BFA Resources

Here you will find helpful links to assist you in completing a Bicycle Friendly Community℠ Bicycle Friendly Business℠, Bicycle Friendly University℠ or Bicycle Friendly State℠ application. This page also functions as a running list of good examples of bicycling programs, policies and projects from around the country.
Bicycle Friendly America Resources
Bicycle Commuter data is available on the League of American Bicyclists' data portal: data.bikeleague.org
You can also find bicycle commuter data through the Census Bureau's website: data.census.gov (tables S0801 and B08006 are great for finding commute data).
Bicycle Account Guidelines - This guideline document is meant to help communities, businesses, and universities learn about evaluation tools that they can adapt to their organization to measure bicycle-related improvements, including public surveys.
The New Movement: Bike Equity Today - This report looks at efforts through the United States to make bicycle advocacy and related groups reflect the diverse population of people who bike and address the specific needs of diverse populations through programming and outreach.
BFA Guide - This Guide looks at actions by leading Bicycle Friendly Communities, Businesses and Universities in 2012-13. Use it for inspiration and guidance as your community, business, or university takes action to make biking better.
BFA Blueprint - This blueprint looks specifically at the Bicycle Friendly Community program and describes actions that communities have taken across the 5 Es.
BFA Brochure - The BFA Brochure provides a high-level overview of the Bicycle Friendly America programs and the impact they have had. It is an ideal primer for the community, business, or university considering participating in a Bicycle Friendly America program.
Each Bicycle Friendly America program is built around five categories — known as the Five E’s — that are consistent in making great places for bicycling. These categories are Engineering, Education, Encouragement, Evaluation & Planning, and Equity & Accessibility. View more here.
Resources for Building a Bicycle Friendly Community
Bicycle Account Guidelines - This guideline document is meant to help communities, businesses, and universities learn about evaluation tools that they can adapt to their organization to measure bicycle-related improvements, including public surveys.
Tips for Current and Aspiring Bicycle Friendly Communities while the BFC application is offline.
BFA Brochure - The BFA Brochure provides a high-level overview of the Bicycle Friendly America programs and the impact they have had. It is an ideal primer for the community, business, or university considering participating in a Bicycle Friendly America program.
View Action Plan for Bicycle Friendly Communities charter, download editable Word-document here.
- Log in to access the online BFC application here
- Download the latest Word version of the BFC application here (For informational purposes only -- applications must be submitted through the online form)
- Find local League Cycling Instructors, League affiliated clubs, bike shops and organizations
- Existing awardees: Find your current award level and BFC Report Card on the BFA Awards Map
- Guide to the Bicycle Friendly Community Report Card
- Guide for using policy to build Bicycle Friendly Communities
- IBPI's Guide to Creating Walkable and Bikeable Communities
- FHWA Works: How the Federal Highway Administration Makes Walking and Bicycling Safer (Video)
- Information on the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act
- USDOT Secretary Anthony Foxx's Action Plan on Bike and Pedestrian Safety
- USDOT's Safer People, Safer Streets - Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Initiative
- FHWA' memorandum to support taking a flexible approach to pedestrian and bicycle facility design. The memorandum recognizes the AASHTO Guide for the Planning, Design, and Operation of Pedestrian Facilities, AASHTO Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities, ITE Designing Walkable Urban Thoroughfares document, and the NACTO Urban Bikeway Design Guide as resources to inform the design of safe, comfortable, and context-sensitive pedestrian and bicycle facilities.
- FHWA report: Bicycle and Pedestrian Funding, Design and Environmental Review: Addressing Common Misconceptions
General Resources:
- UN Press Release: Bicycles as driver of post-COVID-19 ‘green recovery’
- PBIC: Local Actions to Support Walking and Cycling During Social Distancing Dataset
- The Untokening: Mobility Justice and COVID-19
Biking & COVID-19 in the News
- CityLab: In a Global Health Emergency, the Bicycle Shines (3/25/20)
- WRI: Biking Provides a Critical Lifeline During the Coronavirus Crisis (4/17/20)
- The Guardian: Cycling 'explosion': coronavirus fuels surge in US bike ridership (5/13/20)
- BBC: Will Covid-19 make urban cycling more inclusive?
Rapid Response & Implementation
Remote Education & Encouragement Resources
- Be a Bike Ambassador During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Back to School 2020: Recommendations for Safe Routes to School Programming
- COVID-19 Resources from Safe Routes National Partnership
- National Bike Challenge
- Smart Cycling videos
- BikeMN: Walk! Bike! Fun! At Home Distance Learning Resources
Outreach and Engagement
Youth/Schools Engagement
- Safe Routes Partnership Report: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: COVID-19’s Impact on Youth Physical Activity and Safe Routes to School.
- Safe Routes Partnership Guide: Back to School 2020 Programming Guide
- Discover Traffic Gardens: Fun at Home
Bike Counts during the Pandemic
- Eco-Counter's COVID-19 Dashboard: Understand the impact of the pandemic on cycling
- Temporary and pop-up bike-ped infrastructure: measure impact and make it count (from Eco-Counter)
- COVID-19: Using count data to understand changing bike and pedestrian trends. (from Eco-Counter)
- COVID-19: the evolution of bicycle and pedestrian activity following containment measures. (from Eco-Counter)
- StreetLight Data COVID-19 VMT Monitor
Policy & Advocacy
Equity & Racial Justice Resources for Bike Advocates and BFCs
- League of American Bicyclists Equity Reports and Resources
- Race Forward Racial Justice Trainings
- Book (for charge): Bicycle/Race. Transportation, Culture, & Resistance by Dr. Adonia Lugo
- Fighting For Equitable Transportation: Why It Matters
- Toole Design Group: The New E's of Transportation
- Bridging the Divide: A Transportation Plan for the 21st Century
- Reconnecting to the New Majority: Webinar on the 2021 Report by the Bike League "to update our understanding of demographic trends in bicycling, identify areas of focus to ensure that all people — particularly Black people, Indigenous people, and people of color (BIPOC) — have access to safe bicycling, and further progress actions that promote equity in bicycling."
