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Nearly 650 Miles Added to the U.S. Bicycle Route System!
By Lindsay Plante, BFA Communications Intern Thanks to the support and collaboration of advocates, government officials and recreational riders, the Adventure Cycling Association and the American...
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Smooth Cycling over the Scioto River
It’s been more than six months since the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) updated its guidance for rumble stripes. While the original draft didn’t even mention bicyclists, the new guidance was...
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BFA Means Bicycle Friendly Advocacy
No, the League isn’t going to start ranking advocacy groups. But we are expanding our tradition of partnering with state and local advocacy groups on the Bicycle Friendly America program. These...
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Keep Your Wheels Turning: New Insurance Options for Bicyclists
This is an expanded version of the article that appeared in the September/October 2012 issue of American Bicyclist. We’ve since heard about another insurance package for cyclists, from Markel...
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Calling All Bike Shops: Come to the National Bike Summit for Free!
As a bike shop owner, your bottom line is high on your priority list. Keeping up sales means making sure you have great product, loyal customers and knowledgeable staff. It also means constantly...
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Let the Conversation Ride: Your #letdenisride Responses
After news hit that new White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough might have to park his bike for good during his new daily commute, the bicycling community responded with disappointment, calls to...
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Iowa Shows Off World’s ‘Oldest, Largest and Longest’ Bike Ride
Bets were being taken left and right. I traveled to Des Moines, Iowa, this past weekend to give a workshop as part of the Iowa Bike Summit. The state’s Summit was capped with the RAGBRAI announcement...
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Black (Bike) History Month: An Army of Bikes
In 1896, the US military gathered a small group of soldiers to test a new military mode of transportation — the bicycle. With a claim that “unlike a horse, a bike did not need to be fed and watered...
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Black Women Bike DC Inspires at National Bike Summit
It all started with a short hashtag: #blackwomenbikeDC From there, Veronica Davis helped form an organization to bring together black women in Washington, D.C., interested in cycling. That spurred a...
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Tweet Your Congress Members for Bike Safety TODAY!
The League is currently hosting the 2013 National Bike Summit in Washington, D.C. — showing Congress that Bicycling Means Business. Maybe you’re here in D.C. with us, defying the snowy weather. Maybe...
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