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Should You Buy Your Kid an E-Bike?

December 5, 2024

PeopleForBikes’ legal expert weighs in on what to look for ahead of the holiday shopping season.

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Building the Future of Biking in Los Angeles

November 15, 2024

Leveraging the upcoming Olympic Games and a local desire to improve bike networks, PeopleForBikes has an ambitious vision for biking in LA for 2028 and beyond.

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Key Updates from the California Mountain Biking Coalition’s Connected Conference 

November 15, 2024

Advocacy, eMTB policy, and recreation funding were all major points of discussion.

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Voters Approved $27.4 Billion to Support Better Biking in 2024

November 13, 2024

PeopleForBikes' VoteForBikes campaign tracked and supported a historic amount of funding on pro-bike ballot measures across the U.S. this year.

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Advance Safe and Successful E-Bike Policies With PeopleForBikes’ New Toolkit

October 28, 2024

The new resource includes best practices and sample legislation for bike advocates, industry members, and policymakers to create or amend state and local electric bicycle laws.

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Designing Streets for Safety, Not Speed

October 11, 2024

Reducing traffic speeds is one of the most effective strategies to make our streets safer for all road users, not just bicyclists.

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National Park Service Releases Environmental Assessment on E-Bike Use in National Parks

October 11, 2024

The assessment confirmed that the use of e-bikes where traditional bikes are already allowed has no significant impact on the environment or user experience.

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Bike Projects Are Benefiting Communities Nationwide

October 10, 2024

We’re celebrating a few of our favorite recent bike projects along with the many benefits that better places to ride can offer communities of all shapes and sizes.

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$33 Billion is on the Ballot for Bikes This November

October 7, 2024

Through our VoteForBikes campaign, we're tracking and advocating for ballot measures that make it safer and easier to ride a bike in communities across the country.

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Tennessee is Using Bicycling to Support Rural Tourism

August 28, 2024

52 curated bike routes across the state look to help residents and visitors experience Tennessee’s rural landscapes and towns by bike.

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Tracking Seasonality and International Sales Trends of Kids’ Bikes

August 13, 2024

Despite representing a smaller percentage of total dollar sales, the kids’ bike category is still an important metric for the growth of the bike industry.

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Origins of Unity: How Bikes Belong Shaped Industry Collaboration

August 13, 2024

We take a look back at key moments from bike industry history that led to the founding of Bikes Belong (now PeopleForBikes), uniting the industry under one collective voice.

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NACTO’s 2023 Shared Micromobility Report Highlights Need for Partnerships and Public Investment

August 9, 2024

Data from the U.S. and Canada shows how shared micromobility (SMM) ridership continues to increase despite challenges cities face in providing SMM as an essential service.

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PeopleForBikes’ 2024 Policy Wins Advance Bicycling Safety and Access Nationwide

July 29, 2024

PeopleForBikes successfully advocated for a multitude of policies during the 2024 legislative session that will support and bike businesses and riders of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds nationwide.

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Boost Your City Ratings Score With These Four Policies

July 24, 2024

Explore top policy approaches to accelerate the construction of bike infrastructure to help your community climb the ranks of PeopleForBikes’ City Ratings program.

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2024’s Most Improved Cities for Biking

July 24, 2024

Through City Ratings, PeopleForBikes evaluates the progression of bike networks in thousands of U.S. cities. Discover which cities improved the most over the past four years and how they did it.

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Utrecht's Constant Commitment to Make Biking Better

July 18, 2024

Explore a first-hand account of what it’s like to travel around one of the best cities for biking in the world.

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Reconnecting With Joy: How a Simple Bike Bus Transformed a Neighborhood and Its Families

July 18, 2024

Thanks to a PeopleForBikes Industry Community Grant, Broadmor Elementary School students in Tempe, Arizona, are experiencing the magic of biking to school together.

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Bikeable Hometowns: PeopleForBikes Staff Celebrate Their City Ratings Scores

July 16, 2024

Using the popular Strava Art method, eight PeopleForBikes staffers share what it’s like to bike where they live.

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These Midwest College Towns Are Making Big Strides for Better Biking

July 11, 2024

We’re celebrating Ames, Iowa; Madison, Wisconsin; and Ann Arbor, Michigan as Cities on the Rise as part of PeopleForBikes’ 2024 City Ratings.

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Great Biking Isn’t Just for Big Cities

July 10, 2024

The top 10 small cities in PeopleForBikes’ 2024 City Ratings scored an average of 89 out of a possible 100, showing that great places to bike come in all shapes and sizes.

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Mountain Bike Market Insights From Industry Experts

July 8, 2024

Leaders from Workstand, Circana, and Bicycle Market Research offer an analysis of the mountain bike market with insights on discounting, inventory, and the used market.

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New York Legislation Leads the Nation on E-Mobility Safety

July 8, 2024

The policies offer a model for other states to protect consumers and first responders from uncertified and unsafe batteries.

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Electric Bicycle Market Insights From Industry Experts

July 8, 2024

Leaders from Workstand, Circana, and Bicycle Market Research answer questions about the electric bicycle market.

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Investments in Infrastructure and Community Make Salt Lake City a Great Place to Bike

June 21, 2024

One of our 2024 Cities on the Rise, the Utah capital city raised its City Ratings score from 46 in 2020 to 52 in 2024.

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How Pro-Bike Policies Transformed Cambridge, Massachusetts, Into a Top City for Biking

June 21, 2024

As one of our 2024 Cities on the Rise, building better bike infrastructure isn’t just the norm in Cambridge, it's the law.

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This Michigan Tourist Destination is the Best Place to Bike in the U.S.

June 21, 2024

New this year, Mackinac Island ranked #1 overall in our 2024 City Ratings.

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London Leads the UK in Safe and Connected Places to Bike, but England Still Lags Behind Europe

June 21, 2024

The latest City Ratings, PeopleForBikes' annual program ranking global cities and towns on how good they are for biking, shows that while London continues to lead the way in England, the country as a whole continues to lag seriously behind its European counterparts. This new data may concern local ...

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Bicycling Is Improving in Cities Across the U.S.

June 21, 2024

With seven years of City Ratings results, dive into the data and explore how bicycling has changed in cities nationwide since 2018.

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Canberra Comes Out on Top as Best City for Biking in Australia

June 21, 2024

The latest City Ratings, PeopleForBikes' annual program ranking global cities and towns on how good they are for bicycling, shows that Canberra is the best place for biking in Australia, followed by Alice Springs and Sunshine Coast. This comes as the Australian Government recently announced the larg ...

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2024’s Best Places to Bike

June 21, 2024

This year’s City Ratings results feature some new and familiar faces across our top small, medium, large, and international cities for biking.

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Why is Bike Infrastructure Important?

June 14, 2024

When people have safe and accessible places to bike, communities become safer and more sustainable, residents enjoy better physical and mental health, and the local economy thrives.

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Advancing Bike Infrastructure Through Climate Legislation

June 13, 2024

With more state-level support behind the construction of bike infrastructure, more people can replace car trips with bike rides and reduce transportation-related emissions.

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Minnesota on Track to Become the Safest State to Ride a Bicycle

June 12, 2024

New, nation-leading legislation is set to protect vulnerable road users, more clearly define electric bicycles, and require the implementation of Complete Streets policies.

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Bureau of Land Management Releases Final Public Lands Rule

June 5, 2024

The Public Lands Rule legitimizes conservation as part of a multiple-use mandate and will guide the balanced management of our nation’s BLM lands.

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Representing the Bicycle Industry at the National Outdoor Recreation Conference

June 5, 2024

National leaders gathered in Lake Tahoe, California, to chart the future of outdoor recreation access.

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What Makes a Good Bike Network?

June 4, 2024

PeopleForBikes’ City Ratings program measures six factors found in good bike networks captured by the acronym SPRINT.

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Advocating for a Pro-Bike Federal Trade Agenda

May 21, 2024

PeopleForBikes’ domestic trade policy for bicycles, electric bicycles, and bicycle products includes seven principles to create economic, environmental, and health benefits for all Americans.

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The Power of Complete Streets Mandates

May 16, 2024

Explore the crucial role of Complete Streets mandates in creating great bike networks as part of our blog series, "A Legislative Playbook to Build More Bikeable Communities.”

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Shaping Future Safety Standards for Electric Bicycles

May 14, 2024

PeopleForBikes created an industrywide comment in response to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s advanced notice of proposed rulemaking on e-bike safety standards.

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Meet the Better Bike Share Partnership's New Living Lab Grantees

May 6, 2024

Four organizations will receive funding, support, and additional resources to develop best practices for expanding access to and use of shared micromobility in historically marginalized communities.

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California's Pines to Mines Trail Project Announces Decision Notice and Finding of No Significant Impact

May 3, 2024

The project will provide new recreation opportunities open to equestrian, pedestrian, bicycle, and Class 1 eMTBs use on National Forest System lands.

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A 2024 Mid-Session Recap of PeopleForBikes’ Work in State Legislatures Nationwide 

April 23, 2024

With more than 650 pieces of legislation that could affect bikes in all 50 states, join us in celebrating five notable wins that will support safety, infrastructure, recreation, and electric bicycles.

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You Can Help Improve Road Safety Across the United States

April 15, 2024

Your voice matters in shaping federal updates that will prioritize the safety of vulnerable road users, including people who ride bikes.

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Bike Share Gets a Boost in Tucson

April 5, 2024

Sustainability sponsors for PeopleForBikes’ annual Bicycle Leadership Conference and Tugo Bike Share are expanding access to active transportation.

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Federal Grants Help Bike Projects Reconnect Communities 

April 4, 2024

Bikes were a big winner in USDOT’s recent round of grant awards for the highly competitive Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods Program.

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How Bike Industry Companies Are Prioritizing Sustainability

March 13, 2024

From used bike programs to incorporating circularity into product design, these brands are working to decrease our industry’s impact on the environment.

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Support the Next Generation of Bike Riders With a Riding for Focus Grant

February 26, 2024

Applications are open for Outride’s 2024 Riding for Focus program, which provides middle schools with everything they need to get students bicycling.

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Own Your Backyard: An Industry Guide to Supporting Local Bike Infrastructure

February 23, 2024

Discover how your business can help get more people on bikes more often.

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Paving the Way for Complete Bike Networks: The Essential Role of State and Local Funding

February 20, 2024

While billions of dollars in federal funding is available for bike infrastructure, local and state funding still plays the biggest role in financing better bike networks.

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PeopleForBikes’ Guide to Effective Local Bike Advocacy

February 9, 2024

Our new guide offers key strategies to ensure your advocacy efforts have a lasting impact.

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New Mexico Considers $350 Million in Funding for Conservation and Recreation

February 7, 2024

The Land of Enchantment Legacy Fund looks to provide a dedicated stream of resources to invest in the state’s public lands and waters.

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EXPLORE Act Passes House Natural Resources Committee

January 18, 2024

The bipartisan legislation looks to improve and expand America’s outdoor recreation economy while delivering sustainable economic boosts to rural communities.

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The Best New U.S. Bike Lanes of 2023

January 12, 2024

As we pedal into 2024, we’re reflecting on the best bike lanes built across the country in 2023.

