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Rather than hiring a consultant or looking to outside vendors, Iowa State University brought together dozens of students in a number of different disciplines to conceive, design and build a bike share system of their very own — from scratch. Mark Kargol shares the evolving story of Cybike.
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For college students, higher education can set the trajectory for a lifetime — and not just for successful careers. Just four years ago, the League of American Bicyclists awarded its freshman round of Bicycle Friendly University℠ designations, recognizing campuses that are making bicycling an integral part of the college experience. Today, the BFU program graduated to a new level, announcing a record-breaking number of top-performing colleges and celebrating the largest pool of applicants ever.
Read More →This week, the House of Representatives is debating and voting on over 125 amendments to the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act (STRRA). None of them threatens the biking and…
Read More →On behalf of the Board of Directors of the League of American Bicyclists, I thank each person who signed the Open Letter to the Board. As a Board that is proud of its diverse makeup, we appreciate the thoughtful feedback and look forward to continuing the conversation about the recommendations in the letter and the Equity Initiative.
Read More →Last week, the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee in the House of Representatives passed their version of the transportation bill, and referred it to the House floor. Committee leadership has indicated that they expect to pass the bill through the House, reconcile it with the Senate bill, and pass it by November 20. So far, this looks like good news for bicycle and pedestrian advocates.
Read More →When communities want to make their streets more bicycle friendly, they often face many of layers of opposition and challenge. Even when the popular and political will exist, existing regulations can stymie the process. This is especially true for roads within the National Highway System, but there’s new hope that these regulations will become easier to navigate.
Read More →On behalf of the board of directors and our 20,000 dues-paying members, I am pleased to announce the appointment of Alex Doty as the new executive director of the League of American Bicyclists.
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Last Friday, we chatted with Ken McLeod, the League’s data cruncher and author of our new report, “Where We Ride: Analysis of Bicycle Commuting in American Cities” about this new data. We also were joined by the Alliance for Biking & Walking — we teamed up with the Alliance to include walk to work data in this year’s report. Based on the new Census Bureau American Community Survey data, we looked at the state of commuting across the country. If you missed our #BikeChat Twitter chat, view the recap below!
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Last year, we awarded $3,000 in mini-grants to support new and growing programs that engage young women in bicycling. Yesterday, we heard how the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition (LACBC) and Multicultural Communities for Mobility (MCM), mini-grant recipients, were able to boost their efforts through their pilot program aimed at growing allies for the bicycle and pedestrian movement through women’s leadership. Daniella Alcedo, of the Pomona Valley Bicycle Coalition chapter of LACBC, and Maria Sipin, of MCM, discussed their partnership in-depth during our Women Bike webinar.
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In our third edition of “Where We Ride: An Analysis of Bicycling in American Cities” we take a look at the growth of bicycle commuters throughout the country, based on new data from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey. We dissect broad trends, like where among large cities bike commuting is growing fastest, and take on and more granular analyses, like which cities are exploding with bike commuters by region and size.
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