- Principles For Equitable Public Outreach & Engagement During Covid-19 and Beyond
- Resources from the Transportation Equity Caucus
- Active Transportation and Equity: Key Challenges and Opportunities from the Field
- Tamika Butler Consulting & Training Services
- List: Recommended Reading About Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Resources from The Untokening
- The Untokening: Mobility Justice and COVID-19
- The Untokening: Equity and Mobility Justice
- Equiticity Racial Equity Statement of Principle
- Attention Transportation Advocates: Race is a Part of the Work
- Bicycling Magazine: Why we Must Talk About Race
- Grist: "Biking While Black" is a thing, too
- Anti-Racist Resources for White Cyclists
Bicycling/Transportation Equity Research & Reports
- An Examination of Active Commuting by Race/Ethnicity, Income and Location
- ite journal Report: Fear: A Silent Barrier to Bicycling in Black and Hispanic Communities
- Making Bicycling Equitable: Lessons from Sociocultural Research
- Disparities in Bicycle Commuting: Could Bike Lane Investment Widen the Gap?
- “Are We Building Biking Solidarity:” Gendered, Racial, and Spatial Barriers to Bicycling in Portland, Oregon
- Sustainable Cycling For All? Race and Gender-Based Bicycling Inequalities in Portland, Oregon: Sustainable Cycling For All
Equitable Infrastructure
- BUILDING EQUITY: Race, ethnicity, class, and protected bike lanes: An idea book for fairer cities
- Equity of Access to Bicycle Infrastructure: GIS methods for investigating the equity of access to bike infrastructure
- Biking practices and preferences in a lower income, primarily minority neighborhood: Learning what residents want
- Not all crashes are created equal: Associations between the built environment and disparities in bicycle collisions
- Women and Biking: A Case Study on the Use of San Francisco Bike Lanes
Anti-Displacement & Gentrification Strategies
- Bike facilities often follow income gains, not the other way around
- Sharing the Benefits of a Greening City
- Inclusionary Trail Planning Toolkit
- Portland, Oregon Parks and Nature Racial Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion Action Plan
- Data-Smart City Solutions: Where is Gentrification Happening in Your City?
- LISC Community Benefits Agreements Toolkit
- Community Benefits Agreements Law Center
Bike Share Access & Equity
- Better Bikeshare Partnership
- Breaking Barriers to Bike Share: Insights on Equity
- Equitable bike share systems: Removing barriers to access
- Engaging Youth in Urban Biking and Bike Share Toolkit
- Who is Biking for? Urban Bikeshare Networks’ Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Disparities in Bikeshare Access, and a Way Forward
- 6 Ways to Correct Bike Share’s Social Equity Problem
Equity & Accountability in Enforcement
- Center for Policing Equity: a national nonprofit organization eliminating bias in policing by measuring it
- Create Fair and Effective Policing Practices from The Opportunity Agenda: Transforming the System
- A Toolkit for Promoting Justice in Policing from PolicyLink and The Center for Popular Democracy
- Vera Institute of Justice: Ending Police Violence and Ensuring Accountability
- Campaign Zero: Police Use of Force Policy Analysis
- Changelab Solutions: Equitable Enforcement to Achieve Health Equity
- The Movement for Black Lives (M4BL): Defund the Police Resources and Messaging Guidance
- Black Cyclists Are Stopped More Often Than Whites, Police Data Shows
- In Chicago, cyclists in Black neighborhoods are over-policed and under-protected
- Technical report on bicycle infractions in Seattle (2003-2020): Methodology and preliminary findings on racial disparities
- ProPublica: Chicago’s “Race-Neutral” Traffic Cameras Ticket Black and Latino Drivers the Most
Equity in Staffing & Hiring
- Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Recruitment, Hiring and Retention from the Urban Sustainability Directors Network
Equity in Evaluation & Planning
- Portland State University's Bicycle Master Plan Equity Report
- Planning While Black: A Powerful Call for Racial Equity by Tamika Butler
- Advancing Transportation Equity through Inclusive Travel Survey Data Methods (Portland State University TREC)
- Minneapolis Bike Equity Report. A Tool for Reviewing the Minneapolis Master Bicycle Plan with a Health Equity Lens
- Pursuing Equity in Pedestrian and Bicycle Planning
Inclusive and Accessible Bike Education
Rapid Response & Implementation
Equitable Infrastructure
- BUILDING EQUITY: Race, ethnicity, class, and protected bike lanes: An idea book for fairer cities
- Equity of Access to Bicycle Infrastructure: GIS methods for investigating the equity of access to bike infrastructure
Complete Streets and Routine Accommodation
- Complete Streets resources, reports & guidance from Smart Growth America
- Pedestrian & Bicycle Information Center Complete Streets Resources
- American Planning Association report on Complete Streets Best Policy and Implementation Practice
- Smart Growth America's Best Complete Streets Policies of 2018
- Complete Streets in Rural Contexts
Bicycle Facility and Streetscaping Design Standards
- Design Resource Index - Identifies the specific location of information in key national design manuals for various pedestrian and bicycle design treatments
- AASHTO Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities, 4th Edition
- MUTCD Traffic Controls for Bicycle Facilities (Also see FWHA's Bicycle Facilities and the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices webpage)
- FHWA Bikeway Selection Guide
- Pedestrian & Bicyclist Safety Information Search Tool
- NACTO Urban Bikeway Design Guide
- NACTO Urban Street Design Guide
- NACTO All Ages & Abilities Design Resources
- Model Design Manual for Living Streets
- FHWA Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning, Program, and Project Development
- FHWA Small Town and Rural Design Guide: Facilities for Biking and Walking
- Cambridge, MA Cycling Safety Ordinance
- Washington County Bicycle Facility Design Toolkit
- Scottsdale, AZ Road Streetscapes Design Guidelines
Network Connectivity
- Guidebook for Measuring Multimodal Network Connectivity, find PDF here
- Measuring Multimodal Network Connectivity Pilot Grant Program Final Report, find PDF here
- FHWA reports on bicycle networks: Delivering Safe, Comfortable, and Connected Pedestrian and Bicycle Networks - A Review of International Practices and Case Studies in Delivering Safe, Comfortable, and Connected Pedestrian and Bicycle Networks
Target/Low Design Speed
- NACTO City Limits: Setting Safe Speed Limits on Urban Streets
- FHWA: Self-Enforcing Roadways: A Guidance Report
- NACTO on design speed and speed reduction measures