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PeopleForBikes' Biggest Wins of 2023

December 18, 2023

Our team was hard at work in 2023 improving opportunities for bicycling and the bike industry nationwide.

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PeopleForBikes' 2023 Industry Community Grants Recipients

December 13, 2023

The grants will help fund projects that support our focus on building infrastructure that makes communities great places to ride a bike.

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What It’s Like To Ride in a Top-Rated Bike City

November 27, 2023

Lyon, France, which consistently ranks among the best cities for bicycling in PeopleForBikes’ annual City Ratings list, is still working hard to improve bicycling locally.

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Voters Approved $1.9 Billion to Support Better Places to Bike

November 20, 2023

PeopleForBikes tracked 17 bike-related measures on local and state ballots across the country through our VoteForBikes campaign.

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This Bike Program Is Empowering Indigenous and Latino Youth

November 7, 2023

Story Riders, an initiative from The Center of Southwest Culture, combines practical bike training with lessons on New Mexican culture and the natural environment.

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Research Highlights the Positive Impact of In-School Cycling

November 1, 2023

A collaboration between Outride and Loma Linda University showcases the critical role middle school cycling programs play in enhancing adolescent health and well-being.

Members of the New York chapter of Families for Safe Streets protest with photos of their loved ones who have died due to traffic violence.
Better Bike Infrastructure Saves Lives

October 24, 2023

With U.S. cyclist injuries and deaths at an all-time high, now is the moment to demand the protected bike lanes, road diets, and intersection treatments that make our communities safer.

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Create Your Own Electric Mountain Bike Pilot Project

October 16, 2023

PeopleForBikes’ latest toolkit can help land management agencies, policymakers, and advocates design and implement new programs to introduce eMTBs on natural surface trails.

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Advice from 2023’s Bike Advocate of the Year

October 13, 2023

There’s a lot to be learned from the state with some of the biggest bike policy wins of the year. We spoke with Dorian Grilley, BikeMN’s former executive director, to learn more.

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There’s $1.86 Billion on the Table for Bikes

October 13, 2023

This November, five ballot measures are poised to significantly move the needle for bike infrastructure.

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A Legislative Playbook to Build More Bikeable Communities

October 13, 2023

Designed to aid policymakers and advocates in expanding local bike infrastructure, this comprehensive guide outlines four highly effective legislative strategies.

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Congressman Blumenauer Is Bicycling’s Biggest Advocate

October 5, 2023

We spoke with Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) about the push for safe infrastructure, federal bike policy, and the trend toward electrification.

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Nevada’s Annual Experiment in a Temporary, (Nearly) Car-Free City

September 22, 2023

Burning Man, the weeklong desert event focused on community, art, and self-reliance, shows a path toward gender equity in bicycling.

Community rides like Providence Bike Jam allow people of all ages and abilities to come together and support local bike advocacy efforts. (Photo credit: Providence Bike Jam)
5 Ways to Boost Community Engagement in Bike Advocacy

September 20, 2023

These techniques will help you go beyond traditional engagement methods to reach a broader, more diverse audience.

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Apply for a 2023 PeopleForBikes Industry Community Grant

September 11, 2023

Funded by the bike industry, these $5,000 to $10,000 grants support local infrastructure initiatives.

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Introducing E-Bike Smart, a New Rider Education Program

August 30, 2023

PeopleForBikes, the League of American Bicyclists, and Bicycle Colorado came together to help riders of all experience levels learn more about safely riding electric bicycles.

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The Evolving Landscape of Bicycle Regulations

August 14, 2023

PeopleForBikes is continuing our engagement with the CPSC on lithium battery safety, coaster brake requirements, and potential new bicycle and e-bike regulations.

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Introducing PeopleForBikes’ New Electric Bicycle Policy Database

August 8, 2023

Land managers and recreation enthusiasts alike can now review and browse all known eMTB and e-bike policies throughout the U.S.

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Learnings From the Inaugural Recreational Trails Workshop

August 8, 2023

By bringing together diverse groups of stakeholders, PeopleForBikes hopes to break down some of the silos that currently exist in the recreation space.

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New Framework Aims to Conserve Our Public Lands

August 2, 2023

A newly proposed Public Lands Rule could help restore and protect 245 million acres across the country. PeopleForBikes weighs in on the proposal and what it could mean for recreationists.

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There’s Already Record Funding For Bikes in 2023

August 1, 2023

More than $800 million in state and local funding is going to projects that directly support infrastructure, promote safety, and enhance recreational opportunities for bicycling.

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How Minneapolis Became a Top U.S. Bike City

July 27, 2023

The Midwestern city prioritized bicycling by lowering speed limits, redesigning streets, and implementing an equitable, all ages and abilities network.

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Introducing the Great Bike Infrastructure Project

July 26, 2023

PeopleForBikes launched a first-of-its-kind campaign to transform communities across the United States by advancing thousands of bike projects and policies.

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Growing Female Ridership in West Virginia

July 25, 2023

Girls Riding Together (GRiT) gets more women on bikes, breaking down barriers in a male-dominated sport.

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Legislative Bike Triumphs: A 2023 Mid-Year Review

July 21, 2023

In 2023, U.S. states have made big strides toward advancing safety, investing in infrastructure, combating climate change, and expanding access to outdoor recreation.

Cambridge, Massachusetts, established a clear vision for the future of bike infrastructure through its 2020 bicycle plan. (Image credit: Cambridge Bicycle Plan)
How Great Bike Plans Transform Communities

July 19, 2023

If you’re seeking inspiration to help guide your local bike planning process, here are nine cities with plans worth duplicating.

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Five States Announce New E-Bike Incentive Programs

July 13, 2023

Colorado, Maine, Minnesota, Vermont, and Washington are the newest states to encourage e-bike adoption via rebates and tax credit initiatives.

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55 New Schools Commit to Youth Cycling

July 3, 2023

Outride recently announced 55 new Riding For Focus programs, continuing efforts to empower youth and communities through bicycling and counteract a nationwide decline in youth ridership.

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Federal Policy Moves for Safer Batteries and E-Bikes

June 27, 2023

The newly reintroduced Import Security and Fairness Act would be a big win for the government, the economy, and consumers alike.

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2023’s Best Places to Bike

June 27, 2023

An overview of this year’s U.S. City Ratings data, including top performers, biggest improvements, and more.

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From Town to the Tetons, Jackson Is Best Seen By Bike

June 21, 2023

With 70 miles of pathways and 150 miles of trails, bicycling is helping to build community in this Wyoming mountain town.

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Longmont’s Multifaceted Approach to Better Bicycling

June 21, 2023

From eliminating parking minimums to mandating the inclusion of bike lanes in road improvement projects, biking is at the forefront of urban planning for this Colorado city.

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Bike Share Boosts Long Beach's Bikeability for All

June 21, 2023

The Southern California city has an ambitious plan to build a true 15-minute city, complete with protected bike facilities on every arterial and a bike share dock in every neighborhood.

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PeopleForBikes Receives Grant to Keep Shared Micromobility Equitable

June 14, 2023

This is the fifth grant to support the work of the Better Bike Share Partnership since its inception in 2014.

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What You Should Know About E-Bike Battery Certification

June 13, 2023

PeopleForBikes’ new Certification Terminology guidelines help manufacturers better understand the nuances associated with testing standards and what is currently required.

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This Annual Bike Ride Connects Cherokee Youth to Their History

June 1, 2023

Every June, a cohort of bicyclists “Remember the Removal” by traveling nearly 1,000 miles from Georgia to Oklahoma, honoring their ancestors along the way.

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Your Bike Advocacy Playbook

May 23, 2023

Want to help make your city a better place to bike? We developed a 15-point, research-based fact sheet to help you push for change.

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A New Tool for Equitable Bike Planning

May 22, 2023

The Equitable Transportation Community (ETC) Explorer helps cities identify where to prioritize investments in bicycling and walking infrastructure.

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PeopleForBikes’ New E-Bike Incentive Design Tool

May 15, 2023

The new resource includes lessons, best practices, and sample legislation for bike advocates, industry members, and policymakers to create electric bicycle incentive programs.

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West Virginia’s New Law Legalizes Class 2 E-Bike Access

May 12, 2023

Governor Jim Justice signed a bill into law establishing rules and regulations for electric bikes that more closely mimic federal law.

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North Carolina’s Year of the Trail

May 3, 2023

A year-long marketing campaign aims to highlight the benefits of trails, garnering more support and funding in the process.

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New Florida Bill Expands Access and Funding for Multi-Use Trails

May 2, 2023

Senate Bill 106 will expand access to Florida’s iconic Wildlife Corridor and fund the design, planning, and construction of trails connecting the Corridor to other trail networks.

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Bike-to-Work Week Isn’t Working

May 1, 2023

Want to build a lasting bike culture at your company? Follow these steps.

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New Battery Safety Bills Land in Congress

April 24, 2023

The proposed legislation would direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to regulate lithium ion batteries in mobility products.

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Highlights from the California Trails and Greenways Conference

April 17, 2023

Nine high-level takeaways from this year’s conference, with an emphasis on how trails can be a multifunctional asset to communities nationwide.

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New Research Shows Promising Future for eMTB Access

April 14, 2023

A first-of-its-kind Vermont study found that overall, electric mountain bike usage was perceived as more positive than negative.

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Creating a Better World for Adaptive Cyclists

April 5, 2023

Washington’s AIROW Project shares challenges, opportunities, and successes as it works to make bicycling and the outdoors accessible for people of all abilities.

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Senate Brings Back America’s Outdoor Recreation Act

April 4, 2023

The reintroduced package prioritizes recreation and mountain biking on public lands nationwide.

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Barriers to Bike and E-Scooter Use in Black Communities

April 3, 2023

The recent Arrested Mobility report is the result of an investigative survey of bicycle, pedestrian, and e-scooter policies across all 50 U.S. states.

Daniel Langenkamp and son at the Ride for Your Life rally on November 19, 2022. (Photo credit: Brian Rimm)
A Diplomat’s Tragic Death Sparks a New Safety Bill

March 30, 2023

The bipartisan Sarah Debbink Langenkamp Active Transportation Safety Act will encourage state and local governments to fully leverage federal funding for complete bike networks.

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Offices of Outdoor Recreation Deliver Big

March 28, 2023

Eighteen states house OREC offices, which can help guide investments toward bicycle infrastructure, programming, and other pertinent resources.

A stunning ride on the Aquarius Trail Huts system in Dixie National Forest, funded in part by UDOR (Photo Credit: Ryan Salm)
Lessons From the First State Office of Outdoor Recreation

March 27, 2023

Founded in 2013, Utah's OREC (now Division of Outdoor Recreation) ensures every Utahn can live a healthy and active lifestyle through outdoor recreation and access to natural space.

Wearing a yellow safety vest, Coach Balto leads a weekly “Bike Bus” for Alameda Elementary School students. (Photo credit: Jonathan Maus/BikePortland)
How a Bike Bus Inspired a State Bill

March 23, 2023

In Portland, Oregon, a wildly successful bike bus not only inspired similar actions around the country but also forced state legislators to rethink school transportation funding.

