Women Bike Resources
Women Bike Resources
Looking for facts and figures? Trying to find the latest research on women and bicycling? Need an idea to kickstart a campaign in your community? Women Bike is committed to being your go-to source of information and best practices in engaging and empowering more women to ride a bike — and rise in the movement.
Women on a Roll
A first-of-its-kind report from the Women Bike program, Women on a Roll compiles more than 100 original and trusted sources of data to showcase the growth and potential of female bicyclists in the United States. It also suggest five key focus areas — the 5 Cs — to increase women's ridership. Download the full report and read the press release.
Additional Women Bike resources
Through webinars, grants, magazine articles and special reports the Women Bike program is a growing hub of information about women and bicycling. Read more from our library...
Program Contact
Women Bike
Carolyn Szczepanski
Director of Communications, Women Bike
carolyn@bikeleague.org
City Cycling (Chapter 10: Women and Cycling)
John Pucher, Ralph Buehler (2012)
Infrastructure, programs, and policies to increase bicycling: An International review
John Pucher, Jennifer Dill, Susan Handy (2010)
Promoting transportation cycling for women: The role of bicycle infrastructure
Jan Garrard, Geoffrey Rose, Sing Kai Lo (2008)
Categorizing Cyclists: What Do We Know? Insights from Portland
Jennifer Dill (2012)
Bicycling for Transportation and Health: The Role of Infrastructure
Jennifer Dill (2008)
Capital Bikeshare Study: A Closer Look at Casual Users and Operations
Ralph Buehler et al. (2012)
Revolutions for women: Increasing women's participation in cycling for recreation and transport
S. Crawford, J. Garrard, N. Hakman (2006)
Promoting Cycling for Women
Jan Garrard, Natalie Hakman (2005)
Gender Preferences in Bicycling Behavior and Facility Preferences: Research on Women's Issues in Transportation
K. Krizek, P. Johnson, N. Tilahun (2004)
Research on Women’s Issues in Transportation: Volume 1
Transportation Research Board (2004)
Everyday Bicycling
by Elly Blue
Women on Wheels
by April Streeter
On Bicycles: 50 Ways the New Bike Culture Can Change Your Life
by Amy Walker
Joyride: Pedaling Toward a Healthier Planet
by Mia Birk
Bicycle: Love your Bike
by Helen Pidd
Heels on Wheels: A Lady's Guide to Owning and Riding a Bike
by Katie Dailey
Every Woman's Guide to Cycling
by Selene Yeager
The Bicycle Book
by Bella Bathurst
Wheels of Change: How Women Rode the Bicycle to Freedom (With a Few Flat Tires Along the Way)
by Sue Macy
A Wheel Within a Wheel: A Woman's Quest for Freedom
by Frances Willard
Participants in the 2013 National Women's Bicycling Forum Pop-up Shop
Bandbox LLC
Bicyclette
Taliah Lempert, Bicycle Paintings
Bikie Girl Bloomers
Bird Industries
Elly Blue, Taking the Lane Media
Cleverhood
Cyclofemme
Georgena Terry, Heart of Steel bicycles
Georgia in Dublin
GiveLoveCycle
Iva Jean
Nutcase
Nuu-Muu
Po Campo
Recycle-A-Bicycle
Eleanor Thalheimer, Cycling Sojourner
Vaya Bags
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