- WHO's Speed Management Road Safety Manual for Decision-makers and Practicioners
- Blog: Slowing Traffic to a Target Speed: How to make our Streets Safer
- World Resources Institute: Low-Speed Zone Guide
- Philadelphia Automated Speed Enforcement Pilot Program - 2021 Annual Report
Training for Bicycle Program Coordinators, Engineers and Planners
- Training opportunities related to trails and greenways
- Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals
- National Highway Institute
- Pro Walk Pro Bike Conference (held every 2 years)
Liability
Bicycle Parking
- APBP Bike Parking Guidelines
- A review of bike parking considerations and costs
- Guidelines for Artistic Bicycle Rack
- Model bicycle parking ordinance
- Dero's Bike Parking Guide
- Making a Place for Bicycles fact sheet
- Portland, OR bike parking ordinance (starting page 266-22) and bike parking design and placement guidelines
- Mobility Lab's 10 Rules for Construction of Good Bicycle Parking
- League Webinar: Two Hours Or More, Long term Bike Parking For Sure
End of Trip Facilities
Bike Sharing Programs
- Bike Share in the United States (NACTO)
- North American Bikeshare Association Resources Overview and Advocacy Toolkit
- Better Bikeshare Partnership
- Engaging Youth in Urban Biking and Bike Share Toolkit from the Better Bikeshare Partnership
Bikes and Transit
- First Mile, Last Mile: How Federal Transit Funds can improve access to public transit for people who walk and bike
- FTA Manual on Pedestrian and Bicycle Connections to Transit
- Connected Multimodal Networks
- Information from the FHWA regarding bicycles connection to transit
On-Street Bike Facilities and Treatments
- FHA Bicycle Safety Guide and Countermeasure Selection System
- FHWA's guide to signing, striping and marking bike lanes on streets
- DOT FHWA's Road Diet Informational Guide
- DOT FHWA's Separated Bike Lane Planning and Design Guide
- Study: Evaluating the Safety Effects of Bicycle Lanes in New York City
- Study of Contra-Flow Bike Lanes in Cambridge, MA
- Bicycle Boulevard Planning & Design Guidebook
- Barre-Montpelier Road Diet video
Off-Road Trails and Other Recreational Facilities
- The Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program
- The Rails to Trails Conservancy’s Trail Building Toolkit
- Trailbuilding Resources
- Philadelphia - Wissahickon Trail
- San Francisco- Mt Sutro Open Space
- Tuscon- Fantasy Island at Saguaro National Park
- NYC - Highbridge Bike Park
- Seattle - Colonnade Mountain Bike Skills Park
- Boulder - Valmont Bike Park
Bicycle Facility Maintenance
- FHWA's Guide for Maintaining Pedestrian Facilities for Enhanced Safety
- Iowa DOT's statewide network and trail maintenance recommendations
- Seattle Spot improvement program
- How Communities are Paying to Maintain Trails, Bike Lanes, and Sidewalks
- Winter Bike Lane Maintenance
- Pedestrian and Bicycle Facility Maintenance Program in San Francisco County
Land Use and Urban Form
- Building in Healthy Infill
- Planetizen's DIY Form-Based Code: An Introduction (28 min video, free)
- Understanding Smart Growth Savings - Evaluating Economic Savings and Benefits of Compact Development, and How They Are Misrepresented By Critics
- Attracting Infill Development in Distressed Communities - 30 strategies to help local governments overcome obstacles and encourage infill development in distressed communities
Resources for Rural Communities
- FHWA Small Town and Rural Design Guide: Facilities for Biking and Walking
- Complete Streets in Rural Contexts
- Rural Transportation.org
- National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) Rural Bicycle & Pedestrian Resources
- NADO Rural and Small Urban Bicycle and Pedestrian Inititatives (2014-2020)
- NADO Rural Transportation Technical Assistance Reports (March 2019)
Adult Cyclist and Motorist Education
- The League's Bicycle Friendly Driver Program
- The League’s Ride Better Program
- The League’s Smart Cycling Tips and Presentations
- The League's Smart Cycling Quick Guide
- Ticket diversion: Bicyclist traffic education and enforcement programs in Arizona
- Share the Road public service announcements
- OCTA's humorous Bike Smart, Bike Safe - 3 Feet for Safety Act PSA video
- Bicycle Education en Español (the option to switch to Spanish is in the upper right-hand corner of the page)
- League Cycling Instructor seminar
- Marin County Bicycle Coalition’s Share the Road and Share the Path Campaigns
- Florida's Alert Today, Alive Tomorrow Education Campaigns
- Using rewards, This App Saves Lives is out to make roads safer for cyclists and distracted driving a habit of the past. Students and employees at BFUs can find TASL in the iOS App Store or go to this link: apple.co/3kQAISu to download directly. Use referral ID ”LEAGUEBFU” at sign-up.
Professional Driver Education
- San Francisco Bicycle Coalition's Frequent Driver Training
Children and Youth Cycling Education
- Back to School 2020: Recommendations for Safe Routes to School Programming
- Safe Routes to School Guide
- Bike Texas' SafeCyclist Curriculum and Certification designed for fourth and fifth grade
- FHWA's Bicycle Safer Journey
- Youth bike clubs – After-school Bike Education
- Bike Rodeo Manual
- Kidical Mass DC's ABC of Family Biking class
- Community Cycling Center and Summer recreation programs
- Sheriff’s Safety Town in Shreveport, LA
- High School NORCAL Bike League
Bike Ambassador Program
Bike Month, Bike to Work Day and Bike to School Day
- Guides and materials for Bike Month and Bike to Work Day Bike to School Day
Bike Commuting
- An Employer Guide to Bike Commuting
- Create-a-Commuter program at the Community Cycling Center in Portland, OR
Bike Challenges
- The National Bike Challenge
- Active Transportation Alliance’s Bike Commuter Challenge
Women Biking Resources
- The League's Women Bike program
- Report: Engaging More Women in Bicycling
- Women Bike Grants and Toolkits
- Women Bike Webinars and Webcasts
- How to Host a Women's Bicycling Forum
- The Atlantic article: There's a Biking Gender Gap. And It Has A Real Economic Impact.
- Black Girls Do Bike
Family Biking
- Family Biking Guide (in English, Spanish and Chinese) by the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition
- Portland's Family Biking Guide
- Kids and Bicycling Resource example for Maine
- Kidical Mass DC, Kidical Mass Chicago, Kidical Mass Portland
- Family Biking Ages and Stages
- Gear Guide
- Child Seat Reviews
- Discover Traffic Gardens
- Using Safe Routes to School to Combat the Threat of Violence
Events
- Washington Area Bicyclist Association’s Community Bike Events
- Implementation & Advocacy Manual for Summer Streets/Ciclovia/Sunday Parkways (in Spanish)
- Open Streets Event Toolkit
- Bike Events in Portland, OR
Other Encouragement Groups, Activities, Services, etc.
