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Why I Ride #22: For Transportation Choices (and Amish Apple Pie)

May 22, 2012

(Shailen Bhatt is the Secretary of Transportation for the state of Delaware, which moved up dramatically in the 2012 Bicycle Friendly State Ranking released today. He spoke with us in April about why he bikes and wants to make cycling accessible to all Delaware residents.) Shailen Bhatt (orange jersey) finishing up a 14-mile ride to [...]

2012 State Rankings Released

May 22, 2012

Adding more excitement to National Bike Month, the League has released its latest Bicycle Friendly States ranking. For the fifth year in a row, Washington continues to lead the nation, with outstanding performance in all categories. Riding the wave of significant bicycle improvements, other states like Colorado and Delaware charged into the Top 10. “We [...]

Why Every Bicycle Counts and What We Can Learn from Fatal Crashes

May 21, 2012

The League's new project, Every Bicyclist Counts, aims to memorialize cyclists, increase our understanding of the causes and circumstances around fatal crashes, and improve the reporting around bicycle fatalities in the future. Here's what we've learned so far.