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November 13, 2013by Caron
This year’s theme for the National Bike Summit — United Spokes: Moving Beyond Gridlock — is all about winning. With another transportation bill looming in Congress, we must strengthen our movement AND address the big questions that are holding us back. We invite you to submit your ideas and expertise to make the Summit a success. -
December 3, 2013by Gail
On a beautiful fall day in 1997, my life was changed. I was competing in a mountain bike race when one of my pedals hit a log and I was thrown violently from my bike.I had broken my pelvis in three places. The physical pain was almost unbearable – but the emotional pain of the injuries was much worse. I was a single mother of two young girls, lying helpless in hospital bed with no health... -
December 2, 2013by Carolyn Szczepanski
Devlynn Chen, a member of our Equity Advisory Council, worked with the League on an internship this summer to help us better understand what motivates youth to ride and how to engage them in advocacy. The result? A new report, authored by Chen, on "Engaging Youth in Bicycle Advocacy." -
November 27, 2013by Carolyn Szczepanski
The National Organization for Women (NOW) is one of the most influential voices for gender equality and women's interests. We're honored to welcome NOW President, Terry O'Neill, as a keynote speaker at the 2014 National Women's Bicycling Forum! Read more about O'Neill's impressive work. -
November 26, 2013by Adonia
On today’s date in 1878, Marshall “Major” Taylor was born into an African-American family in Indianapolis. Taylor went on to a groundbreaking career as a bike racer, back in the age when Madison Square Garden was a velodrome and people flocked to see bike races. In an era characterized by the twisted asymmetry of “separate but equal,” when the League’s own membership was divided over racial...
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November 26, 2013by Carolyn Szczepanski
In August, we released Women on a Roll, which included a wealth of information on the power and potential of female bicyclists. But we didn't stop with the report. We hosted an infographic contest, calling on bicycling creatives to make the information visually compelling. Well, we have our Grand Prize Winner! -
November 22, 2013by Liz
This month, citizens went to the poll and voted on transportation ballot measures. Seventy-three percent of transit measures passed, showing - yet again - that voters want to see their tax dollars spent on smart transportation investments. As described in Advocacy Advance’s recent report, “Success at the Ballot Box: Winning Bicycle-Pedestrian Ballot Measures” more and more bicycle and... -
November 20, 2013by Liz
Joy Covey helped catapult Amazon.com from a small company to the global powerhouse. Earlier this year, while bicycling, she was struck by a delivery van and killed — one of hundreds of men and women killed while bicycling each year. This has to change -- and a one-sentence bill in Congress could do it. -
November 19, 2013by Liz
The League’s Board of Directors serves a critical role in guiding the organization to a sustainable and vibrant future. Georgette Yaindl is member-manager of Preventive Law Hawaii LLLC, a public interest law organization committed to eliminating injury and legal conflict from neighborhoods, roadways, and workplaces through “preventive” community legal education. -
November 18, 2013by Ken
In “Where we Ride: An Analysis of Bicycling in American Cities” we take a look at bicycle commuters throughout the nation, looking at broad trends (such as the three states that have had a more than 100% increase since 2005) and more particular analyses (such as top bike commuter rates in cities of various sizes).
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