Cotopaxi Founder and CEO Davis Smith shares lessons on leading a service-based business and how it's never too late to make a difference.
Highlights from the 2023 Bicycle Leadership Conference

March 22, 2023

Couldn’t attend the 2023 BLC in March? Check out our recap video and action-oriented takeaways.

Photography by Dominique Clique for Native American Heritage Challenge
How to Use Ride Spot to Give Back

March 21, 2023

Last year, we began Ride Spot Gives Back to elevate marginalized voices, Here’s what’s to come in 2023.

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E-BIKE Act Makes a Comeback in Congress

March 21, 2023

Climate leaders reintroduced the E-BIKE Act in Congress, renewing the possibility of a federal tax credit for electric bicycles. ...

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Bill for Long-Distance Bike Trails Introduced in Congress

March 3, 2023

The BOLT Act will help rural recreation economies plan for and meet the growing demand for bicycling as a low-cost, emissionless, and tourism-driving activity.

Mexico City’s Muevete en Bici program has closed down Paseo de la Reforma to car traffic every Sunday since 2017.
How to Build a Bike City: Lessons from CDMX

February 22, 2023

In the last four years, bicycling in Mexico City has transformed thanks to a connected network, dedicated infrastructure, and an emphasis on equitable mobility.

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Two New Sustainability Benefits for PeopleForBikes Members

February 21, 2023

Introducing the industry’s first comprehensive Sustainable Packaging Guide and Chemicals Management Memo.

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Help Get More Kids on Bikes

February 21, 2023

Applications are open for Outride’s 2023 Riding for Focus program, which provides middle school teachers with everything they need to get students bicycling.

With a $25 million RAISE grant, Conway, Arkansas, will construct 15 miles of multi-use paths, cycle tracks, and trailheads as part of its ambitious Connect Conway Project. (Image credit: City of Conway, Connect Conway RAISE grant application)
Billions of Dollars Are Available for Bike Projects

February 14, 2023

Between numerous federal programs, municipalities across the U.S. have unprecedented access to funding for safe, connected bike networks and trails.

The Los Angeles Department of Transportation installed a bicycle-only signal phase as part of its safety improvements in downtown Los Angeles.
This Ground-Breaking Research Will Improve Intersection Safety

February 9, 2023

Diagnostics firm MicroTraffic released 10 design recommendations for reducing crashes where a protected bike lane approaches and crosses an intersection.

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Why Become a PeopleForBikes Member?

February 8, 2023

Our mission is to help bike riders and bike businesses thrive, transforming the U.S. into the best bicycling nation in the world.

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Electric Bicycles Meet Equity in Upstate New York

January 30, 2023

In the Village of Ossining, e-bikes are being deployed to create a barrier-free network that includes bike share, lending libraries, and a lease-to-own scheme.

From Bloomington, Indiana to Portland, Oregon (pictured above), protected bike lanes of all shapes and sizes transformed U.S. communities in 2022. (Photo Credit: David Evans and Associates, Inc.)
The Best New U.S. Bike Lanes

January 27, 2023

Cities from coast to coast stepped up to build world-class protected bicycle infrastructure in 2022.

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Great Smoky Mountains National Park Announces Finding of No Significant Impact for New Trail System

January 26, 2023

The proposed trail system will feature 11.8 miles of bicycle-optimized mountain bike trails in the Wears Valley area of the national park.

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Exciting New Mountain Biking Trails Opened in 2022

January 21, 2023

Spanning from Colorado to Vermont, PeopleForBikes compiled some of the best new trails to explore in the new year.

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Pennsylvania DCNR Finalizes E-Bike Policy for State Parks and Forests

January 20, 2023

Electric bicycles will officially be allowed on trails already open to traditional bicycle usage on PA DCNR-managed lands.

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We Were Wrong About Sharrows

January 19, 2023

The former executive director of the California Bicycle Coalition was a key player in the proliferation of shared lane markings. Twenty years later, he’s disillusioned with them.

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PeopleForBikes Has a New, Data-Driven Podcast

January 18, 2023

“Inside the Outdoors” is a collaboration between Patrick Hogan, PeopleForBikes’ senior research manager, and Kelly Davis, research director at the Outdoor Industry Association.

Momentum Bike Clubs, based in Greenville, South Carolina, was a 2022 Outride Fund Grant recipient.
2023 Outride Fund Applications Are Open

January 17, 2023

The youth bicycling organization is ditching its community match requirement and putting a renewed emphasis on improving social, emotional, and cognitive health.

Photo by Michael Gleason, photographer and Mott Park resident.
A Bicycle Garden Grows in Michigan

January 13, 2023

In Flint, a neighborhood association transformed an unused urban tennis court into a space where local youth can learn to bike.

Rachel Fussell, eMTB policy and program manager at PeopleForBikes, rides during an all-staff retreat in Bentonville, Arkansas.
How PeopleForBikes Encourages Staff to Ride More

January 10, 2023

Last year, we debuted our “Bike Perks” program, which pays employees to get out and ride.

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Leveraging Federal Infrastructure Funding for Bikes in 2023

January 9, 2023

Check out our recap of what happened in 2022 and what to expect in the new year.

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PeopleForBikes' 2022 Must-Reads

January 3, 2023

In case you missed them, here are 10 of our most important stories from last year.

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U.S. Bicycle Industry to Save Additional $100 Million in Extended Tariff Exclusions

December 19, 2022

The United States Trade Representative recently announced extensions to 352 Section 301 tariffs, covering U.S. bicycle industry products worth more than $370 million in annual import value.

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Electric Cargo Bikes Deliver Big

December 15, 2022

Governments, corporations, and nonprofits alike are betting on a cheaper, greener, and more efficient way to transport goods.

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Takeaways From the PeopleForBikes Coalition Board Meeting

December 14, 2022

The PFB Board met on December 14 to welcome new members and discuss infrastructure, data, and participation goals for 2023.

Girls in Gear is one of this year's 11 grantees.
PeopleForBikes Announces 2022 Industry Community Grant Recipients

December 14, 2022

The 11 projects funded in 2022 will support bicycle infrastructure and advocacy projects across the U.S.

Photo Credit: Melissa Lukenbaugh
Building Inclusive Bicycling at School and Beyond

December 13, 2022

In Oklahoma, Bike Club Tulsa is creating a bicycle ecosystem, complete with adaptive cycling, educational opportunities, community repairs, and safer places to ride.

Dulcie Canton became an advocate after she was hit by a car while bicycling.
Fighting to Make Our Streets Safer

December 12, 2022

"The Street Project," a new documentary, tells of the global, citizen-led fight to reclaim our neighborhoods, combat preventable deaths, and get new infrastructure on the ground.

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2022’s Biggest State Policy Wins

December 7, 2022

After a year’s worth of policy tracking and engagement, we’ve identified six state-level policy gains worth celebrating.

PeopleForBikes President and CEO Jenn Dice kicks off SHIFT'22 with her opening keynote address.
Our Top Lessons Learned From SHIFT‘22

December 6, 2022

Unable to attend the inaugural conference in Northwest Arkansas this October? Check out our recap of actionable takeaways from each of our three education pillars.

A flock of riders depart Stillwater, Oklahoma, for the Mid South gravel race.
Gravel Biking Is Transforming Small Town America

November 28, 2022

Small towns offer many benefits for gravel biking and racing, but the fastest-growing sector of the bike world also has reciprocal positive effects on the communities.

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Low Cost Ways to Improve Bike Culture at Work

November 22, 2022

Curated from 650 individual survey responses, these tips can help promote a pro-bike culture at any workplace.

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Voters Approve $725 Million in Recreation Infrastructure Funds

November 18, 2022

On November 8, recreational bicycling won big, with several notable measures passing at the local level.

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Bikes Win Big at the Polls

November 17, 2022

This past election, voters approved nearly $3.6 billion dollars across the country for new and improved bicycling infrastructure.

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A Data-Driven Bike Industry, Powered by PeopleForBikes

November 15, 2022

With a significant investment approved to expand our research and statistics program, PeopleForBikes is working to create a more comprehensive view of bicycling in the U.S.

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What Are the Biggest Challenges Facing Electric Bicycles?

November 15, 2022

Members of PeopleForBikes’ Electric Bicycle and Legal, Legislative, and Safety subcommittees met to discuss priorities and strategies for electric bicycles over the next five years.

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Bureau of Economic Analysis Estimates Increases in GDP for Bicycling in the U.S.

November 15, 2022

While the measure of GDP only tells a small portion of bicycling’s overall contribution to the U.S. economy, the takeaways are still impactful.

Photo Credit: Outride, Gretchen Powers (@gpowersfilm)
A Recap of the 2022 Outride Summit

November 10, 2022

The annual gathering, which took place from October 25-26, focused on how to change the lives of youth and communities through bicycling.

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Northwest Arkansas Schools Go Big on Bikes

October 13, 2022

The state's northwest corner is taking a holistic approach to nurturing cycling among students and teachers.

Photo Credits: The Cycle Effect
The Cycle Effect Gets Latina Youth Riding

October 12, 2022

The Colorado-based nonprofit uses culturally relevant, bilingual programming to get more young women into mountain biking.

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The Case for Guaranteed Basic Mobility

October 12, 2022

It’s time to reframe how we think about transportation and mobility — the ability to move freely and participate in society is a basic right.

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Transforming Old Tires Into Bike Lane Barriers

October 11, 2022

In Memphis, a workforce development program is using old car parts to carve out space for bicycling.

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Vote for Better Bike Infrastructure

September 22, 2022

This November, your vote is needed to pass important bike initiatives in all 50 states.

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Charging Ahead on Micromobility Policy

September 21, 2022

Industry, advocacy and research organizations joined forces to devise a set of principles guiding the implementation of funding and policy for micromobility.

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2022 State Legislative Wins for Electric Bicycles

September 21, 2022

States across the country are getting serious about electric bicycles. Check out a recap of this year’s legislative wins so far.

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The Power of A Bike Park

September 19, 2022

In El Paso, Texas, the Desert Downs Bike Park is breaking down barriers to entry, showcasing the positive economic, health, and community-building benefits of biking.

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Tap Into More Bike Infrastructure Funding

September 15, 2022

The League of American Bicyclists and Safe Routes Partnership collaborated on state-specific fact sheets for the Transportation Alternatives Program.

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Marley Blonsky Takes On Size Inclusion in Bicycling

September 9, 2022

A Q&A with the co-founder of All Bodies on Bikes, an advocacy group that empowers folks of all shapes and sizes to ride joyfully.

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Parking Reform is Key to Building Bike-Friendly Cities

August 31, 2022

In order to build safe, convenient bike networks, we need to rethink how we allocate public space and specifically, how we prioritize parking.

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What IS in the Inflation Reduction Act for Bikes?

August 16, 2022

While it neglects to consider several incentives that center bikes as climate action, the IRA still advances much needed climate policy for the U.S.

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The Urban Wilderness Transforming Knoxville

August 15, 2022

The home of the University of Tennessee is becoming one of the best cities in the Southeast for biking thanks to its redefinition of "wilderness."

The Downieville Grocery Store is the main stop for rest and provisions when you get back from a ride. (Photo credit: Ken Etzel)
The Lost Sierra Route

August 10, 2022

In Northern California, a planned 600-plus-mile trail will connect 15 mountain towns, bringing economic revitalization alongside new mountain bikers.