- The League’s guide on how to start a bike club or advocacy organization
- League of Michigan Bicyclists guide on how to start a bike club
- Friends of the Trail Groups
- National Mountain Bike Patrol
- Bicycle Co-ops
- An example of the benefits of a community bike shop
- Find specialty bicycle retailers
- Recycle-a-Bicycle program
- Bucks for Bikes program
- Local Trips for Kids chapters
- Black Girls Do Bike
Maps
- The top online bike route mapping websites
- Pittsburgh’s award-winning bike commuter map
- Aspen & Pitkin County trails map
- Colorado's interactive trail map
Evaluating and Prioritizing
- NCHRP's Pedestrian and Bicycle Transportation Along Existing Roads - ActiveTrans Priority Tool Guidebook
- League of Illinois Bicyclists' Bicycle Level of Service Calculator
- OTREC Report: Improving Regional Travel Demand Models for Bicycling
- Mineta Transportation Institute Research Report on Low-Stress Bicycling and Network Connectivity
- Use the bikeability checklist for evaluating the bikeability of a community
Staffing
- Your Guide to forming a Bicycle Advisory Committee by MassBike
- Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee best practices
- Find your state bicycle coordinator
- Association of Bicycle and Pedestrian Professionals
- Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Recruitment, Hiring and Retention from the Urban Sustainability Directors Network
Surveys & Bike Counts
- Advancing Transportation Equity through Inclusive Travel Survey Data Methods (Portland State University TREC)
- National Bicycle & Pedestrian Documentation Project (NBPD)
- See the Final Report from the BPAC of Alexandria, VA, for an example of how the NBPD project is used to benefit a community
- Bike Count Resources from Eco-Counter
- Eco-Counter COVID-19 Dashboard: Understand the impact of the pandemic on cycling
- Automatic bicycle counters in Arlington, VA
- Strava Metro for Cities
Bike Counts & Data Collection Webinars
- How to Make Your Bike Data Count (July 20, 2021) - Download Slides
- Doing More with Bike Data (October 28, 2020)
- Collecting and Applying Bike Data: Current and Future Trends (September 25, 2019)
Safety
- FHWA's BIKESAFE: Bicycle Countermeasure Selection System
- Bicycle crashes and safety facts
- New York's Vision Zero campaign and Transportation Alternatives' analysis
- STI's Vision Zero: Adopting a Target of Zero for Road Traffic Fatalities and Serious Injuries
- Seattle's Vision Zero plan
- Pedestrian and Bicycle Crash Analysis Tool (PBCAT)
- Intersection Magic – Crash Records Analysis
- Synthesis of Methods for Estimating Pedestrian and Bicyclist Exposure to Risk at Areawide Levels and on Specific Transportation Facilities
- Researchers Examine Race Factor In Car Crashes Involving Pedestrians
- 2020 St. Louis City Crash Report
Bicycle Master Planning and Implementation
- Seattle, WA's Neighborhood Planning Outreach and Engagement Program to engage residents in ethnically diverse and historically underrepresented neighborhoods
- Video produced by Arkansas State University explaining the bike planning process
- A case study on Houten, Netherlands for the design of a bike-centered suburb
Transportation Demand Management Ordinances and Strategies
- Trip reduction ordinance database
- EPA resource on Estimating Emission Reductions from Travel Efficiency Strategies
- 7 Best Practices in Transportation Demand Management
- An analysis of Portland's Smart Trips Welcome Program
- Comparison of Arlington, VA's and Washington, DC's Transportation Demand Management programs
- FHWA report: Developing a Regional Approach to Transportation Demand Management and Nonmotorized Transportation: Best Practice Case Studies
Public Outreach
Equity in Planning
- Portland State University's Bicycle Master Plan Equity Report
- Planning While Black: A Powerful Call for Racial Equity by Tamika Butler
- Advancing Transportation Equity through Inclusive Travel Survey Data Methods (Portland State University TREC)
- Sharing the Benefits of a Greening City
- Inclusionary Trail Planning Toolkit
- Oregon Metro's Strategic plan to advance racial equity, diversity and inclusion
- Oregon Metro's Equity Baseline Report 2015
Read our full statement: Removing Enforcement from the '5 E' Framework as well as our FAQs and additional Resources about this change.
As of October 5, 2020, the League has officially and permanently removed ‘Enforcement’ as one of the pillars of the Bicycle Friendly America program’s ‘5 E’ framework.
As applicants and advocates consider how to apply these changes in their own community, we invite participants to consider these resources on equitable solutions and alternatives to enforcement:
- Center for Policing Equity: a national nonprofit organization eliminating bias in policing by measuring it
- Create Fair and Effective Policing Practices from The Opportunity Agenda: Transforming the System
- A Toolkit for Promoting Justice in Policing from PolicyLink and The Center for Popular Democracy
- Vera Institute of Justice: Ending Police Violence and Ensuring Accountability
- Campaign Zero: Police Use of Force Policy Analysis
- Our Streets Minneapolis: Why we don't Support Traffic Enforcement
- Transportation Alternatives: The Case for Self-Enforcing Streets
- Changelab Solutions: Equitable Enforcement to Achieve Health Equity
Read how other national organizations are making similar changes:
- Safe Routes to School National Partnership: Dropping Enforcement from the Safe Routes to School 6 E’s Framework
- Vision Zero Network: Active for Racial Justice & Just Mobility More Resources for Bicycle Friendly Communities
Equity & Accountability in Enforcement
- Center for Policing Equity: a national nonprofit organization eliminating bias in policing by measuring it
- Create Fair and Effective Policing Practices from The Opportunity Agenda: Transforming the System
- A Toolkit for Promoting Justice in Policing from PolicyLink and The Center for Popular Democracy
- Vera Institute of Justice: Ending Police Violence and Ensuring Accountability
- Campaign Zero: Police Use of Force Policy Analysis
- Changelab Solutions: Equitable Enforcement to Achieve Health Equity
- 2021 National Bike Summit Keynote: Arrested Mobility - Exploring Impacts of Over-policing on BIPOC
- ProPublica: Chicago’s “Race-Neutral” Traffic Cameras Ticket Black and Latino Drivers the Most
Alternatives to Enforcement
- The Movement for Black Lives (M4BL): Defund the Police Resources and Messaging Guidance
- Our Streets Minneapolis: Why we don't Support Traffic Enforcement
- Transportation Alternatives: The Case for Self-Enforcing Streets
- Atlanta Bicycle Coalition: Petition to Remove Police Enforcement from Vision Zero
- Bicycle Coalition of Philadelphia: We Are Dropping Police Enforcement From Vision Zero
- Walk Bike Berkeley: De-policing transportation to create safe streets
- Philadelphia Automated Speed Enforcement Pilot Program - 2021 Annual Report
- Bicycle Coalition of Philadelphia Blog on Automated Speed Enforcement Pilot Program May 2021
Bike Theft Prevention
Laws & Regulations
Costs
- Building a new roadway for motor vehicles can cost millions of dollars to construct, and many of the pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure facilities are extremely low-cost in comparison. Use this database and this resource document to review up-to-date estimates of infrastructure costs of pedestrian and bicycle treatments from states and cities across the country.
