2013 National Bike Summit^®
Bicycling Means Business
March 4-6, 2013 | Washington, D.C.

Thank you to the more than 750 attendees from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and three Canadian provinces who participated in the 2013 National Bike Summit!

At this year's Summit we heard from top leaders, like New York City Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan and U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray Lahood (pictured below); we explored how Bicycling Means Business in more than a dozen engaging workshops; and, of course, we took our message to Capitol Hill to tell our members of Congress about the benefits of bicycling.

We also revealed the new face of the League, and hosted the second annual National Women's Bicycling Forum.

See photos of the event on our Flickr page and click here to watch videos of the keynote and plenary talks on our YouTube channel. Scroll down to download the presentations from the break-out sessions and fill out your Congressional feedback forms.

See you next year!

New York City Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan and U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Ray LaHood, at the 2013 National Bike Summit. Photo by Brian Palmer

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Breakout Session Presentations

Bicycling Means Business: Getting the Facts Straight

• Darren Flusche, League of American Bicyclists

• Kristin Dahl, Travel Oregon

• Ken Colburn, Symbiotic Strategies LLC

• Jerry Norquist, National Bicycle Tour Directors Association

Bringing Businesses on Board

• Alison Dewey, League of American Bicyclists

• Lou Fineberg, Bike PGH

• Rob Gusky, Kimberly-Clark

• Zahra Alabanza, Red, Bike and Green - Atlanta

Buliding Better Blocks: Action Speaking Louder than Words

• Jason Roberts, Team Better Block

Bringing Bikes and Business to our National Parks

• Ginny Sullivan, Adventure Cycling Association

• Bob Ratcliffe, National Park Service

• Tim Young, Wyoming Pathways

Indianapolis: From Zero to Hero

• Greg Ballard, Indianapolis Mayor

• Karen Haley, Indianapolis Cultural Trail

• Connie Szabo Schmucker, Bicycle Garage Indy

Changing the Conversation: Bicycling Advocacy in Ontario

• Eleanor McMahon, Share the Road Coalition - Ontario

Making the Connection Between Recreation and Conservation

• Brady Robinson, Access Fund

Discussion: Impressions of Bicycling, Bicyclists, and Bicycling Advocacy on Capitol Hill

• Douglas Meyer, Bernuth & Williamson Consulting

Ignite Sessions

• Howard Chang, Top Drawer Creative

• Tom Bowden, BikeVirginia

• Veronica O. Davis, Black Women Bike DC

• April Economides, Green Octopus Consulting; and Jim Sayer, Adventure Cycling Association

Navigating MAP-21: Keeping the Money Flowing at the State and Local Level

• Combined presentation by:

  • Brighid O'Keene, Alliance for Biking & Walking

  • Blake Trask, Bicycle Alliance of Washington

  • Kyle Lawrence, Shenandoah Valley Bicycle Coalition

  • Cindi Steiner, New Jersey Bike Walk Coalition

League of American Bicyclists Rebranding: Where Will the Wheel Take You?

• Andy Clarke, League President

Tales from the State House

• Doug Shinkle, National Conference of State Legislatures

Bicycling Means Business: Helping Developers Meet the Triple Bottom Line

• Wendy Duren, Arlington Transportation Partners

• Aaron Georgelas, The Georgelas Group

• Christopher Leinberger, LOCUS

Social Media as an Advocacy Tool

• Hamzat Sani, League of American Bicyclists

• Barb Chamberlain, Bicycle Alliance of Washington

• Mary Madden, Pew Research Center

• Mathilde Piard, Cox Media Group