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You Can Advocate for Bikes in the Inflation Reduction Act

August 3, 2022

Take advantage of our collection of resources to advocate for critical bike policy in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.

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Oakland Youth Are Biking Towards a Better Future

July 31, 2022

The California Field School uses the bicycle as a tool for teaching youth about history, the environment and community throughout the state.

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Inflation Reduction Act Falls Short in Prioritizing Bikes

July 28, 2022

PeopleForBikes continues to fight for a federal e-bike tax credit despite a big loss in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.

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Exploring Climate Action Solutions With Electric Bicycles

July 22, 2022

Attendees at the Electric Bicycle Summit discussed ideas on how to improve the connection between riding an electric bicycle and fighting climate change.

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Want to Save Americans Money at the Pump? Invest in Bikes

July 21, 2022

The Biden administration and Congress could quickly lower transportation costs for Americans by investing in bike infrastructure and e-bike purchase subsidies, as well as fight inflation by relieving Section 301 tariffs on bicycle imports.

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Join PeopleForBikes at the Electric Mountain Bike Summit

July 6, 2022

PeopleForBikes’ inaugural eMTB Summit will take place September 14-15, 2022, in Lake Tahoe, California. ...

Photos courtesy of OutCycling Fearless Flyers and Leandro Justin
Empowering LGBTQ+ Youth Through Bicycling

June 30, 2022

The Fearless Flyers program goes beyond group rides and bicycle basics to provide community-based education, wellness resources and an inclusive cycling environment.

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PeopleForBikes’ Fly-In Brings Industry Leaders Back to Washington, D.C.

June 30, 2022

Focused on bikes as a climate policy solution and expanded electric mountain bike access, PeopleForBikes hosted our first industry fly-in since 2019. ...

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Slow Streets Pave the Way to Better Bike Cities

June 30, 2022

Time and again, we’ve seen that when speed limits fall, safety rises — as do cities’ Bicycle Network Analysis scores. ...

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Working to 'Ungap' Seattle's Bike Map

June 30, 2022

Wanting to bring more people to bicycling, nonprofit Seattle Neighborhood Greenways is advocating to close gaps in Seattle’s bicycle network.

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Crested Butte’s Answer to Car Dependency? Boots, Bikes and Buses

June 29, 2022

It may be known as one of the birthplaces of mountain biking in the U.S., but Crested Butte’s community of single-speed townie bikes is helping cut off the need for cars.  ...

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The Secret Behind Bentonville’s Success

June 29, 2022

Twenty years ago, the small, Northwest Arkansas city was relatively unknown. Today, it’s the mountain biking capital of the world. ...

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Bike Fatalities Are Worse for Black and Hispanic Americans

June 23, 2022

A new study highlights how Black riders are more than 4.5x as likely to die while riding a bike than white riders on a per-mile basis.

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2022 CityRatings: The Best Places to Bike in the U.S.

June 21, 2022

Using extensive research and data collection, PeopleForBikes' City Ratings program highlights communities that embrace the bicycle as a tool for mobility, economic growth and recreation. ...

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How to Make Any City Better for Bicycling

June 8, 2022

PeopleForBikes’ new SPRINT methodology lays the groundwork for cities looking to improve bicycling locally. ...

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Better Bike Share Partnership Awards $75,000 in Grants

June 7, 2022

These 10 projects will reach and engage traditionally underserved populations through shared micromobility.

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Electric Mountain Bike Pilot Project Coming to Vermont

June 7, 2022

New study looks to understand the impacts of allowing Class 1 pedal-assist eMTBs on trails in the Green Mountain State. ...

Mentor and mentee during Little Bellas inaugural practice in Morgantown. (Photo credit: Shannon Arbogast for West Virginia University Smith OEDC)
Morgantown’s Bike Strategy Focuses on Youth

June 7, 2022

While the West Virginia city doesn’t currently have the most impressive City Ratings score, it’s well-positioned to grow into a top spot for bicycling.

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Our Top Adventure Biking Destinations

June 6, 2022

We collected a few of our favorite places to adventure by bike, all of which ranked in the top 100 of our 2022 City Ratings.

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The State of Cycling in the U.K.

June 6, 2022

Thanks to pandemic-era changes and an influx of government funding, the United Kingdom is poised to become a global leader in active transportation.

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The Importance Of Mapping Bicycling Data

June 3, 2022

Tools like BikeMaps.org and PeopleForBikes’ Bicycle Network Analysis help planners make investment decisions that prioritize safety.

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2022's Top-Ranking U.S. Cities for Bicycling

June 3, 2022

For the sixth consecutive year, PeopleForBikes is proud to release our annual City Ratings, a data-driven program to evaluate, identify and compare the best cities and towns for bicycling.

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The Best Places for Sightseeing by Bike

June 3, 2022

America is home to some incredibly beautiful destinations — we collected our favorites to see by bike.

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Top Up-and-Coming Cities for Biking

June 2, 2022

Looking for a new city to put down roots that’s also great for cycling? We selected some of our favorite performers from this year’s City Ratings.

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An Electric Bicycle Battery Recycling Program Takes Off

May 31, 2022

BCycle is the first bike share company to participate in Call2Recycle’s landmark, industrywide battery recycling initiative. ...

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2022’s Best College Towns for Biking

May 30, 2022

Supported by quality bike networks, high ridership among students and campus-led initiatives to increase bicycling safety, many university towns rated highly in this year’s City Ratings.

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Oklahoma Youth Love This Bike Club

May 27, 2022

Bike Club OKC is helping kids build community locally and better express themselves, improving health and academic outcomes along the way. ...

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A Proven Model for Accelerating Bike Networks

May 20, 2022

PeopleForBikes, in collaboration with Wend Collective, helped five U.S. cities successfully increase bicycle mobility through the construction of new bike infrastructure.

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A Tale of Two Biking Cities

May 20, 2022

Austin, Texas, and Paris, France, both made big commitments to prioritize bicycling. But how do the cities’ efforts compare? ...

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Factoring Social and Environmental Responsibility Into Your Supply Chain

May 9, 2022

Alix Armour, head of sustainability at Super73, and Troy Jones, social and environmental responsibility manager at Specialized, serve as co-chairs on the Supply Chain and Social and Environmental Responsibility track within PeopleForBikes’ Sustainability Working Group. ...

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Fire on the Mountain

May 3, 2022

In North Carolina, mountain bike trails on Cherokee land are improving citizens’ quality of life and transforming the local economy. ...

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New Recreation Policy Package Hits U.S. Senate

May 3, 2022

The first-of-its-kind bill prioritizes recreation and mountain biking on public lands nationwide. ...

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The Health Benefits of Electric Bikes

April 28, 2022

E-bikes are fun, but do they still offer exercise? We surveyed the available data to find out. ...

A street mural in Kansas City, MO, helped cut driver speeds by 45% and inspire the “Asphalt Art Safety Study.” (Photos courtesy of Bloomberg Philanthropies)
Asphalt Art Can Save Lives

April 26, 2022

A new study found that installing road murals at intersections can cut down on crashes by a whopping 50%. ...

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Steering Students Towards Health and Success

April 14, 2022

Mile High 360 is teaching Denver youth to ride, helping them see bicycling and their city in a new light. ...

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How to Make Your Biking Habit Stick

April 11, 2022

Fitness instructor Larissa Gaul lends some tips on maintaining a resolution to biking more often. ...

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A How-To Guide for Decriminalizing Mobility

April 2, 2022

BikeWalkKC and Safe Routes to School released a new publication designed for advocates that want to repeal and modify unsafe, racialized traffic laws. ...

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U.S. Forest Service Finalizes Guidance for Electric Bicycle Access

March 31, 2022

Electric Bicycles will remain classified as motor vehicles, but the guidance offers new tools for land managers to determine electric bicycle access. ...

Photo courtesy of Indego bike share.
QBP Scholarships Aim to Diversify the Bike Industry

March 31, 2022

Applications are currently open for four separate bicycle mechanic educational opportunities, all geared towards increasing gender and racial diversity in the bike industry. ...

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PeopleForBikes’ Efforts for Electric Mountain Bikes on Public Lands

March 31, 2022

PeopleForBikes is working with federal partners to create and open more off-road trails to electric bicycles. ...

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How My Electric Bike Helped Me Heal

March 29, 2022

After breaking a leg skiing, this rider’s e-bike has been instrumental in aiding both her physical therapy and mental well-being. ...

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Electric Bicycle Incentives Go Local

March 25, 2022

With Congress at an impasse, states and cities are exploring ways to boost electric bikes. ...

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Riding Bikes Is Good For Youth and Research Proves It

March 25, 2022

A new report from the nonprofit Outride showcases how bicycling can transform student’s health and well-being for the better. We spoke with Esther Walker, Ph.D about the new findings.  ...

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USTR Announces Long-Sought Tariff Relief for Bikes

March 25, 2022

New, retroactive Section 301 tariff exclusions mark a big win for the bike industry. ...

Photo courtesy of Bicycle Colorado's Learn to Ride program. A similar adult education class will launch in Bentonville, Arkansas, on April 4, 2022.
First Ride: Teaching Adults to Bike

March 22, 2022

A new educational series from nonprofit Trailblazers + ETHIC seeks to ensure every adult in Northwest Arkansas can ride if they want to. ...

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The Health Benefits of Biking for Youth

March 17, 2022

Learn how kids in Outride’s Riding for Focus program are pedaling for social, emotional, and cognitive well-being. ...

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What Makes a Good Electric Bike Incentive Program?

March 7, 2022

Researchers created a table tracking every e-bike incentive program in North America, providing a point of reference for new policies and future research. ...

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Electric Mountain Bikes Reconnect Riders With Disabilities With the Outdoors

March 2, 2022

Nonprofit Move United is dedicated to improving the off-road experience for riders with disabilities, both with a library of adaptive bikes and improved trail resources. ...

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Safe Trails Are Happy Trails

March 2, 2022

The ongoing bike boom underscores the need for more and better places to ride. ...

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Centering Youth Voices in Bike Advocacy

February 28, 2022

The National Youth Bike Council, a network of high school-aged advocates from around the U.S., is speaking up on behalf of young bicyclists everywhere. ...

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PeopleForBikes Pushes for Trade Policy Relief

February 25, 2022

As Congress works towards a final, sweeping trade policy package, PeopleForBikes urges for the inclusion of tariff relief and other key programs for the bike industry. ...

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RAISE Grants Present Big Funding for Better Bike Infrastructure

February 25, 2022

U.S. DOT Announces 2022 RAISE Grant Cycle to fund infrastructure projects nationwide. ...

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A Pro-Recreation Policy Package Is on the Horizon

February 25, 2022

New legislation in Congress could help identify 10 long-distance bike trails and invest in rural communities’ recreation potential. ...

U.C.L.A. professors are working on a user-friendly app that will allow local commuters to join ‘bike-to-work flows,’ charting routes that will be digitally translated into public art pieces.
L.A. Researchers Hope to Make ‘Bikepooling’ a Thing

February 24, 2022

A $1 million National Science Foundation grantee aims to bring safety in numbers to underserved bike commuters, creating communal art in the process. ...

