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January 9, 2015by Liz Murphy
"Bikeyface" [bahyk-e-feys] noun 1.The face you make unconsciously when you bike. Bekka Wright coined the term, which came to be her bike-centric and hugely popular webcomic, in the summer of 2011. Wright's background is in fine art painting -- drawing cartoons was an after-thought, mostly a fun gift for family and friends. But not long after he move from Los Angeles to Boston, and her commitment... -
January 6, 2015by Liz Cornish Jones
Last month we hosted a webinar featuring the work of Liz Jose and Casey Ashenhurst of WE Bike NYC. WE Bike NYC is a community of women who ride bikes. They envision a community of bicyclists as diverse as the neighborhoods that comprise New York. In order to conduct more effective outreach to Spanish speaking participants, WE Bike NYC Founder Liz Jose and 2014 Women Bike Mini Grant recipient set... -
January 5, 2015by Carolyn Szczepanski
We often divide the world of bicycling into three realms: the sport of racing, the business of the bike industry and the multi-faceted fronts of bicycle advocacy. With a pedal in all three areas, Karen Bliss is a leader with truly unique perspective. And we couldn’t be more excited to hear from her at the 2015 National Forum on Women & Bicycling on March 10. A former U.S. professional... -
January 5, 2015by Darren Flusche
If we know anything about bicycling advocates, it’s that they’re an innovative bunch. At the National Bike Summit this year we are putting the spotlight on exciting new ideas for advocacy – our theme is Big Ideas. One of the ways we doing that is by collaborating with our partners at the crowdfunding platform ioby. ioby is a nation-wide, nonprofit crowdfunding platform that helps local leaders... -
January 2, 2015by Liz Murphy
In our September-October 2014 issue of American Bicyclist, we heard from the Cascade Bicycle Club on their innovative Advocacy Leadership Institute. Cascade will be presenting on the ALI in March at the 2015 National Bike Summit. Read more about their efforts below, and be sure to register for the Summit today!
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January 1, 2015by Liz Murphy
In late 2013, the League teamed up with the Alliance for Biking & Walking to host a series of webinars focused on harnessing social media for bike advocacy. We talked over the basics of the most-used platforms (Facebook, Twitter, etc) and about how to use these social media tools to build an audience and capture media attention. Below are the links to each of these presentations' recaps,... -
December 22, 2014by Alison Dewey
Over the past three years, the League has been privileged to play a pivotal, leadership role in the National Bike Challenge, uniting bicyclists of all abilities and interests to collectively log nearly 100 million miles. The Challenge has shown us the valuable role the League can play in catalyzing a great idea and the immense power in using our national reach to make a difference at the local... -
December 19, 2014by Liz Murphy
If you need a healthy helping of bicycle and pedestrian policy insight to get through the holiday season, you've come to the right place. Advocacy Advance, our partnership with the League of American Bicyclists, released a series of reports and webinars this year to help advocates and public officials in the U.S. maximize investment in bicycling and walking. Missed a few sessions or reports? We'... -
December 18, 2014by Caron Whitaker
We're ending 2014 with a big win for bicycling: a national goal to reduce bicyclist and pedestrian fatalities -- an effort we've been championing for two years. Success in Washington is rarely immediate, as evidenced in this most recent development. It's best measured in small milestones, as well as in the big wins. With that in mind, there are a number of milestones that we hope to build on in... -
December 18, 2014by Caron Whitaker
We've talked a lot about the increase in bicycling and pedestrian fatalities over the last year, but we've never really had an answer as to why. Rep. Rick Larsen of Washington State wants to know what the causes are, and what current transportation design and policy practices might be contributing. And when Members of Congress have a question like that, they turn to the Government Accounting...
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