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Video — New female cyclists in NYC

By bikeleague | September 17, 2010
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StreetsFilms has done it again. This time with a video featuring new female cyclists on New York City streets. What the draw? What the clip. Women In Motion: New Lady…

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Bicycle Friendly Communities Announced

By bikeleague | September 15, 2010
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The League announced 18 new Bicycle Friendly Communities (BFC) and eight renewing BFCs at the Pro Walk/Pro Bike Conference yesterday, September 15. See the complete list of BFCs here. “The most…

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New Report: Climate Change and Bicycling

By bikeleague | September 14, 2010
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The Advocacy Advance Team, a partnership between the League and the Alliance for Biking & Walking, has released a new report on how bicycling advocates can work with state, city,…

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Rumble Strip Campaign Progress

By bikeleague | September 10, 2010
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Thanks to all who responded to our action alert on rumble strips- you have helped get the attention of state transportation agencies across the country. We’ve had some great results:…

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New fatality data released

By bikeleague | September 9, 2010
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) National Center for Statistics and Analysis has released new fatality data for 2009. While it’s still hard to fathom that more than 33,000…

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Bicycle Friendly Communities

By bikeleague | September 7, 2010
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Every round of Bicycle Friendly Community applications seems to have its own story. The last couple of rounds, for example, have seen some really encouraging applications from a whole bunch…

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Bicycling is healthy, now prove it

By bikeleague | September 1, 2010
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One constant in policymaking, from the Progressive Era through the New Deal up to today, is the need to support policy proposals with data. Policymakers are expected to quantify the…

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Black Eye for Black Hawk

By bikeleague | August 31, 2010
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Imagine my surprise to get an e-mail solicitation yesterday from a casino in Black Hawk, Colo., asking me to bring our business to their facility…. Regular blog readers will know…

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Hate Traffic? Yet Another Reason for Bike Infrastructure.

By bikeleague | August 25, 2010
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A ten-day traffic jam stretching more than 60 miles outside of Beijing, China is a nightmare – a nightmare for those in their cars,  for the Chinese government, and for…

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Join the League at Pro Walk/Pro Bike

By bikeleague | August 25, 2010
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The League is proud to be a Gold Level sponsor of this year’s Pro Walk/Pro Bike Conference taking place September 13-17.  Bronze Level BFC Chattanooga, TN will be hosting the…

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