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A Call to End Support for Pretextual Policing

February 22, 2022

PeopleForBikes and 70 other organizations signed a letter asking the DOT and DOJ to reconsider policies that undermine public safety and racial equity. ...

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The History of the Bicycle Leadership Conference

February 11, 2022

For more than two decades, the BLC has gathered bicycling leaders to shape the future of the industry.  ...

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The Evolution of PeopleForBikes’ Hiring Practices

February 9, 2022

Our chief of staff shares resources and lessons learned from almost two years spent engaged in diversity, equity and inclusion work. ...

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U.S. DOT Doubles Down on Road Safety

February 2, 2022

Transportation Secretary Buttigieg calls for zero road deaths with new National Road Safety Strategy. ...

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Lessons From London’s Bike Surge

January 31, 2022

Pandemic-era changes to the built environment dramatically shifted the urban bike landscape. But if equity had been centered, would the numbers be higher? ...

A Laramie Middle School student takes part in an afterschool bike program.
The Wyoming City Centering Kids on Bikes

January 28, 2022

In Laramie, kids learn to ride bikes in middle school, and a combination of research and advocacy work ensures they remain engaged cyclists into adulthood. ...

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BLC — Dana Point Has Something for Everyone

January 24, 2022

Come early, stay late — Dana Point has it all. ...

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Electric Bicycles and Safety Technology Could Shift the Future of U.S. Transportation

January 20, 2022

PeopleForBikes recently presented on the vast potential of electric bicycles at the 2022 CES trade show. ...

The Longhorn Dam Shared Use Path in Austin, Texas. (Photo courtesy of the Austin Department of Transportation)
Five of the Best New Bikeways

January 14, 2022

These 2021 builds are all more than just bike lanes — they represent political wins, Complete Streets projects and crucial connections that make up comprehensive bike networks. ...

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PeopleForBikes’ 2021 Must-Reads

January 6, 2022

In case you missed them, here are 12 of our most important stories from last year. ...

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Exciting Times To Go Even Bigger for Bikes

January 3, 2022

This op-ed was originally published in the January 2022 issue of BRAIN. ...

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Five Ways PeopleForBikes Is Working to Boost Recreational Bike Riding

December 17, 2021

Recreational bicycling is an increasingly popular activity and an area in which PeopleForBikes works to grow everyday. ...

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PeopleForBikes' Coalition Board Looks to the Future

December 15, 2021

In December, our Board of Directors met to review PeopleForBikes' strategic initiatives for 2022 and beyond. ...

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Announcing Our Fall 2021 Industry Community Grant Awards

December 14, 2021

PeopleForBikes’ latest round of Industry Community Grants funded $55,000 for seven different bike projects across the U.S. ...

The electric bicycles at Denver, Colorado’s various bike libraries come from FattE-Bikes, a locally owned and operated shop.
Electric Bicycles for All!

December 14, 2021

From Colorado to Canberra, e-bike libraries are on the rise and helping break down traditional barriers to riding. ...

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Mapping Youth Bike Programs in the U.S.

December 8, 2021

A new comprehensive mapping project from Outride and PeopleForBikes shows the nationwide locations of eight youth bicycling programs. Is there one near you? ...

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2022 Bicycle Leadership Series: Together, Better Than Ever

December 8, 2021

The 2022 PeopleForBikes' collection of education and networking events is largely in-person, designed to bring the industry together and help shape our collective future. After nearly two years of trying to sustain a sense of community across the bike industry with Zoom breakout rooms, virtual happ ...

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Pedal It Forward

December 7, 2021

In Northwest Arkansas, employees at J.B. Hunt and Walmart are volunteering to fix up bikes for community members in need. ...

A cutaway transit bus traveling on a tribal gravel rural road near Farmington, New Mexico. (Credit: Capacity Builders)
The Limits of Rural Mobility

December 6, 2021

Marcela Moreno, a 2021 Transportation Justice fellow, discusses the ways transportation (or lack thereof) impacts rural communities — and what needs to be done. ...

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Better Bike Policy Can Prevent Deaths

December 3, 2021

Research out of Colorado State University highlights how comprehensive mode shift could prevent more than 15,000 deaths a year—and not just in crashes. ...

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Building Momentum for Pro-Recreation Policy

December 1, 2021

On Dec. 1, the U.S. Senate will hold a hearing to consider a slate of bills that could advance public lands and recreation access, permitting and development, with big opportunities for bikes. ...

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The Argument for Bikes-for-Clunkers Programs

November 30, 2021

Our current environmental predicament demands unconventional ideas and bold action across the board. ...

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House Votes YES on Billions for Bike Incentives and Infrastructure in Build Back Better Act

November 19, 2021

A closer look at the bike provisions included in the Build Back Better Act and the political landscape ahead. ...

Mechanics Lorenzo Manuelito (left) and Frank Cook (center) with founder Scott Nydam (right) in front of the Silver Stallion mobile shop. (All photos courtesy of Silver Stallion’s Shaun Price.)
Ride for Gratitude and the Navajo Nation

November 12, 2021

In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, our November Ride Spot Challenges are raising money for Silver Stallion, a bike nonprofit serving Dinétah. ...

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New Orleans' Bicycle Equity Index

November 10, 2021

In 2019, the Crescent City joined forces with Toole Design to let equity lead in the planning of its bike network. ...

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Biking Where Black

November 8, 2021

A new study shows that areas with less bike infrastructure experience disproportionate ticketing, compounding the effects of racially biased policing and transportation policies. ...

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Billions in Funding Advanced for Bikes in Federal Votes on Infrastructure and Reconciliation Bills

November 8, 2021

The $1 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and $1.75 trillion Build Back Better Act offer big funding for bikes nationwide. ...

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Austin Will Be America’s Next Great Biking City

November 1, 2021

Over the last two years, the Texas capital accelerated the buildout of its all ages and abilities bike network, building more than 100 new miles with no signs of slowing down. ...

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In Texas, A Bike Network Gets Bigger

October 29, 2021

An interview with Austin Mayor Steve Adler on the city’s ambitious, 400+ mile bike network. ...

A member of the Northwest Center’s youth advisory council poses in Belmont Cragin.
Investing in Community

October 26, 2021

Building inclusive bicycling ecosystems means supporting youth and working from the inside out. Two nonprofits — the Northwest Center and Outride — are committed to doing just that. ...

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PeopleForBikes Renews Partnerships With International Mountain Bicycling Association and National Interscholastic Cycling Association

October 24, 2021

PeopleForBikes is the national organization that supports every kind of bicycling. Whether it’s on road or dirt, or for recreation, transportation or competition, in every state across the country, PeopleForBikes works to make biking better for everyone. That’s why we’re delighted to announce our re ...

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Increasing Awareness and Education About the Benefits of Electric Bicycles

October 13, 2021

PeopleForBikes staff are amplifying the many environmental and social solutions e-bikes offer at several events this fall. ...

The author, Kiana Parker, is a disability advocate living in Seattle, Washington. (Photo credit Christine Chu)
Planning’s Disability Blindspot

October 4, 2021

All cities should strive to serve everyone, people with disabilities included. Unfortunately, the latter is all too often left out of the planning process. ...

Jeremy McGhee rides his Sport-On adaptive mountain bike in Bentonville, Arkansas.
Meet the Rider Improving Access for Disabled Mountain Bikers

September 29, 2021

Jeremy McGhee is on a mission to ride and document every mountain bike trail in Northwest Arkansas, opening up the landscape for those who can’t ride a traditional bike. ...

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Promoting Equity and Climate Action Through Bike Infrastructure

September 27, 2021

A bill advanced in the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee could provide big dollars for bike infrastructure projects. ...

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Climate Change Demands More Bike Advocates

September 21, 2021

When it comes to environmental solutions, all too often the onus is put solely on the individual. It’s time for all bicyclists to become advocates and demand institutional action.  ...

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Tackling Climate Change One Ride at a Time

September 20, 2021

Research proves that bikes can help lower our carbon emissions, and making a difference might not be as difficult as we think. ...

Washington Avenue, Minneapolis – our No. 8 pick from 2017.
Five New State Laws Seeking to Combat Climate Change Through Bikes

September 16, 2021

New legislation recognizes the power of bikes to help reach climate action goals ...

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Incentivizing Bicycling Is Climate Policy

September 14, 2021

A consumer rebate for electric bicycles and a commuter benefit for biking to work aren’t just tax policy, they’re climate policy.  ...

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House Committee Advances Electric Bicycle Tax Credit and Bike Commuter Benefit

September 14, 2021

A closer look at the approved bike provisions in the Build Back Better Act and the political landscape that can get them signed into law. ...

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Bikes Are a Climate Solution

September 14, 2021

Riding a bike won’t solve the climate crisis alone, but its potential to reduce carbon emissions, improve public health and foster sustainable communities are all big steps towards a cleaner future. ...

Alongside the nonprofit Youth in Action, the Providence Streets Coalition has been engaging residents on Broad Street around the city’s planned infrastructure changes.
Inclusion on Main Street

September 13, 2021

A 1.5-mile stretch of Broad Street in Providence, Rhode Island, is slated for a holistic mobility upgrade and community engagement is an integral part of the plan. ...

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What the Growth of Black Peloton Can Teach Bicycling

September 7, 2021

The stationary bike and exercise company offers potent lessons when it comes to fostering safety, comfort and community for BIPOC riders. ...

A Little Bellas rider from the New Hampshire Upper Valley group. (Photo credit: William Freihofer)
The ‘Bike Boom’ Isn’t Just for Adults

September 2, 2021

The future of kids’ bicycling appeared dire until the pandemic hit. Now, a new generation of bicyclists is emerging. ...

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How Movement on Trade Policy Is Affecting the Bike Industry

August 25, 2021

An update on PeopleForBikes' federal trade and tariff work. ...

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Learnings From the 2021 Outride Research Summit

August 16, 2021

The virtual gathering highlighted evidence-based ways to advance youth and community well-being through bicycling. ...

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A Snapshot of Bicycling in 78 U.S. Cities

August 13, 2021

We culled the responses from our annual survey for city officials, painting a more nuanced picture of bicycling at the local level. ...

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Does America Have a Big Bike Ego?

August 11, 2021

Unlike their European counterparts, Americans appear to have inflated perceptions about the state of bicycling in the U.S. ...

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In Northwest Arkansas, You Can Go to College for Bikes

August 10, 2021

A first-of-its-kind program is launching in Bentonville with scholarships available for BIPOC and LGBTQ students. ...

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What Is the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill and What Could it Mean for Bikes?

August 4, 2021

If passed, the bill would advance the state of bicycle policy and funding in the U.S. but leaves opportunities for bold, transformative action on the table. ...

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Critical Mass: A Summit Empowering All Women

July 19, 2021

Bicycling organizations in Northwest Arkansas are joining together for this inaugural event, taking place virtually and in-person from July 23-24. ...

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The Making of a Bike Ecosystem

July 15, 2021

In Arizona’s Verde Valley, PeopleForBikes and other partners are coming together to create a community hub for mountain biking. ...

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Introducing Our Spring 2021 Community Grants Recipients 

July 2, 2021

We recently awarded $50,000 to eight projects across eight states through our spring Industry Community Grants Program. ...