General Resources
- Advocacy Advance report: How Communities are Paying for Innovative On-street Bicycle Infrastructure
- Advocacy Advance report: How Communities are Paying to Maintain Trails, Bike Lanes, and Sidewalks
Federal Funding
- Since 1992 bicycle and pedestrian projects have been eligible for federal transportation funding. To learn more about what federal funds are available for bicycle projects, FHWA provides a table of eligible funding programs by bike/ped project type
- FTA Program & Bicycle Related Funding Opportunities
State Funding
- Biking and walking dollars aren't only available from the federal government. States can also have their own revenue sources that can be used to fund active transportation. Use this report to explore your state’s funding sources for bicycle and pedestrian improvements.
Local Funding
- Local governments can also create their own revenue streams to improve conditions for bicycling and walking. Three common approaches include: special bond issues, dedications of a portion of local sales taxes or a voter-approved sales tax increase, and use of the annual capital improvement budgets of Public Works and/or Parks agencies. Bicycle facility improvements can also be tagged on to larger projects to create economies of scale that results in reduced costs and reduced impacts to traffic, businesses, and residents. For example, if there is an existing road project, it is usually cheaper to add bike lanes and sidewalks to the project than to construct them separately. To learn more about public funding of bicycle infrastructure improvements, visit http://www.pedbikeinfo.org/planning/funding_government.cfm.
Resources and Support
- Our page of resources for Advocates offers several tools, resources, and workshops to help advocates and agency staff maximize eligible funding programs.
General Information
- Infographic on Bicycling in the United States
- Infographic on American's Support for Funding Sidewalks and Bike Lanes
- Rails-to-Trails Conservancy Report: Active Transportation Transforms America. The Case for Increased Public Investment in Walking and Biking Connectivity
- European Cycling Lexicon for bicycling terms in 27 languages
Economic Benefits of Bicycling
- 2021 League Report: Bicycling Benefits Businesses (Blog)
- Economic and Health Benefits of Bicycling Northwest Arkansas (2018 Report by BBC Research & Consulting)
- A collection of studies and other resources on the economic benefits of bicycling
- Economic Impacts of Bicycling in the US (infographic and report)
- Smart Growth America's report: Safer Streets, Stronger Economies
- Protected Bike Lanes Mean Business
- A study on the Economic Value of Active Transportation
- A study of the economic impact on local business when adding bike lanes to a commercial area
- A study of business and user perceptions of bike sharing in Washington DC
- NYDOT: The Economic Benefits of Sustainable Streets
- Portland/OR Bicycling Economic Impact Studies: Bicycling for recreation contributed $1.5 billion to Oregon economy in 2019 and Portland State Study Finds Bike Lanes Provide Positive Economic Impact
- Virginia Creeper Trail Economic Impact Case Study
- FHWA's White Paper: Evaluating the Economic Benefits of Nonmotorized Transportation
Health Benefits of Bicycling
- Research Article: Evidence on Why Bicycle-Friendly Cities Are Safer for All Road Users
- The health risks and benefits of cycling in urban environments compared with car use: health impact assessment study
- In the Northeast, Improved Walking and Bicycling Infrastructure Could Save Hundreds of Lives, Billions of Dollars
Case Studies and BFC Spotlights
- Michigan DOT's Grand Rapid's Case Study - Community and Economic Benefits of Bicycling
- Improving Conditions for Bicycling and Walking - A best practices report listing outstanding projects that communities have undertaken
- 10 lessons from the world's great biking cities
- Bloomington, IN, Platinum Bicycle Task Force Final Report: Breaking Away: Journey to Platinum
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Resources for Building a Bicycle Friendly Business
Advocacy for Better Access
- Learn more about Bikes and Businesses from the San Francisco Bicycling Coalition
Bike Parking
- Consult APBP's bike parking guidelines to provide a safe place for employees and customers to park their bike
- List of bike parking manufacturers
- Dero's Bike Parking Guide (PDF) (Webpage)
- Dero Video Library
- Bike parking in parking garages - Best Practice on access/egress issues, a study from Cincinnati
- Webinar: Two Hours Or More, Long term Bike Parking For Sure (9/9/21)
- Webinar: Short-Term Bike Parking and the Law of Attraction (11/16/21)
End-Of-Trip Facilities
- Dero Fix-it Map
- Dero Fit-it Station Brochure and Bike Repair Catalogue
- Saris Bike Repair Catalogue
- Recommendations on End-of-trip facilities for bicycle riders, from the Queensland Transport
- Workplace Cycle Facilities Factsheet, from TravelSmart (Government of Western Australia)
- Shower Facilities at Work: A Win-Win for Employers & Employees, from Cascade Business News
Incentives & Benefits
- QBP study on the business benefits of bicycling
- 5 Reasons for businesses to become bike friendly
- Dero ZAP Commuter Wellness program
- Are you a Twin Cities business? Find out how you can become part of the Dero ZAP program, an encouragement and tracking system that can save you money and provide incentives to your employees.
