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Seventeen New Campuses Made It Onto League Bicyclists' Bike-Friendly Universities
Nov 27, 2013Seventeen new campuses made it onto the League of American Bicyclists’ bike-friendly universities, which now includes 75 colleges in 32 states and Washington, D.C. Moving up the rankings from a gold designation to platinum is the ...
Tags: school, League, list, bike-friendly, campus
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League Issued a Call to Members, Asking Them to Reduce Cyclist and Pedestrian Fatalities
Nov 27, 2013The League of American Bicyclists has issued a call to its members, asking them to rally congress to co-sponsor recently introduced legislation aimed at reducing cyclist and pedestrian fatalities. The bill, HR 3493/S1708, or the Bicycle ...
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Fred Clements Focuses on The Business Benefits of Cycling
Nov 26, 2013This blog post was written by?Fred Clements, executive director of the?National Bicycle Dealers Association. Clements' previous blog posts can be read on A small but resolute group of bicycle industry leaders stormed Capitol Hill ...
Tags: Transportation, bike
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Bike Commuting Grew About 10 Percent From 2011 to 2012
Sep 25, 2013Bike commuting grew about 10 percent from 2011 to 2012, according to U.S. Census Burea data released this week. The Bureau's American Community Survey showed that about 0.64 percent of commutes are made by bicycle, which represents an ...
Tags: Transportation, bike
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More Women, Youth, and Minorities Are Getting on Their Bikes
Jun 3, 2013A first-of-its-kind report titled “The New Majority: Pedaling Towards Equity” shows that more women, youth, and minorities are getting on their bikes. The study released by the League of American Bicyclists and the Sierra Club ...
Tags: Bike, Transportation
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New Belgium Brewing Is Paying Homage to National Bike Month in May
May 28, 2013New Belgium Brewing is paying homage to National Bike Month in May with special labels on its Fat Tire and Ranger IPA bottles that include the logo of nonprofit People For Bikes and encourage people to "Ride On!" People For Bikes' goal is ...
Tags: Transportation, bike
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Women Bike Program Recently Awarded $7,500 in Grants to Organizations in Four Cities
May 28, 2013The League of American Bicyclists' Women Bike program recently awarded $7,500 in grants to organizations in four cities in an effort to engage more women of all ages and from all backgrounds in cycling. "We know new ideas and initiatives ...
Tags: Bike, Transportation
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New Belgium Brewing Is Paying Homage to National Bike Month in May with Special Labels
May 24, 2013New Belgium Brewing is paying homage to National Bike Month in May with special labels on its Fat Tire and Ranger IPA bottles that include the logo of nonprofit People For Bikes and encourage people to “Ride On!” People For ...
Tags: Belgium, Bike, Transportation
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The League of American Bicyclists Has Announced 17 New Bicycle Friendly Communities
May 16, 2013The League of American Bicyclists has announced 17 new Bicycle Friendly Communities (BFC), bringing the total to 259 in 47 states. In addition, Fort Collins, Colorado, moved from a gold to platinum-level community, joining Portland, Oregon, ...
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Colorado Distributor Cantitoe Road Is Offering Dynamo Lights and Locks From Trelock
May 3, 2013The League of American Bicyclists released its 2013 ranking of Bicycle Friendly States on Wednesday, coinciding with the kickoff of National Bike Month. Washington continues to lead the list as the No. 1 state, but Illinois and Arizona ...
Tags: Bicycle, Bicyclists
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League Announced 63 Additions to Its Bicycle Friendly Businesses List
Apr 24, 2013The League of American Bicyclists announced 63 additions to its Bicycle Friendly Businesses list on Monday, bringing the list to more than 500. "As businesses race to retrofit their buildings, streamline waste policies, and purchase more ...
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New Belgium Is Hosting a Summit of National Bike Advocacy Leaders at Its Headquarters
Apr 12, 2013New Belgium Brewery, a Colorado beer maker that has often tied its fortunes to the bicycle, is hosting a summit of national bike advocacy leaders at its headquarters, starting Thursday. New Belgium is hosting 65 people from more than 40 ...
Tags: Bike, Transportation
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An Inopportune Time for Cycling Advocates to Storm Capitol Hill in The Interest
Mar 7, 2013With Congress in the grips of the Great Sequester 3.0, it might seem an inopportune time for cycling advocates to storm Capitol Hill in the interest of pushing the two-wheel and pedestrian agenda. Considerably bigger fish and all. But ...
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Expanding From a Single Panel Discussion to a Full Day of Programming
Mar 6, 2013Expanding from a single panel discussion to a full day of programming in its second year, the National Women’s Cycling Forum on Monday brought out some 375 attendees to hear more than 30 speakers share ideas about how to increase ...
Tags: Cycling, Cycling Forum, Women Bike
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League to Rebrand The Organization and Set a New Course for The Future
Mar 6, 2013Following the dissolution of a proposed merger of cycling's most powerful advocacy groups, the League of American Bicyclists used the opening of its annual National Bike Summit to rebrand the organization and set a new course for the ...
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