Connect Locally
Find local events, classes, bike shops and more.
Stay Up to Date
Receive Bicycle Friendly America news delivered straight to your inbox every other week.
Subscribe by RSS
-
April 12, 2012Join the National Bike Challenge: Win Prizes Before It Even Starts (Now that's what I call win-win!)by KatieSo I’m sure that you’ve heard a lot about the National Bike Challenge by now, and if you haven’t, you can watch this video to learn more.
-
April 12, 2012by Carolyn SzczepanskiBy the end of the month, cycling fans can get their day started with a pair of star athletes: Matthew Busche, USA Cycling Professional Road National Champion, and track cyclist Dotsie Bausch!
-
April 11, 2012by Carolyn SzczepanskiFor more than a decade, millions of students have participated in Walk to School Day each October. Now, in partnership with the League, the National Center for Safe Routes to School has taken the successful concept to two wheels, launching National Bike to School Day.
-
April 10, 2012by Carolyn SzczepanskiFor many of us who travel by bike, our daily commutes have happily become more crowded. When I leave the office in the evening, the cycletrack up 15th Street is full of fellow downtown employees, many of them young professionals. Just last week, a new report from the U.S.
-
April 9, 2012by supportWe blogged about Pennsylvania’s four-foot safe passing law that went into effect last Monday.
-
April 6, 2012by Scott WilliamsThe League's Club Leadership Webinar topic for April was Making the Most of Bike Month.
-
April 6, 2012by KatieOk, I’ll admit it. I’m not a big cyclist. Now, don’t get me wrong, I ride my bike every day. I ride to work, I ride to the grocery store, I ride to friends’ houses. But I rarely ride “just for fun.” But last weekend, I found a great middle ground for my love of biking as transportation and being a tourist in my own city.
-
April 6, 2012by Carolyn SzczepanskiLast month, the League announced its latest round of Bicycle Friendly University awards and the news took flight on Twitter. Students and staff tweeted the good news and, yes, a bit of friendly competitive banter emerged among rival colleges.
-
April 5, 2012by supportSpring has sprung and that means crunch time for many state legislatures. Across the country, bicycle advocates have their eyes and ears turned toward their state capitol to ensure policymakers advance, rather than curtail, cyclists' rights and safety. With that in mind, here's this week's advocacy roundup:
-
April 4, 2012by Carolyn SzczepanskiIn late February, we announced a "New National Plan to Transform Bicycling" — the potential unification of the League, Bikes Belong and the Alliance for Biking & Walking into one, powerful national organization.
Pages