- Information on the Bicycle Commuter Benefit
- Example of Meredith Corporation's Bicycle Commuter Benefit Guidelines
Bike Share
- Capital Bikeshare's Corporate Discount Program for Washington, DC
- Bay Wheels for Business, Discount program for bike sharing in San Francisco
- Divvy Bike Share Chicago corporate discount
- citibike Bike Share New York City corporate discount
- Spoke & Art offers bike rentals including adaptive sit-down recumbents
Bicycle Culture, Support & Promotion
- Information on and materials for Bike Month and Bike to Work Day
- 5 Companies that Absolutely Crush Bike to Work Day, Bicycling Magazine
- How to: Make Your Bike to Work Day Soar. Bell Flight's Bike to Work Day
- Federal Government Guide to Encouraging Bicycling in DC Area Agencies
- Encourage customers to bike to your business with the Bicycle Benefits program for customers program
- Example of Meredith Corporation's Employee Commuter Tracking Log
- As an employer there are many ways you can support and promote safe cycling
- Promote cycling by offering incentives like the National Institutes of Health Bike Program
- More resources for encouraging employees to bike to work
City-Supported Employer Resources and Bike Commuter Programs
- Bike to Work Metro DC, a Washington DC area Bike to Work Day resource
- Gohio Mobility Hub in Columbus, Ohio
- Commuter Krewe in Louisiana
- getDowntown Program in Ann Arbor, Michigan
- 511 Contra Costa Program in the Bay Area
Education Content for Bicyclists
- League resources for teaching bike safety
- Brochures and video clips to download on bike safety
Education Content for Drivers
- The League's Bicycle Friendly Driver Training
- Using rewards, This App Saves Lives is out to make roads safer for cyclists and distracted driving a habit of the past. Employees at BFBs can find TASL in the iOS App Store or go to this link: apple.co/3kQAISu to download directly. Use referral ID ”LEAGUEBFB” at sign-up.
- Online Defensive Driver Course by AARP (for charge)
Professional Development
Metrics and Goals
- Dero ZAP Commuter Wellness program
- Example of the Metrics of Kittelson & Associates, who have several BFB offices around the country
Policies & Plans
- FTN’s Bicycle Friendly Business Policy and Plan in Fayetteville, AR
- In Alameda Bicycle's Accessibility Mission Statement, the shop commits to bridge the language gap with non-native English speakers as well as those who are hearing impaired
- European Cycling Lexicon for bicycling terms in 27 languages
General Information
- Bicycle Commuting Data resources and infographics
- 2014 American Bicyclist Magazine article on large corporations becoming bicycle-friendly
Economic Benefits of Bicycling
- 2021 League Report: Bicycling Benefits Businesses (Blog)
- A study on the Economic Value of Active Transportation
- A study of the economic impact on local business when adding bike lanes to a commercial area
- A study of business and user perceptions of bike sharing in Washington DC
- Protected Bike Lanes Mean Business
Health Benefits of Bicycling
- NYDOT: The Economic Benefits of Sustainable Streets
- A study on the striking health benefits of biking to work
- The health risks and benefits of cycling in urban environments compared with car use: health impact assessment study
- Do the Health Benefits of Bicycling Outweigh Risks? A study from the National Institutes of Health
- The Association Between Commuter Cycling and Sickness Absence, an abstract from National Institutes of Health
Case Studies and BFB Spotlights
Resources for Building a Bicycle Friendly University
- Infographics about bicycling: How Bikes Can Save Us, Bicycling in the U.S., Bicycle Theft at US Universities and New American Transit - Young Americans Shift Away from Car-driven Culture
- Check out video of UC Davis' BFU development
- Strategies to promote bicycling
- U.S. PIRG study 'A NEW COURSE: How Innovative University Programs Are Reducing Driving on Campus and Creating New Models for Transportation Policy'
- U.S. PIRG study 'MILLENNIALS IN MOTION: Changing Travel Habits of Young Americans and the Implications for Public Policy'
- A health impact study on the health risks and benefits of cycling in urban environments compared with car use
Campus Off-Road Bicycle Network
Trails
- Please also see section on Bicycle Facility and Streetscaping Design Standards below
- Trailbuilding Resources
- FHWA Bicycle and Pedestrian Program
- See more about mountain biking on the Michigan Tech campus
Other Bicycle-Related Facilities
Bicycle Facility Maintenance
- Iowa DOT's statewide network and trail maintenance recommendations
- Seattle Spot improvement program
- How Communities are Paying to Maintain Trails, Bike Lanes, and Sidewalks
Engineering Policies and Design Standards
Complete Streets Policy
- Complete Streets resources, reports & guidance
- American Planning Association report on Complete Streets Best Policy and Implementation Practice (for charge unless you are a member)
- Taking it a step further by integrating Complete Streets, land use and urban design using the Model Design Manual for Living Streets
Bicycle Facility and Streetscaping Design Standards
- AASHTO Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities, 4th Edition (for charge)
- MUTCD Traffic Controls for Bicycle Facilities
- NACTO Urban Bikeway Design Guide
- NACTO All Ages & Abilities Design Resources
- Model Design Manual for Living Streets
- FHWA Bikeway Selection Guide
- FHWA Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning, Program, and Project Development
- Read about the University Courses on Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation
- Learn about bicycle specific conferences, visit the Pedestrian & Bicycle Information Center, APBP, and the Project for Public Spaces
Bicycle Parking and Storage
- APBP Bike Parking Guidelines
- Ground Control Systems Campus Bike Parking Toolkit
- Campus Bike Parking webinar and presentation slides from Ground Control Systems
- Dero Bike Parking Resource Library
- Dero's Bike Parking Guide
- Sample Guidelines for Artistic Bicycle Rack from the Atlanta Bicycle Coalition
- Model bicycle parking ordinance
- Making a Place for Bicycles fact sheet
- See an example of a bike parking garage at Portland State University
- See a map of University of Washington bike racks
- League Webinar: Two Hours Or More, Long term Bike Parking For Sure
Multi-Modal Transportation Accommodations
Bikes and Transit
Awareness Campaigns & Information Sharing
- The League’s Ride Better Tips and Presentations
- Marin County Bicycle Coalition’s Share the Road and Share the Path Campaigns
- Bicycle Safety Educational Efforts at Stanford
- Stanford's website of Bike Safety Information & Resources for New Students
- Review of Stanford's Bike Safety Program
- University of Michigan's alternative transportation promotional video for new students
- Using rewards, This App Saves Lives is out to make roads safer for cyclists and distracted driving a habit of the past. Students and employees at BFUs can find TASL in the iOS App Store or go to this link: apple.co/3kQAISu to download directly. Use referral ID ”LEAGUEBFU” at sign-up.