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The 2021 Outride Research Summit

July 1, 2021

On July 28, tune in for evidence-based ways to advance youth and community well-being through bicycling. While the event is totally free, registration is required. ...

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The Unintended Consequences of Bike Laws

June 25, 2021

In King County, Washington, a coalition of advocates is fighting to repeal a helmet mandate that disproportionately harms BIPOC and homeless cyclists. ...

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PeopleForBikes’ 2021 Mid-Year Legislative Recap

June 23, 2021

A quick update on pro-bike policies from across the U.S. ...

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There's Something for Everyone in the E-BIKE Act

June 23, 2021

Bicyclists and non-riders alike will benefit from the proposed legislation. ...

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Model Electric Bicycle Laws Now in 36 States

June 23, 2021

Two-thirds of U.S. states now define and regulate electric bicycles in three-class system  ...

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Pivot Cycles Is Welcoming Refugees to America

June 17, 2021

The Arizona-based mountain bike company partnered with a local nonprofit to refurbish bikes for families in need. ...

People for Mobility Justice, one of the grantees, will host classes on electric bicycling and bike maintenance, as well as provide safety equipment such as helmets and lights. (Courtesy Photo)
Better Bike Share Partnership Awards $89,970 in Grants

June 15, 2021

The 12 projects utilize everything from community art to electric bikes and span the country from New York to Hawaii. ...

Credit: Capital Bikeshare, Sam Kittner Photography
House Committee Transportation Bill Makes Big Strides for Bikes

June 8, 2021

The $547 billion INVEST in America Act offers promising funding for connecting our nation. ...

Two bikers use Capitol Bike Share in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo credit: Sam Kittner/Kittner.com, courtesy of Arlington County Commuter Services.)
Good Networks Make Better Bike Cities

June 3, 2021

A focus on safe, connected bike networks helped boost these medium-sized cities to top spots in our 2021 City Ratings. ...

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Lessons From Europe

June 1, 2021

These seven European cities are role models when it comes to great bicycling. Here’s what U.S. cities can learn from them. ...

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Five Great Canadian Bike Cities

June 1, 2021

Spread out across provinces, these disparate locales showcase what bicycling north of the border is all about. ...

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Our Top Vacation Spots for Biking

June 1, 2021

From world-class mountain biking to wine tasting tours on two wheels, don’t forget to bring your helmet the next time you pack your bags. ...

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How to Build Big Cities for Biking

June 1, 2021

These six U.S. cities are top of class when it comes to their bike networks, infrastructure and political willpower. ...

Jackson Street in St. Paul, Minnesota, part of the Capital City Bikeway network. Credit: Toole Design © Bruce Buckley
What St. Paul Got Right For Bikes

June 1, 2021

From 2020 to 2021, the Minnesota capital’s City Rating score increased significantly. Here’s why. ...

A female bicyclist and child in Traverse City, Michigan. Photo by Gary Howe.
The Secrets of Small Town Bicycling

June 1, 2021

These four U.S. cities, all with populations under 50,000 people, scored well in the 2021 City Ratings. Here’s what they’re doing right. ...

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5 Strategies Every Bike Advocate Needs

May 31, 2021

Want to advance bicycling locally? It’s time to reconsider how we apply our messaging around bicycling and bike infrastructure. ...

Building fifty one bikes for Los Osos Middle School’s Outride Riding For Focus program. Credit: Outride.
Why Local Bike Shops Should Support Youth Bicycling

May 28, 2021

We spoke with retailers across the country to learn about various initiatives that are boosting business and building community. ...

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Senate Transportation Bill Shows Promise for Bikes at the Federal Level

May 26, 2021

New legislation is promising, but still falls short of answering the demand for safe and connected infrastructure. ...

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‘Spring Back on Bikes’ Is Increasing Youth Ridership

May 24, 2021

A collaboration between the National Youth Bike Council and Atlanta Students Advocating for Pedestrians is providing free bike tune-ups. ...

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New Leadership, New Vision

April 26, 2021

Baltimore’s Mayor Brandon M. Scott has set ambitious goals for his first term, highlighting a commitment to equitable transportation. ...

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Everything You Need to Know About 2021 City Ratings

April 23, 2021

Answers to the most common questions around our newly revamped ranking system for bicycling cities, now simpler and international. ...

Roshun Austin, who first learned to bicycle at age 44, rides as part of a bike study tour in Amsterdam.
Biking Is (Not Just) for Boys

April 22, 2021

Through the personal bicycle history of Roshun Austin, we highlight the physical, cultural and societal barriers that exist for women in the U.S. ...

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What Will You Outride?

April 7, 2021

Outride’s #WhatWillYouOutride campaign sparked a national conversation around the benefits of bicycling. ...

A young, elementary school aged child rides an orange bike in a protected bike lane. Their parent rides behind them.
What Could Biden’s Infrastructure Plan Mean for Bikes?

April 2, 2021

On March 31, President Biden released his administration’s $2 trillion infrastructure proposal, the American Jobs Plan, offering a wide-reaching policy and funding package including everything from transportation, broadband, water resources, manufacturing, clean energy and more. The numbers are big ...

Youth, with parental support, voluntarily agree to participate in Outride's research. (All photos courtesy.)
Your Child’s Brain on Biking

March 29, 2021

We spoke with Esther Walker, Ph.D., about the research work Outride and its university partners are doing to advance youth bicycling. ...

An event in the West Colfax neighborhood of Denver where local cruiser car culture merged with biking. (Photo courtesy of Denver Streets Partnership)
How 5 Cities Are Breaking Down Barriers to Biking

March 25, 2021

Bike advocates in Austin, Denver, New Orleans, Pittsburgh and Providence share how they’re already using recent recommendations from Charles T. Brown and other researchers. ...

In Project Bike Tech classrooms, students learn mechanical skills but also everything from geometry to city planning. (All photos courtesy of Project Bike Tech)
Why Every City Needs Project Bike Tech

March 17, 2021

Like high school auto shop, but for bicycles, this experiential program is helping create a new generation of bike advocates nationwide. ...

Photo courtesy of Providence Streets Coalition in Providence, Rhode Island.
“Where America Fails, So Have We in Bicycling.”

March 4, 2021

A candid conversation with Charles T. Brown, the lead investigator of a new, groundbreaking report on barriers to biking in the U.S. ...

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Join the Challenge to Raise Money for Black History Bike Ride

March 3, 2021

AUSTIN, TEXAS (March 3, 2021) — On July 14, 2020, Talib Abdullahi set out to educate a few friends about Black history in Austin with a bike ride around the city. When he first shared his idea for the ride among a few friends on Instagram, Abdullahi never imagined that eventually more than 400 rider ...

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Insuring Your Electric Bicycle 101

February 25, 2021

When Tim Pembroke turned 70 back in 2011, he decided it was time to stop riding a motorcycle and start riding an electric bicycle. His son Nick worked for Everett, Washington-based McClain Insurance for a decade, so Tim asked Nick about insurance for his new ride.  ...

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Electric Bicycles as a Tool for Essential Workers and Low-Income Populations

February 25, 2021

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, states and municipalities nationwide are recognizing the benefits of electric bicycles more than ever. Electric bicycles can help build sustainable communities that empower their citizens and better prepare them for disaster recovery. Electric bicycles produce low greenho ...

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Making Electric Bicycle Purchase Incentive Programs a Top Priority

February 25, 2021

Every day, agencies and businesses across the U.S. are looking to establish electric bicycle incentive programs due to the immense social, environmental and economic benefits they can provide for both individuals and communities as a whole. Electric bicycles are cheaper to own and maintain than a ca ...

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5 Bills Every Bike Advocate Should Care About

February 24, 2021

We’ve combed through every state bicycling bill currently being considered — here are the top five themes that emerged and why they’re important. ...

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Youth Cycling Coalition Announces Partners and Launch of Pilot Program

February 23, 2021

The Youth Cycling Coalition (YCC), a partnership of 10 youth-focused bicycling organizations, has announced a commitment to growing youth bicycling through the launch of a pilot program in Morgantown, West Virginia.   ...

Philadelphia, the original Living Lab, will continue its equity work with Indego bike share as part of a new cohort. (Photo courtesy of Indego)
Meet 5 Grantees Out to Transform Bike Share

February 19, 2021

We’re proud to announce our Living Lab winners, all of which will create replicable programs for improving shared micromobility in low-income communities. ...

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Electric Bicycles Can Play a Big Role in Combating Climate Change

February 16, 2021

Transportation is responsible for 37.8% of all carbon emissions in the United States. Just under 60% of that transportation-related CO2 is generated by passenger cars, SUVs and minivans. Electrification and clean, renewable power are critical tools to reduce transportation emissions in the long run, ...

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New E-BIKE Act Would Offer Tax Credit for Electric Bicycle Purchases

February 10, 2021

PeopleForBikes applauds the introduction of federal legislation to offer an electric bicycle tax credit, helping more people easily get out on two wheels. The Electric Bicycle Incentive Kickstart for the Environment (E-BIKE) Act, led by Representatives Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) ...

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PeopleForBikes and Outride Announce Partnership to Support Youth Bicycling

February 3, 2021

PeopleForBikes is proud to announce a partnership with Outride, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of youth and cultivating inclusive communities through bicycling. Outride is a leader in youth cycling education, community grant giving and research investigating the influence ...

All photos courtesy of Gabriela Barillas
A Data-Driven Pandemic Response

February 2, 2021

Tucson, Arizona, a recipient of our 2020 COVID-19 Mobility Response Grant, used the funding to create an equitable Slow Streets program and build community through socially distanced events. ...

All photos courtesy of the City of Fort Collins
Getting People to Shift Their Ride

February 2, 2021

Fort Collins, a recipient of our 2020 COVID-19 Mobility Response Grant, used the funding to beef up its existing bike network, as well as roll out an extensive marketing campaign. ...

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Electric Cargo Bikes Can Be a Key Tool for Freight Mobility

February 1, 2021

Electric cargo bikes proved more efficient than delivery vans for redistributing the inventory of USEFULL, a company that functions like a bikeshare system for to-go containers. However, in seeking secure overnight storage and recharging, Founder and CEO Alison Rogers found that commercial garages’ ...

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What to Expect in the First 100 Days of the New Administration and Congress

January 26, 2021

The first 100 days of the Biden administration and the start of the 117th Congress will be packed with agency nomination hearings, a Senate impeachment trial, numerous executive orders and a legislative effort to set the agenda of the new Democratic majority. We expect Congress and the Biden adminis ...

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What a Modern Civilian Conservation Corps Could Do for Bikes

January 26, 2021

In March 1933, only three weeks into his first term, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt proposed a bill to Congress to create the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). Congress funded the CCC in April, and by summer thousands of unemployed young men were enrolled in the program that would put them to ...

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Winter Riding Tips

January 25, 2021

We know it can be pretty easy to hang up your helmet for the season once the snow starts falling, but we’re here to tell you that just because winter is here, it doesn’t mean you have to stop riding! ...

