policing transportation to create safe streets
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Resources for Building a Bicycle Friendly Business
- Consult APBP's bike parking guidelines to provide a safe place for employees and customers to park their bike
- List of bike parking manufacturers
- A thorough review of bike parking costs and considerations
- Dero's Bike Parking Guide
- Bike parking in parking garages - Best Practice on access/egress issues, a study from Cincinnati
- Recommendations on End-of-trip facilities for bicycle riders, from the Queensland Transport
- Workplace Cycle Facilities Factsheet, from TravelSmart (Government of Western Australia)
- Shower Facilities at Work: A Win-Win for Employers & Employees, from Cascade Business News
- Learn more about Bikes and Businesses from the San Francisco Bicycling Coalition
- A study on the Economic Value of Active Transportation
- A study of the economic impact on local business when adding bike lanes to a commercial area
- A study of business and user perceptions of bike sharing in Washington DC
- Protected Bike Lanes Mean Business
- NYDOT: The Economic Benefits of Sustainable Streets
- QBP study on the business benefits of bicycling
- 5 Reasons for businesses to become bike friendly
- A study on the striking health benefits of biking to work
- The health risks and benefits of cycling in urban environments compared with car use: health impact assessment study
- Are you a Twin Cities business? Find out how you can become part of the Dero ZAP program, an encouragement and tracking system that can save you money and provide incentive to your employees.
- Federal Government Guide to Encouraging Bicycling in DC Area Agencies
- Information on the Bicycle Commuter Benefit
- Encourage customers to bike to your business with the Bicycle Benefits program for customers program
- Do the Health Benefits of Bicycling Outweigh Risks? a study from the National Institutes of Health
- The Association Between Commuter Cycling and Sickness Absence, an abstract from National Institutes of Health
- Example of Meredith Corporation's Bicycle Commuter Benefit Guidelines
- Example of Meredith Corporation's Employee Commuter Tracking Log
- A list of businesses that offer the Bicycle Commuter Benefit
- As an employer there are many ways you can support and promote safe cycling
- Promote cycling by offering incentives like the National Institutes of Health Bike Program
- More resources for encouraging employees to bike to work
- Information on and materials for Bike Month and Bike to Work Day
- 5 Companies that Absolutely Crush Bike to Work Day, Bicycling Magazine
- Commuter Connections, a Washington DC area Bike to Work Day resource
- League resources for teaching bike safety
- Brochures and video clips to download on bike safety
- Bicycle Commuter Program Handbook for Employers
- Sample bicycling resources for employers and employees from Commuter Connections in Washington DC
- Reasons employees should ride to work
- Bicycle Commuter Mentor Program in Charlotte, NC
- Information on Spokane, WA's Bike Buddy Program
- Read about how one workplace made strides being bicycle-friendly
- Specialized Inc.'s case study on Boosting Your Bike Program - a great example of growing a bicycle friendly workplace
- Best Workplaces for Commuters' Guide to Employer Commuter Surveying
- Bicycle Commuting Data resources and infographics
- Bike & Park's goal-setting guide for commuters
- 2014 American Bicyclist Magazine article on large corporations becoming bicycle-friendly
- Case studies on bike friendly business districts
Resources for Building a Bicycle Friendly University
- Major in Bicycling - A Guide to Making your Campus Bike Friendly from Transportation Alternatives
- 17 bicycling infographics about bicycling, including How Bikes Can Save Us, Bicycling in the U.S., Bicycle Theft at US Universities and New American Transit - Young Americans Shift Away from Car-driven Culture
- Check out video of UC Davis' BFU development
- Improving Conditions for Bicycling and Walking - a best practices report listing outstanding projects
- Strategies to promote bicycling
- U.S. PIRG study 'A NEW COURSE: How Innovative University Programs Are Reducing Driving on Campus and Creating New Models for Transportation Policy'
- U.S. PIRG study 'MILLENNIALS IN MOTION: Changing Travel Habits of Young Americans and the Implications for Public Policy'
- A health impact study on the health risks and benefits of cycling in urban environments compared with car use
Complete Streets Policy
- Complete Streets resources, reports & guidance
- American Planning Association report on Complete Streets Best Policy and Implementation Practice
- Taking it a step further by integrating Complete Streets, land use and urban design using the Model Design Manual for Living Streets
