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What’s club got to do with it?

By Scott | December 2, 2010
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Access to the League’s special insurance package is one of the key benefits for our member clubs. If your club is a participant in our insurance, or you’re considering it,…

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Make it a “bridge to everywhere” for everyone

By bikeleague | November 30, 2010
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The League of American Bicyclists has been working with bicycling advocates Mark Bixby and local bike coordinator Charley Gandy to get a separated bicycle facility on the new $1 billion…

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Monday Morning Roundup — Post Thanksgiving links

By bikeleague | November 29, 2010
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National Public Radio and New York-based newspapers have been busy with bike-related stories recently. NPR reports that CEO John Fahey organizes lunchtime bikerides with the staff of the National Geographic Society,…

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Essential Tools Giveaway #2 — Enter by Friday

By Scott | November 29, 2010
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“Just to let you know how good a day this has been I saw and eventually used a new bike lane that must have popped up overnight in Hicksville, NY…

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Bike Education in Hawaii…using federal funds

By bikeleague | November 24, 2010
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Recently there was discussion in the comments about federal spending on infrastructure and on education programs. Kauai Path, Inc., a non-profit in Hawaii, offers a fine example of federal money…

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A Better Block on Broad

By bikeleague | November 23, 2010
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Borrowing the idea from Bike Friendly Oak Cliff and their A Better Block Project, advocates at Livable Memphis temporarily redesigned Broad Street to show what the block could look like…

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Bicycle Friendly University application now online

By bikeleague | November 20, 2010
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The Bicycle Friendly University (BFU) program joins the existing Bicycle Friendly Community, Business and State programs as the League’s newest Bicycle Friendly America addition. Officially launched at the Pro-Walk/Pro-Bike conference in…

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Friday Fun — fantastic flips

By bikeleague | November 19, 2010
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Happy Friday! The week started off wet here in D.C., making bike commuting a bit of a dreary task. That, coupled with a schedule full of strategic planning, means it’s time…

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Janette Sadik-Khan to be keynote speaker at National Bike Summit

By bikeleague | November 19, 2010
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Janette Sadik-Khan, the Commissioner of the New York City Department of Transportation, is the keynote speaker at the National Bike Summit’s opening plenary, Wednesday March 9. Since her appointment in…

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Conn. Driver Responsible for Fatal Accident Sues Parents

By bikeleague | November 16, 2010
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Watching the Today Show this morning, I was appalled – as were the hosts of the show, as far as one could tell – by the story of the Connecticut…

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