Classes & Training
Bicycle Culture, Support, and Promotion
Campus Tours
- See an example of unique bike tours at Alfred University
- See further examples of bicycle campus tours
Events
- Check out the bike rodeo and Earth Day event at University of Phoenix
- See an example of a bike rodeo at Yale University
- Check out the Indiana University Little 500, an example of a larger University cycling event
- Check out Centralia College PTS pit stop, an example of university involvement in a larger bike event
- See an example of a university’s participation in a commuter challenge
- Mentoring program for new riders
- See the League’s National Bike Day and Month guide
Other Encouragement Groups, Activities, Services, etc
- Check out the "Why Not? Campaign" from Emory University
- Review a directory of Youth Bicycle Programs
- Check out the commute club at Stanford University
- See an example of a commuter incentive program at CSUF
- Read a VeloNews article on collegiate cycling
- Augsburg Pedalers For Progress: an example of a student run advocacy group with a big mission
- How UNL creates a bike friendly campus culture
- 10 ways to encourage cycling on campuses
- Webinar on Bikes Count on Campus: Using Data To Support Bicycle Friendly Universities
Bike Share
Campus Bike Share Program
Bike Rental Program
- Check out Michigan State University's bike rental program
- Find our more about the University of Kentucky's Wildcat Wheels Bicycle Library
- See an example a bike co-op that also rents bikes, the UC Davis Bike Barn
- See an example of bikes available for renting at University of Colorado
- Read an example of innovative uses for abandoned bikes
- First Study Evaluating Free-Floating Bike-Share System on University Campus
Access to Bicycle Equipment and Repair Services
Campus Bike Center
- Check out the UCSC Bike Library, the UC Davis Bike Barn, and The Bike Hub at Portland State University
- Check out The Handlebar at Dickinson College, and Green Bikes at Pomona College
- See an example of a bike coop in Twin Cities
- Read information on how to organize a coop or campus bike shop from the Bicycle Collective Network
Route-Finding Support
Bike Maps
- Check out the bike map at Princeton University
- See another example of a bike map from the University of Arizona
Staffing and Committees
- Read LAB’s report why Bicycle and Pedestrian staff are needed
- Learn about bicycle advisory committees
Planning, Funding, and Implementation
- Check out the Portland State University's 2011 Bicycle Transportation Plan, as an example of a great college bike plan
- Read Western Michigan University's evaluation of best practices of bike friendly universities
- More Campus Bike Plans: James Madison University (2014), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2014), Utah State University (2012)
- Review other sample bicycle plans
- Read about funding resources and research
- Montana State University Bicycle Master Plan
Evaluating Ridership & Satisfaction
- Review the results of a bike survey at UC Davis
- Webinar Recap: Bike Count on Campus
- BFU Bike Count Data Resources
Evaluating & Improving Safety Outcomes
- See an example of a crash reduction report
- 2020 St. Louis City Crash Report
Other Evaluation & Assessment Tools
- Check out a bikeability checklist, a tool for evaluating the bikeability of a campus or community
Equity & Racial Justice Resources for Bike Advocates and BFUs
- League of American Bicyclists Equity Reports and Resources
- Race Forward Racial Justice Trainings
- Book (for charge): Bicycle/Race. Transportation, Culture, & Resistance by Dr. Adonia Lugo
- Fighting For Equitable Transportation: Why It Matters
- Toole Design Group: The New E's of Transportation
- Bridging the Divide: A Transportation Plan for the 21st Century
- Principles For Equitable Public Outreach & Engagement During Covid-19 and Beyond
- Resources from the Transportation Equity Caucus
- Active Transportation and Equity: Key Challenges and Opportunities from the Field
- Tamika Butler Consulting & Training Services
- List: Recommended Reading About Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Resources from The Untokening
- The Untokening: Mobility Justice and COVID-19
- The Untokening: Equity and Mobility Justice
- Equiticity Racial Equity Statement of Principle
- Attention Transportation Advocates: Race is a Part of the Work
- Bicycling Magazine: Why we Must Talk About Race
- Grist: "Biking While Black" is a thing, too
- Anti-Racist Resources for White Cyclists
Bicycling/Transportation Equity Research & Reports
- An Examination of Active Commuting by Race/Ethnicity, Income and Location
- ite journal Report: Fear: A Silent Barrier to Bicycling in Black and Hispanic Communities
- Making Bicycling Equitable: Lessons from Sociocultural Research
- Disparities in Bicycle Commuting: Could Bike Lane Investment Widen the Gap?
- “Are We Building Biking Solidarity:” Gendered, Racial, and Spatial Barriers to Bicycling in Portland, Oregon
- Sustainable Cycling For All? Race and Gender-Based Bicycling Inequalities in Portland, Oregon: Sustainable Cycling For All
Equitable Infrastructure
- BUILDING EQUITY: Race, ethnicity, class, and protected bike lanes: An idea book for fairer cities
- Equity of Access to Bicycle Infrastructure: GIS methods for investigating the equity of access to bike infrastructure
- Biking practices and preferences in a lower income, primarily minority neighborhood: Learning what residents want
- Not all crashes are created equal: Associations between the built environment and disparities in bicycle collisions
- Women and Biking: A Case Study on the Use of San Francisco Bike Lanes
Bike Share Access & Equity
- Better Bikeshare Partnership
- Breaking Barriers to Bike Share: Insights on Equity
- Equitable bike share systems: Removing barriers to access
- Engaging Youth in Urban Biking and Bike Share Toolkit
- Who is Biking for? Urban Bikeshare Networks’ Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Disparities in Bikeshare Access, and a Way Forward
- 6 Ways to Correct Bike Share’s Social Equity Problem
Equity & Accountability in Enforcement
- Center for Policing Equity: a national nonprofit organization eliminating bias in policing by measuring it
- Create Fair and Effective Policing Practices from The Opportunity Agenda: Transforming the System
- A Toolkit for Promoting Justice in Policing from PolicyLink and The Center for Popular Democracy
- Vera Institute of Justice: Ending Police Violence and Ensuring Accountability
- Campaign Zero: Police Use of Force Policy Analysis
- Changelab Solutions: Equitable Enforcement to Achieve Health Equity
- The Movement for Black Lives (M4BL): Defund the Police Resources and Messaging Guidance
- Black Cyclists Are Stopped More Often Than Whites, Police Data Shows
- In Chicago, cyclists in Black neighborhoods are over-policed and under-protected
- Technical report on bicycle infractions in Seattle (2003-2020): Methodology and preliminary findings on racial disparities
Inclusive and Accessible Bike Education
Read our full statement: Removing Enforcement from the '5 E' Framework
As of October 5, 2020, the League has officially and permanently removed ‘Enforcement’ as one of the pillars of the Bicycle Friendly America program’s ‘5 E’ framework.