Bicycle Facility and Streetscaping Design Standards
- AASHTO Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities, 4th Edition
- MUTCD Traffic Controls for Bicycle Facilities
- NACTO Urban Bikeway Design Guide
- Model Design Manual for Living Streets
- FHWA Planning Guidance for Bicycle Transportation Facilities
- Read about the University Courses on Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation
- Learn about bicycle specific conferences, visit the Pedestrian & Bicycle Information Center, APBP, and the Project for Public Spaces
Bicycle Parking
- Campus Bike Parking webinar and presentation slides from Ground Control Systems
- APBP Bike Parking Guidelines
- A review of bike parking considerations and costs
- Dero's Bike Parking Guide
- Sample Guidelines for Artistic Bicycle Rack from the Atlanta Bicycle Coalition
- Secure indoor bike parking resources from Bike Station
- Streetfilm about on-street bike parking
- Model bicycle parking ordinance
- Making a Place for Bicycles fact sheet
- See an example of a bike parking garage at Portland State University
- See a map of University of Washington bike racks
- Read a discussion forum on college and university bike racks and drainage grates
Bikes and Transit
- How to improve transit accommodation of bikes in the U.S.
- Information from FHWA regarding bicycles connection to transit
Trails
- Please also see section on Bicycle Facility and Streetscaping Design Standards above
- Information on structure and design considerations when constructing underpasses and overpasses for bicycles
- Trailbuilding Resources
- FHWA Bicycle and Pedestrian Program
- See more about mountain biking on the Michigan Tech campus
Bicycle Facility Maintenance
Bicycle Skills and Share the Road Education
- A database cataloging educational materials
- Motorist Education
- The League’s Smart Cycling Program
- The League’s Ride Better Tips and Presentations
- League Cycling Instructor seminar
- Marin County Bicycle Coalition’s Share the Road and Share the Path Campaigns
- Stanford’s popular Bike Safety Ambassador, Sprocketman
- Stanford's website of Bike Safety Information & Resources for New Students
- Review of Stanford's Bike Safety Program
- University of Michigan's alternative transportation promotional video for new students
- Bicycle diversion program at Stanford University
- City of Berkeley's bicycle education programs
Campus Tours
- See an example of unique bike tours at Alfred University
- See further examples of bicycle campus tours
Campus Bike Share Program
- Bike-sharing programs on U.S. campuses
- Read about NYU’s bike share program
- Find our more about Yale University's bike share program
Bike Rental Program
- Check out Michigan State University's bike rental program
- Find our more about the University of Kentucky's Wildcat Wheels Bicycle Library
- See an example a bike co-op that also rents bikes, the UC Davis Bike Barn
- See an example of bikes available for renting at University of Colorado
- Read an example of innovative uses for abandoned bikes
Bike Maps
- Check out the bike map at Princeton University
- See another example of a bike map from the University of Arizona
Campus Bike Center
- Check out the UCSC Bike Library, the UC Davis Bike Barn, The Bike Hub at Portland State University, and the Campus Bike Center at the University of Minnesota
- Check out The Handlebar at Dickinson College, and Green Bikes at Pomona College
- See an example of a bike coop in Twin Cities
- Read information on how to organize a coop or campus bike shop from the Bicycle Collective Network
Events
- Check out the bike rodeo and Earth Day event at University of Phoenix
- See an example of a bike rodeo at Yale University
- Check out the Indiana University Little 500, an example of a larger University cycling event
- Check out Centralia College PTS pit stop, an example of university involvement in a larger bike event
- See an example of a university’s participation in a commuter challenge
- Mentoring program for new riders
- See the League’s National Bike Day and Month guide
Other Encouragement Groups, Activities, Services, etc
- Check out the "Why Not? Campaign" from Emory University
- Review a directory of Youth Bicycle Programs
- Check out the commute club at Stanford University
- See an example of a commuter incentive program at CSUF
- Read a VeloNews article on collegiate cycling
- See an example of a university bicycle congress
- Augsburg Pedalers For Progress: an example of a student run advocacy group with a big mission
- How UNL creates a bike friendly campus culture
- 10 ways to encourage cycling on campuses
- See a resource to track stolen bikes
- Read about what Berkeley is doing for bike theft prevention
- See more information on University of Oklahoma bike registration
- Review Michigan State University biking ordinances
