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June 12, 2012by supportBill Nesper and I were recently invited to host separate Bicycle Friendly Community workshops in Rockhill, S.C. and Salisbury, Md. If you live and cycle on the east coast, both of these cities should be on your radar.
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June 11, 2012by Carolyn SzczepanskiThe U.S. House and Senate are negotiating right now to produce a final federal transportation bill and 20 years of progress on biking, walking and Safe Routes to School could be eliminated.
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June 11, 2012by Carolyn SzczepanskiBy Lindsay Plante, BFA Communications Intern Bicycle advocacy is on the move in Ohio.
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June 8, 2012by KatieWhen you think "bike club," I'm sure there's an image that comes into your mind. So you can imagine how surprised I was when I found a bike club that goes against this grain, the Real Rydaz in South LA.
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June 8, 2012by Carolyn SzczepanskiLast week, we bid farewell to National Bike Month 2012 — a full 31 days of events and energy encouraging cycling in communities from coast to coast. Lucky for us, the end of May wasn't the final curtain on this united, nationwide effort to get more people riding.
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June 7, 2012by Carolyn SzczepanskiEven if you're not from Mississippi or Maryland, you may know the names Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Thad Cochran (R-MS). The two U.S. Senators were instrumental in hammering out a bipartisan compromise that is the best hope for continued bicycle and pedestrian funding in the next federal transportation bill.
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June 7, 2012by Carolyn SzczepanskiBy Matt Wempe
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June 6, 2012by Carolyn SzczepanskiHere at the League, we like to practice what we preach. So a couple of weeks ago, we sat down with the scorecard for the Bicycle Friendly Business program — and rated ourselves.
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June 5, 2012by Darren FluscheHas anyone ever tried to tell you that there are too few bicyclists to reduce traffic congestion in any noticeable way? Well, new data shows that it doesn’t take large reductions in driving to see major improvements in traffic flow.
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June 4, 2012by Carolyn SzczepanskiIn May, we released the latest Bicycle Friendly States Ranking and, over the coming weeks, we'll explore the building blocks of a BFS and profile some of the leading and innovative advocates and officials.
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