As applicants and advocates consider how to apply these changes in their own community, we invite participants to consider the following resources on equitable solutions and alternatives to enforcement.
Read how other national organizations are making similar changes:
- Safe Routes to School National Partnership: Dropping Enforcement from the Safe Routes to School 6 E’s Framework
- Vision Zero Network: Active for Racial Justice & Just Mobility More Resources for Bicycle Friendly Communities
Equity & Accountability in Enforcement
- Center for Policing Equity: a national nonprofit organization eliminating bias in policing by measuring it
- Create Fair and Effective Policing Practices from The Opportunity Agenda: Transforming the System
- A Toolkit for Promoting Justice in Policing from PolicyLink and The Center for Popular Democracy
- Vera Institute of Justice: Ending Police Violence and Ensuring Accountability
- Campaign Zero: Police Use of Force Policy Analysis
- Changelab Solutions: Equitable Enforcement to Achieve Health Equity
Alternatives to Enforcement
- The Movement for Black Lives (M4BL): Defund the Police Resources and Messaging Guidance
- Our Streets Minneapolis: Why we don't Support Traffic Enforcement
- Transportation Alternatives: The Case for Self-Enforcing Streets
- Atlanta Bicycle Coalition: Petition to Remove Police Enforcement from Vision Zero
- Bicycle Coalition of Philadelphia: We Are Dropping Police Enforcement From Vision Zero
- Walk Bike Berkeley: De-policing transportation to create safe streets
Bike Theft Prevention
- Bicycle Theft, Problem Oriented Guide for Police
- Bait bike program
- See a resource to track stolen bikes
- Read about what Berkeley is doing for bike theft prevention
- See more information on University of Oklahoma bike registration
Laws & Regulations
More resources for BFUS:
- Review Michigan State University biking ordinances
- See an example of a university policy for impounding bikes
- Check out the police bike store
- See a toolkit on helmet promotion programs
General Information
- Infographic on Bicycling in the United States
- Infographic on American's Support for Funding Sidewalks and Bike Lanes
- Rails-to-Trails Conservancy Report: Active Transportation Transforms America. The Case for Increased Public Investment in Walking and Biking Connectivity
- European Cycling Lexicon for bicycling terms in 27 languages
Health Benefits of Bicycling
- Research Article: Evidence on Why Bicycle-Friendly Cities Are Safer for All Road Users
- The health risks and benefits of cycling in urban environments compared with car use: health impact assessment study
- In the Northeast, Improved Walking and Bicycling Infrastructure Could Save Hundreds of Lives, Billions of Dollars
Resources for Building a Bicycle Friendly State
- Review the National Conference of State Legislatures guide Encouraging Bicycling and Walking: The State Legislative Role
- Find more information on 13 types of common laws and regulations pertaining to bicycles for each state
- The League of American Bicyclists opposes mandatory side path laws and any legislation that would restrict bicyclist access to roads as operators of vehicles. Review the League’s position on this and other topics.
- Check out the League's Bike Law University with explanations and best practice examples for a number of bike laws.
- Review information regarding helmet laws for your state, as well as the League’s position on helmet use.
- Find states that require a safe passing distance
- Review information on photo enforcement
- Check out more information on state laws restricting cell phone use
- See an example of officer bicycle and pedestrian law trainings
- Review Chapters 1, 11, and 12 of the Uniform Vehicle Code
- Check out The Innovative DOT - A Handbook of Policy and Practice
- League of American Bicyclists supports Complete Streets that are designed and operated to enable safe access for all users. Pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists and bus riders of all ages and abilities are able to safely move along and across a complete street. Visit Smart Growth America to learn more, and see this example of a statewide policy.
- For an example of a carbon emission reduction plan, review Maryland's Comprehensive Greenouse Gas and Carbon Footprint Reduction Strategy
- Cyclists often travel across city, county and even state boundaries. See FHWA's Small Towns and Rural Multimodal Networks Guide and the Lake Champlain Bikeways for an example of bike facility coordination with neighboring states.
- Establishing an Effective Commute Trip Reduction Policy in Massachusetts
- FTA Program & Bicycle Related Funding Opportunities
- Review the Adventure Cycling Association's Resources for Rumble Strips as well as Colorado’s bicycle-friendly rumble strip design
- For context sensitive design guidance see Oregon’s Main Street…When a Highway Runs Through It and Maryland’s When Main Street is a State Highway
- See information about the Bicycle Level of Service (BLOS)
- Learn about the FAST ACT - the most recent federal transportation bill
- For an example of a plan for a statewide bicycle route network, click here
- For information on national US numbered bike routes, click here
- For more information on the liability issues of bikeways see the National Cooperative Highway Legal Digest
- For information on League of American Bicyclists Bike Ed classes being offered in your state, as well as a listing of current League Certified Instructors (LCI’s) click here
- An example of a statewide “Share the Road” campaign
- See how other states are supporting Safe Routes to School efforts here
- For an example of a state Bicycle Driver’s Manual click here
- Information about state and large city advocacy organizations
- An example of a bicycle tourism promotion
- For an example of bicycle usage rates listed within a State Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP), click here and here
- Check out examples of good statewide bicycle plans
- Video produced by Arkansas State University explaining the statewide bike planning process
- Uniform guidelines on bicycle safety for your state Highway Safety Plan
- Overview of Bicycle and Pedestrian Plans and Policies throughout the US
- NHTSA cyclist fatality rates
- Explore California's community bike safety assessment and strategy
- US Community Survey rates of active commuting by state
- Read the League's Guide to Statewide Bicycle Summits
Advocacy
- Discover BFA promotional resources for bicycle advocates
- How to host a "Show Congress" event
- Advocacy Advance provides targeted trainings, reports, grants and assistance to equip advocates with the specific tools they need to increase biking and walking in their communities