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2025 Community Spark Grants applications now open!

2025 Community Spark Grant Accepting Applications

By Anna Tang | November 12, 2024
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For the 4th year in a row, the League of American Bicyclists is thrilled to announce that we are accepting proposals for Community Spark Grants! Launched in 2022, this mini-grant…

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What a Trump Department of Transportation could mean for bicycling and walking

By Caron Whitaker | November 12, 2024
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As we prepare for the second Trump Department of Transportation we have two things we can look at for direction. First, we have the first term of the Trump Administration,…

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LCI & Advocate Spotlight: Patrick Valandra

By Marlee Townsend | November 8, 2024
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The League certifies hundreds of League Cycling Instructors every year and there are thousands of LCIs across the country leading bike education efforts in their communities. In our LCI spotlight…

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Q&A with Ken Podziba, Director Emeritus of the League of American Bicyclists

By Lauren Jenkins | November 4, 2024
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The bike movement is led by tens of thousands of state and local advocates across the country who make the case for better biking at city council meetings, state legislatures,…

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Five takeaways from the AASHTO Safety Summit 

By Ken McLeod | October 25, 2024
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Last week, I joined hundreds of other professionals at the second annual AASHTO Safety Summit. It was a great conference focused on our nation’s traffic safety crisis and the key…

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Celebrating 42 New and Renewing Bicycle Friendly Universities during Campus Sustainability Month

By Marlee Townsend | October 24, 2024
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WASHINGTON, DC — The League of American Bicyclists is proud to celebrate 42 institutes of higher education in this year’s round of Bicycle Friendly University (BFU) awards, with an additional…

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Celebrating Indigenous Culture on the Trails of Anchorage, Alaska 

By Marlee Townsend | October 15, 2024
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Last year, the League of American Bicyclists published the Bicycle Friendly Community Ideabook — a resource designed to inspire innovative ideas for making biking better in communities nationwide. In celebration…

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The Platinum Standard: How Stanford, CSU, and UW Madison Achieved Top Marks as Bicycle Friendly Universities

By Marlee Townsend | October 7, 2024
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When it comes to fostering a culture of cycling on campus, only a select few universities have achieved the highest award level of Platinum Bicycle Friendly University (BFU). In last…

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Book cover with an illustration of people at a bus station. "When Driving is Not an Option, Steering away from Car Dependency. by Anna Letitia Zivarts."

Nondrivers Bike, Ride, and Roll

By Bike League | October 1, 2024
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The League of American Bicyclists is proud to celebrate the Week Without Driving, a challenge launched in 2021 by disability rights advocate and League board member, Anna Zivarts. The Week…

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LCI Spotlight: Lauren Newman 

By Marlee Townsend | September 26, 2024
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The League certifies hundreds of League Cycling Instructors every year and there are thousands of LCIs across the country leading bike education efforts in their communities. In our LCI spotlight…

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