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Ravi Rajcoomar is Our New Vice President of Business Network

January 21, 2021

PeopleForBikes, the nation’s leading bicycle industry trade association, is proud to announce the addition of Ravi Rajcoomar as the vice president of the organization’s Business Network. In his new role, Rajcoomar will serve on PeopleForBikes’ senior leadership team and guide the organization in cre ...

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How Bicycling Changed During A Pandemic

January 20, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic brought unexpected challenges to the health, livelihood and well-being of communities across the world last year. Working, shopping and getting around fundamentally changed amidst global efforts to control the spread of the virus. ...

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Supporting Small Businesses By Bike

January 19, 2021

A big lesson we all learned during the past year is the importance of small businesses in our communities. As the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the U.S., small businesses were hit hard, many unfortunately closing their doors for good.  ...

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How to Ride Together Even When We're Apart

January 15, 2021

Over the past year, we’ve all learned to do some of our favorite activities a little differently. Happy hours, game nights and even Thanksgiving dinners gone virtual have shown that even though we’re physically apart, it doesn’t mean we can’t spend time together.  ...

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Thinking About Buying an Electric Bicycle? We’re Here to Help

January 8, 2021

We get this question all the time — “I’m curious about electric bicycles but don’t really know where to start. How do I find the right bike that fits my needs?” ...

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America's Best New Bikeways of 2020

December 18, 2020

We can all agree, 2020 was tougher than anyone anticipated. As the year began, planning for a pandemic could only be described as a fantastical thought exercise, but by March the realities of COVID-19 reached all corners of America, dramatically changing nearly every aspect of people’s lives. ...

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PeopleForBikes is Advancing a Pro-Bike Trade Agenda in Washington, D.C. in 2021

December 18, 2020

PeopleForBikes is dedicated to promoting pro-bike trade policies that support bike businesses, keep Americans riding and make bikes and bike products accessible to as many people as possible.  ...

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Nearly $300 Million in Federal Infrastructure Grants Include Bikes

December 4, 2020

In September 2020, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced this year’s awards for the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development grants (BUILD, formerly TIGER). Of the $1 billion in grants awarded, nearly $300 million focus on or support bicycle infrastructure and active tr ...

Riding the Sugarcamp Mountain Trails in Prestonsburg, Kentucky
Using the Land and Water Conservation Fund for Local Bike Projects

December 4, 2020

There’s an opportunity to increase funding for cities and states to build new bike projects across the U.S. thanks to the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). The federal government fully and permanently funded the LWCF at $900 million annually when the Great American Outdoors Act became law in ...

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Bikes Won Big at the Ballot Box

December 3, 2020

2020 has been a momentous year for bikes, especially in local and state ballot measures. ...

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Electric Mountain Bike Access in State Parks is Improving

December 3, 2020

Every day, individuals are discovering the many benefits of electric mountain bikes (eMTBs) — they allow more individuals to get out and ride, regardless of their age or physical or cognitive abilities. Electric mountain bikes provide a needed boost to make climbing hills easier and going longer dis ...

Riding an electric mountain bike.
Busting 10 Myths about E-Bikes

November 30, 2020

In some circles, electric bicycles have an undeserved bad reputation. Like just about anything new, they require an open mind and a positive attitude. As their popularity skyrockets around the world, it’s only a matter of time before e-bikes really take off in the U.S. Fact is stronger than fiction, ...

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Senate Committee Votes Yes on Important Public Lands and Recreation Legislation

November 25, 2020

While recent news out of Washington, D.C. may seem singularly focused, members of Congress continue to work steadily to advance priority legislation that preserves public lands and improves recreation opportunities. ...

Biking in Flagstaff.
Congress Advances Veterans Bill to Leverage Outdoor Recreation

November 18, 2020

POLICY UPDATE: Amid a hyper-partisan divide in Washington, D.C., lawmakers came together ahead of Veterans Day to approve the Veterans COMPACT Act, a broad legislative package to advance care for veterans and their families, which includes support for women veterans and suicide prevention. The bill ...

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Electrifying the Bike Boom

November 18, 2020

At PeopleForBikes, we’re focusing our energy on maintaining the bike boom. As electric bicycles grow in popularity across the United States, they are becoming the preferred mode of transportation for many Americans in cities large and small. And for good reason: they shorten distances, squish hills ...

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Call For Submissions: America’s Best New Bikeways of 2020

November 16, 2020

Cities are dynamic entities. If you look at photos from 100 years ago, most city streets would be unrecognizable. While preserving history is important, places and infrastructure require constant revision and revitalization to accommodate modern populations — working with the old to build the new. ...

Bike riders on Austin’s South Congress Avenue take advantage of the fresh paint and new construction of protected bike lanes, created in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. On November 2, Austin voters approved Proposition B which included $30 million for future enhancements to this corridor. (Credit: Bike Austin)
Austin Positioned to Surpass America’s Greatest Biking Cities

November 6, 2020

In decisive fashion, 58% of Austin voters cast ballots on November 2 supporting Proposition A, a $7.1 billion public transit expansion and rail line plan, and 67% supported Proposition B, a $460 million active transportation bond meant to expand walking and biking networks throughout the city. ...

Electric bicycles continue to grow in popularity.
Department of the Interior Issues New Rules on Electric Bicycle Access

November 4, 2020

While electric bicycles have been rising in popularity, access to good trail systems — particularly on federal public lands — hasn’t always been so straightforward. However, swift changes are coming as several federal land management agencies have taken steps to modernize electric bicycle management ...

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A Conversation with Tamika Butler on Race and Bicycling

October 30, 2020

Earlier this year, PeopleForBikes hosted our annual Bicycle Leadership Conference (BLC), the world’s largest gathering of bike industry leaders and executives. For this year’s virtual conference, day two was dedicated entirely to mobility justice and anti-racism in the bike industry. Among many amaz ...

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Stay Safe, Stay Seen, Stay Pedaling: Helpful Tips to Keep Riding

October 23, 2020

There were a lot of reasons people got on their bikes this year. No matter what reason you had for experiencing life on two wheels, we’re here to help keep you riding through 2020 and for years to come. We’ve collected a few tips to assist you in staying safe, staying seen and staying pedaling, no m ...

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Highlights from the 2020 Virtual Bicycle Leadership Conference

October 20, 2020

From Sept. 29 to Oct. 1, nearly 500 attendees gathered for the PeopleForBikes’ 2020 Virtual Bicycle Leadership Conference (VBLC) to discuss and learn about diversity, equity and inclusion in the bike industry, e-bike market adoption, sales and ridership data, and continuing the momentum of the curre ...

Riding in colder weather.
Six Tips to Carry Your Summer Biking Habit into Fall

October 17, 2020

The leaves are turning, the air is crisp — fall is officially here. But the beauty of fall also means cooler temperatures, earlier sunsets and sometimes less than ideal weather. For the many of you who picked up biking for the first time or returned after a long hiatus this summer, the thought of br ...

Gravel riding is surging in popularity.
The Gift of Gravel: Why You Should Take Your Bike Off Road This Fall

October 12, 2020

As gravel riding continues to surge in popularity, every unpaved road opens up a door to new exploration. Still uncertain about taking your next ride off the pavement? Here are five reasons why you should. ...

Biking safely in 2020.
New to Biking? How to Ride Safely and Courteously Through 2020 and Beyond

October 12, 2020

Millions of Americans found joy on two wheels this year. Bike paths and trails are the busiest they’ve been in decades, and with more people sticking close to home, less cars on the road has allowed many riders to feel safer biking on the street.  ...

Due to the constantly changing dimensions of the COVID-19 crisis, we encourage you to follow all current CDC guidelines as well as local travel advisories and recommendations. Take care of yourselves and loved ones. We’re all in this together.
The Power of a Neighborhood Ride

October 6, 2020

This year, life has been different. Putting on a mask has become almost second nature and we’ve all been spending a lot more time close to home. Thankfully, when it comes to getting out on two wheels, a world of adventure is waiting right out your front door. ...

Washington, D.C. native John Shackelford is biking the 1,114 miles of the Underground Railroad.
Meet the Bicyclist Who’s Riding the Underground Railroad

September 30, 2020

For Washington, D.C. native John Shackelford, riding a bike has always been about making a difference within himself. Growing up in Southeast Washington, D.C.’s predominantly African American quadrant, Shackelford got into bicycling in his teens after seeing some local bike messengers working around ...

The National Interscholastic Cycling Association hosts events to promote and grow youth cycling.
PeopleForBikes Renews Partnership With National Interscholastic Cycling Association

September 24, 2020

PeopleForBikes is proud to announce a renewed partnership with the National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA) to promote and grow youth cycling across the U.S. ...

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Lyft’s Vision For the Future of Cities

September 21, 2020

We believe cities should be built around people, not cars. Since Lyft’s inception, we’ve thought about how our vision would require us to compete with the convenience of car ownership to end traffic congestion, inspire a transportation revolution, and lead an equitable, scalable approach to shared b ...

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Moving Forward for Federal Transportation, Infrastructure and Recovery Funding

September 10, 2020

As Americans demand more resources for COVID-19 recovery efforts, Congress faces several funding deadlines on September 30, 2020. These deadlines include decisions on appropriations (Treasury funds used by federal agencies) to keep the government running, as well as our national transportation polic ...

Our friends at the Bike Cooperative help spark a lifelong love of cycling.
Challenge Meets Potential: Children are the Future of Cycling

September 2, 2020

2020 has taught us many lessons, and one of the biggest things we’ve learned is that the world is widely connected and so are its challenges. Many of them are BIG challenges — the kind we might often think a bicycle has nothing to do with. ...

Biking Washington's Olympic Adventure Route.
PeopleForBikes Creates Sustainability Working Group for a Better, Cleaner Bike Industry

September 1, 2020

The bike is often seen as a sustainability tool to help lower emissions rates in people’s personal lives. For example, choosing to ride a bike saves 250g/km of CO2 compared to driving a car. While the benefits of going by bike are clear, the bike industry overall still struggles to unpack what susta ...

As public transportation options diminish, more families will consider biking to school.
Safe Routes Partnership Centers Equity and Adaptability in Getting Back to School in 2020

August 31, 2020

While everyone is talking about kids returning to school this fall in the midst of a pandemic, there needs to be more discussions on the topic of how they will get there. Addressing increased and complicated transportation needs is necessary for a safe return to school in 2020. Many school districts ...

Riding an electric mountain bike.
Find Your Next eMTB Adventure – Arkansas

August 21, 2020

PeopleForBikes’ eMTB map is your one-stop shop to find eMTB-friendly trails near you. We’re highlighting the best eMTB trails from coast to coast to make planning your next mountain biking adventure easy and accessible. ...

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Helping America Recover and Move Forward with Bikes

August 11, 2020

COVID-19 has become a universal forcing function across all aspects of American life. Its devastating effects are making us reexamine how we work, gather, learn, shop, dine, access basic services and move around our cities and communities. We have changed our habits, are staying closer to home, reco ...

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New Policy Proposals Recognize Bikes as a Solution to Climate Change

July 27, 2020

We’ve long known that bikes are a low-cost, easily implemented solution to combat climate change. Recent government studies reported that the transportation sector (cars, trucks, commercial aircraft, trains, etc.) is the largest source of climate change causing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the ...