- See an example of a university policy for impounding bikes
- Check out the police bike store
- See an example of the activity of the university bike police at Indiana University
- See a toolkit on helmet promotion programs
- Read LAB’s report why Bicycle and Pedestrian staff are needed
- Learn about bicycle advisory committees
- Check out the Portland State University's 2011 Bicycle Transportation Plan, as an example of a great college bike plan
- Read Western Michigan University's evaluation of best practices of bike friendly universities
- More Campus Bike Plans: James Madison University (2014), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2014), Utah State University (2012), University of Utah (2011)
- See additional examples of campus bike plans, (AASHE members only)
- Review other sample bicycle plans
- See an example of a crash reduction report
- Review the results of a bike survey at UC Davis
- Check out a bikeability checklist, a tool for evaluating the bikeability of a campus or community
- Read about funding resources and research
Resources for Building a Bicycle Friendly State
- Review the National Conference of State Legislatures guide Encouraging Bicycling and Walking: The State Legislative Role
- Find more information on 13 types of common laws and regulations pertaining to bicycles for each state
- The League of American Bicyclists opposes mandatory side path laws and any legislation that would restrict bicyclist access to roads as operators of vehicles. Review the League’s position on this and other topics.
- Review information regarding helmet laws for your state, as well as the League’s position on helmet use.
- Find states that require a safe passing distance
- Review information on photo enforcement
- Check out more information on state laws restricting cell phone use
- See an example of officer bicycle and pedestrian law trainings
- Review Chapters 1, 11, and 12 of the Uniform Vehicle Code
- Check out The Innovative DOT - A Handbook of Policy and Practice
- League of American Bicyclists supports Complete Streets that are designed and operated to enable safe access for all users. Pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists and bus riders of all ages and abilities are able to safely move along and across a complete street. Visit Smart Growth America to learn more, and see this example of a statewide policy.
- For an example of a carbon emission reduction plan, review Maryland's Comprehensive Greenouse Gas and Carbon Footprint Reduction Strategy
- Cyclists often travel across city, county and even state boundaries. See FHWA's Small Towns and Rural Multimodal Networks Guide and the Lake Champlain Bikeways for an example of bike facility coordination with neighboring states.
- Review information on FHWA’s rumble strip recommendations as well as Colorado’s bicycle-friendly rumble strip design
- For context sensitive design guidance see Oregon’s Main Street…When a Highway Runs Through It and Maryland’s When Main Street is a State Highway
- See information about the Bicycle Level of Service (BLOS)
- Learn about the FAST ACT - the most recent federal transportation bill
- Information on the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP)
- Information on the State Planning & Research (SPR)
- For an example of a plan for a statewide bicycle route network, click here
- For information on national US numbered bike routes, click here
- For more information on the liability issues of bikeways see the National Cooperative Highway Legal Digest
- For information on League of American Bicyclists Bike Ed classes being offered in your state, as well as a listing of current League Certified Instructors (LCI’s) click here
- An example of a statewide “Share the Road” campaign
- See how other states are supporting Safe Routes to School efforts here
- For an example of a state Bicycle Driver’s Manual click here
- Information about state and large city advocacy organizations
- An example of a bicycle tourism promotion
- For an example of bicycle usage rates listed within a State Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP), click here and here
- Check out examples of good statewide bicycle plans
- Video produced by Arkansas State University explaining the statewide bike planning process
- Uniform guidelines on bicycle safety for your state Highway Safety Plan
- NHTSA cyclist fatality rates
- Explore California's community bike safety assesment and strategy
- American Community Survey rates of bike commuting by state
- Read the League's Guide to Statewide Bicycle Summits
Advocacy
- Discover BFA promotional resources for bicycle advocates
- How to host a "Show Congress" event
- Advocacy Advance provides targeted trainings, reports, grants and assistance to equip advocates with the specific tools they need to increase biking and walking in their communities