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The National Women’s Bicycling Forum is the only event of its kind, where women leaders will step into the spotlight and campaigns targeted at increasing ridership will be come center stage. While just one day, the Forum is a surge of inspiration and information that will ripple across the country — and we need you to be there to share your energy and insight.
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If you’re as passionate about bicycling as I am, my gig will sound like a dream: I get to travel the country, visiting cities to help them become more bike-friendly as part of the new expanded Bicycle Friendly Community program. And you can thank Trek and Trek’s retailers throughout the nation for making this possible.
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Bicycling brings people together. When more people ride, individual lives are better; communities are stronger and better connected; our nation is healthier, happier and environmentally and economically stronger. After a day and a half of discussing, brainstorming, and parsing, these simple and powerful beliefs emerged from the League Board of Directors’ strategic planning retreat.
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‘Tis the season of 2014 predictions and, this month, the Gluskin Townley Group, released it’s top 7 projected trends for the year. For me, two stood out: the rise of women and decline of youth in bicycling participation. And, guess what? New federal data backs up their predictions.
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Think nothing’s happening in Congress? Think again. Just this week, Rep. Bill Shuster (R-PA), chair of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, said he wants to “take action” on a new transportation bill in late spring or early summer. That’s why we need you at the National Bike Summit. We must unite our voices to preserve what we fought so hard for these past few years — and push to make up lost ground.
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From billion-dollar ballot measures to state legislative change, advocates are winning big dollars for bicycling. Attend the National Bike Summit and, in just one session, you’ll walk away with a wealth of potential ideas to fund biking and walking in your community.
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The National Bike Summit unites the voices of bicyclists on Capitol Hill — and it wouldn’t be possible without our sponsors. Quality Bicycle Products is a sponsor this year and, in line with our United Spokes theme, we checked in with QBP’s Director of Organization Development, Lori Richman on what speaks to her about bicycling and why she attends the Summit.
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At the 2013 National Bike Summit we told Congress that bikes mean business. And had a lot of fun, too. As we finalize plans for the 2014 Summit and Women’s Bicycling Forum, we’re taking a look back at #NBS13 via Instagram. Don’t miss the many photo-worthy moments at the 2014 Summit!
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This blog is cross-posted from the Advocacy Advance site, and was written by Christy Kwan, Advocacy Advance Outreach Coordinator for the Alliance for Biking & Walking. Thanks to generous support from SRAM Cycling Fund, Advocacy Advance will award $100,000 total in Rapid Response Grants in 2014. Rapid Response Grants help state and local advocacy organizations take advantage of unexpected opportunities to win, increase, or preserve public funding for biking and walking.
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Next week will be the 93rd annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board, which means many a bicycle scholar will be descending upon the nation’s capital. The League is teaming up with the Bicicultures Research Network to invite researchers to join us on Tuesday night. We’ll be at Kramerbooks & Afterwords Café in Dupont Circle from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. Look for us in the mezzanine!
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