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September 13, 2013by Carolyn Szczepanski
As the national voice for America's bicyclists, the League is based in Washington, D.C., but our staff is constantly on the road to make biking better in your community. So how have we been serving you — and where will we be next? Here's this week's recap and a look ahead... -
September 13, 2013by Liz
Anthony Redding's old mountain bike hung, untouched, in his garage for a good 15 years. But when he received word he'd have to get both of his knees removed, he decided to make a change and get back on his bike. We caught up with the Hanover, Pa.-based National Bike Challenge participant to talk about his journey back to bicycling. -
September 12, 2013by Carolyn Szczepanski
I couldn't have been more excited to see the October issue of Bicycling magazine include a story on "Eight innovators who are flush with new ideas about how bicycles can change the world." And I wasn't at all surprised that six of the innovator were women... -
September 11, 2013by Carolyn Szczepanski
$2.3 billion. Just let that sink in for a second. That's how much women contributed to the bike industry in 2011. And it's just a drop in the potential bucket. In our "Women on a Roll" report, we highlight Consumer Products as one of the 5 Cs of Women's Bicycling. -
September 10, 2013by Liz
Today the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals named Darren Flusche, League Policy Director, the Professional of the Year in the Non-Profit Sector. Flusche was recognized for his work helping bike/ped professionals and advocates navigate and tap funding from MAP-21, the federal transportation bill. Flusche, who's been League Policy Director since 2009, has spent much of the past...
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September 10, 2013by Caron
At the National Bike Summit in March, Secretary Ray LaHood committed U.S. DOT to improving safety for bicycling and reiterated a promise to look at the agency's design guidelines for building bicycling facilities. Today, Secretary Anthony Foxx assumes LaHood's mantle in a significant way. I am in Boulder, Colo., at the bi-annual Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals conference... -
September 10, 2013by Carolyn Szczepanski
Last week, we shared a release from the Gluskin Townley Group that announced more women, and fewer men are participating in biking. But isn't that in direct contradiction to the federal data? We checked in with two of the top bike-ped researchers to understand the distinction between the two sets of numbers. -
September 9, 2013by LizYou've probably seen them in and around your community -- bike lane networks are growing throughout the country. What are the rules when riding in a bike lane? Check out the basics in latest bike education video.
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September 6, 2013by Liz
Steven Krauza has been an avid cyclist for a few years, but this summer he rode for 24 hours straight -- riding more than 300 miles to raise money for charity. The Erie, Pa., based rider also has a larger goal: make his county the healthiest in Pennsylvania by 2025. We're all about goals here at the National Bike Challenge, so we were glad to catch up with Steven about his tremendously long ride... -
September 6, 2013by Liz
Our new Women Bike "Women on a Roll" report is doing exactly what we'd hoped: It's getting people talking. Blogger Lady Fleur recently wrote a five-part series breaking down the report's "Five Cs", noting her own personal experiences as they related to the facts and figures. We loved the series, "Five Things I Knew About Women & Bikes... But was afraid to write about before I had data to...
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