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October 24, 2016by Caron WhitakerThe League did two surveys. One was of League members and advocates. Over 4000 advocates from all 50 states responded to this survey. The other survey was done in conjunction with the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals.
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October 11, 2016by League StaffPlease join the Bike League in the Step It Up Challenge. It’s a two-week-long walking challenge, from October 13–26, to encourage Americans to increase their daily steps and jump start healthy habits.
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September 26, 2016by Caron WhitakerThanks to everyone who filled out our surveys on what the League’s federal policy priorities should be. We learned a lot! I really appreciate the thoughtful and insightful comments shared. The results of the surveys are included in the slideshow below.
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September 23, 2016by League StaffBike lights save lives. League board member Jay Ferm of Bicycle Friendly Business Planet Bike shares tips for getting more lights on bikes in your community.
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September 15, 2016by Ken McLeodToday the Census Bureau released its annual estimate of how Americans get to work. Unfortunately, 2015 is the first year since 2010 that the fastest growing mode of getting to work — biking — has shown a slight decline. However, 43 of the 70 largest cities have continued to see more people biking to work.
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September 6, 2016by League StaffThe League of American Bicyclists welcomes 57 new and renewing Bicycle Friendly Businesses (BFB℠) to the Bicycle Friendly America program today. Over 1,200 visionary businesses from across the country have earned this status. Now there are BFBs in 49 states and the District of Columbia.
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August 29, 2016by Caron WhitakerOn August 20, the public comment period on the transportation performance measures ended. This was an opportunity to comment on FHWA's draft rule on what performance measures states and metropolitan areas should use to measure congestion mitigation, air quality and the reliability of our road system.
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August 26, 2016by Keya Chaterjee
For the most part, I’ve kept my advocacy worlds separate, but recently at the National Bike Summit I was challenged to reflect on why maybe they shouldn’t be kept quite so separate. -
August 19, 2016by Tony Dutzik
To transportation planners, when a new person gets on a bike, it’s called a “mode shift.” For many of us who have taken up cycling, however, it represents a frame shift — a change in how we see and understand transportation in our cities. -
August 3, 2016by Caron WhitakerThis is a historical election year. It’s the first time (at least in this century) that both major party platforms include the word bicycle! But, do party platforms even matter?
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