Electric mountain biking is growing in popularity.
Find Your Next eMTB Adventure – North Carolina

July 21, 2020

PeopleForBikes is tracking eMTB access nationally and publishing the data on our eMTB map. This map is your one-stop shop to learn where eMTBs are allowed and find e-bike friendly trails near you.  ...

Blake Baker, an Outdoor Recreation Planner at the Bureau of Land Management’s Price Field Office in Utah, with an electric mountain bike.
E-Bikes an Asset for Recreational Trail Programs

July 16, 2020

David (Blake) Baker, an Outdoor Recreation Planner at the Bureau of Land Management’s Price Field Office in Utah, recently received e-bike loans, coordinated by PeopleForBikes, for him and his colleagues to see how their day to day jobs may be different with the use of e-bikes as a tool for daily tr ...

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Cities Turn to Bike Networks For Recovery

July 14, 2020

By April 2020, more than 200 U.S. cities changed the layout of their streets by eliminating through traffic, slowing cars and opening roadways for people of all ages and abilities to comfortably enjoy the outdoors while city parks, fitness centers and schools were closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic ...

New policies are allowing electric mountain bikes more access to trail networks.
Find Your Next eMTB Adventure – Florida

July 2, 2020

Electric mountain bikes (eMTBs) allow for all members of the family to join in on the fun of mountain biking. Trail policies around the country are slowly being updated to allow some e-bikes in areas where traditional bikes are permitted, increasing access for eMTB riders looking for a great trail e ...

Young riders race.
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Senate Approves Long-Sought Deal for Recreation and Public Lands

June 17, 2020

UPDATE: On July 22, the Great American Outdoors Act cleared final passage in the U.S. House of Representatives and headed to the President’s desk to be signed into law. After decades of debate, the policies put forth in this bill- fully funding the LWCF at $900 million annually and addressing the gr ...

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House Transportation Bill Proposes Major Increases for Federal Bike Programs

June 10, 2020

UPDATE: On July 1, the U.S. House of Representatives approved a sweeping $1.5 trillion infrastructure package. The broader package addresses American infrastructure needs ranging from energy, water resources, housing, telecommunications and the $494 billion transportation bill outlined below. Includ ...

Bikers at Jackson Square in Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston.
2020 City Ratings: Top 5 U.S. Cities for Bikes

June 9, 2020

Due to the constantly changing dimensions of the COVID-19 crisis, we encourage you to follow all current CDC guidelines as well as local travel advisories and recommendations. Take care of yourselves and loved ones. We’re all in this together. ...

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2020 City Ratings: Ridership

June 9, 2020

Due to the constantly changing dimensions of the COVID-19 crisis, we encourage you to follow all current CDC guidelines as well as local travel advisories and recommendations. Take care of yourselves and loved ones. We’re all in this together. ...

A cyclist rides in a bike lane.
2020 City Ratings: Network

June 9, 2020

Due to the constantly changing dimensions of the COVID-19 crisis, we encourage you to follow all current CDC guidelines as well as local travel advisories and recommendations. Take care of yourselves and loved ones. We’re all in this together. ...

A bike repair station.
2020 City Ratings: Acceleration

June 9, 2020

Due to the constantly changing dimensions of the COVID-19 crisis, we encourage you to follow all current CDC guidelines as well as local travel advisories and recommendations. Take care of yourselves and loved ones. We’re all in this together. ...

A cyclist waiting at an intersection.
2020 City Ratings: Safety

June 9, 2020

Due to the constantly changing dimensions of the COVID-19 crisis, we encourage you to follow all current CDC guidelines as well as local travel advisories and recommendations. Take care of yourselves and loved ones. We’re all in this together. ...

World Bicycle Day is June 3.
Celebrating The Rise of Bicycling

June 3, 2020

Due to the constantly changing dimensions of the COVID-19 crisis, we encourage you to follow all current CDC guidelines as well as local travel advisories and recommendations. Take care of yourselves and loved ones. We’re all in this together. ...

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Prioritizing Bikes in Post-Pandemic Policies in Washington, D.C.

May 21, 2020

Regulations and policies for essential business and other activities are changing rapidly county-by-county, state-by-state and at the federal level. PeopleForBikes is continuing to advocate for bikes nationally and pulling together resources to offer you, your business and your bike riding some much ...

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E-Bike Pilot Programs Can Inform Data-Driven Policy Making

May 20, 2020

On Thursday, May 14, PeopleForBikes hosted an industry webinar, Using pilot programs to navigate e-bike use on the trail, where both members of the bike industry and land managers learned more about the use of e-bike pilot programs to inform data-driven e-bike management decisions. ...

Medical professional using a bike lane to get around town
The Importance of Bikes in the Future of Urban Mobility

May 19, 2020

Due to the constantly changing dimensions of the COVID-19 crisis, we encourage you to follow all current CDC guidelines as well as local travel advisories and recommendations. Take care of yourselves and loved ones. We’re all in this together. ...

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How You Can Help Improve E-bike Access Across the nation

May 7, 2020

Federal land management agencies have historically defined electric bicycles (e-bikes) as motor vehicles and therefore restrict their usage in many of the places we love to ride bikes on public lands. These long-standing laws do not recognize what a modern day, low speed e-bike is and the benefits i ...

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Some Good News for Bicycling

May 1, 2020

This op-ed was written by PeopleForBikes COO Jenn Dice for Bicycle Retailer and Industry News. View the original story here. ...

Together We Rise quickly responded to the COVID crisis to help solve problems for displaced youth.
How COVID-19 Has Impacted the Foster Care Community and What Bikes Can Do to Help

April 30, 2020

In a time of crisis, the bicycle shines bright as a potential solution. For the large group of individuals living within the foster care community, the bike can mean the difference between personal independence and feeling trapped within the pressures of our current situation. ...

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An Earth Day Different From the Rest

April 21, 2020

Due to the constantly changing dimensions of the COVID-19 crisis, we encourage you to follow all current CDC guidelines as well as local travel advisories and recommendations. Take care of yourselves and loved ones. We’re all in this together.  ...

Safe cycling is possible during COVID-19.
Safe Cycling During Social Distancing

April 16, 2020

Due to the constantly changing dimensions of the COVID-19 crisis, we encourage you to follow all current CDC guidelines as well as local travel advisories and recommendations. Take care of yourselves and loved ones. We’re all in this together.  ...

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Study Finds Bike Lanes Can Provide Positive Economic Impact in Cities

April 15, 2020

According to a new study released by Portland State University’s Transportation Research and Education Center in Oregon, bicycle lanes and infrastructure can produce tangible economic benefits for cities. ...

Biking in Colorado.
Pedaling Through The Pandemic: Staff Rides

April 15, 2020

While we’re working from home, PeopleForBikes staff members have found a multitude of ways to stay mentally and physically active. We’ve done puzzles, walked our dogs, walked our dogs again, started doing at-home yoga classes, learned new recipes — did we mention puzzles? Despite all of the day-to-d ...

The U.S. Capitol Building
What a $2 Trillion Federal Stimulus Package Means for You and Your Business

March 27, 2020

PeopleForBikes is closely monitoring the consequences of COVID-19 on the health and economic security of the United States, especially for those in and around the bicycle industry. We are working hard in Washington, D.C., where relief packages that could benefit bicycling are rapidly moving through ...

Capitol building
What a $2 Trillion Federal Stimulus Package Means for You and Your Business

March 23, 2020

PeopleForBikes is closely monitoring the consequences of COVID-19 on the health and economic security of the United States, especially for those in and around the bicycle industry. We are working hard in Washington, D.C., where relief packages that could benefit bicycling are rapidly moving through ...

Commuters biking in bike lanes.
Riding More Now? Just Starting? We’re Here to Help

March 20, 2020

Social distancing measures are taking public transit and rideshare out of the equation for many commuters. More people are riding bikes now, and not just to work. Here’s some helpful tips for those looking to go by bike in the weeks ahead. ...

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Biking in Paris
How Paris Raised Bike Ridership 54 Percent in One Year

March 5, 2020

As a part of the French government’s mission to combat climate change, Parisian Mayor Anne Hidalgo announced her Plan Velo in 2015. The specific goals: double cycling lanes in the city from 700km to 1,400km by the end of 2020 and triple the number of cycling commuters by 2024. While the increased la ...

Outdoor Retailer isn’t just a place to see next year’s drool-worthy outdoor gear. It’s also a space for outdoor industry leaders to meet and talk about many of the major issues facing the industry.
America Is Becoming an Indoor Nation: What Can We Do About It?

February 18, 2020

Over the last week of January, a number of PeopleForBikes staff attended the Outdoor Retailer Snow Show in Denver. In addition to being a convention center packed full of next year’s drool-worthy outdoor gear, it’s also one of the largest national gatherings of outdoor industry professionals, provid ...

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A Dozen Bucket List Rides for 2021

January 28, 2020

We hope you’re gearing up to take some great rides in 2021. From oceanside coastal rides in the Pacific Northwest to gravel epics in Colorado to country road cruises in New York, we’ve compiled a list of 12 can’t-miss rides from 2020. Our new Ride Spot app will get you to each and guide you to great ...

Child biking to school with backpack
Tariff relief for kids’ bikes – a big win for young riders, family budgets and the bike industry

January 23, 2020

Our goal at PeopleForBikes is to get more people riding bikes more often. Usually, this means working with communities, states, or the federal government to provide safer, more accessible places to ride so that every American has the opportunity and ability to bike where they live. ...

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Bike Rider Safety: Thoughts on the National Transportation Safety Board Recommendations

January 23, 2020

Bike rider safety moved to the front of the national transportation policy debate in November 2019 when the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) commissioned its first study on bicycling safety in 47 years. ...

eMTB in desert setting
Bureau of Reclamation’s emerging e-bike policies

January 4, 2020

Thanks to the Department of Interior’s Secretarial Order 3376, more places to ride an e-bike are around the corner. The Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) was one of four federal agencies instructed to update their e-bike policy for their recreational areas in August 2019. ...

eMTB in forest setting
Riding on BLM lands? What you need to know

December 18, 2019

On Oct. 22, 2019, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) implemented the Department of Interior’s Secretarial Order 3376 with its interim electric bicycle (e-bike) policy. ...

2019 VoteForBikes Results Map
Voters Approve Bike Funding Nationally at the Ballot Box

November 26, 2019

In 2019, voters across the country supported bikes at the ballot box. From funding for bike lanes to new trails, it’s clear that Americans want to improve places to ride bikes. ...

eMTB couple in desert setting
Department of Interior Agencies Issue Interim E-bike Policies

November 8, 2019

On Oct. 22, The U.S. Department of Interior issued a press release regarding Secretarial Order 3376. The statement provided an update on the order’s directive for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of Reclamation (BOR), Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Park Service (NPS) to ...

Leaders from ten different bicycle companies joined PeopleForBikes in Washington DC to advocate for bike infrastructure funding.
PeopleForBikes Connects Bike Executives with Federal Lawmakers

November 4, 2019

On Wednesday, Oct. 30, PeopleForBikes hosted bicycle industry leaders from across the nation in Washington, D.C. to advance the industry’s priorities at the federal level. Through our executive fly-ins, business owners become policy leaders, and show lawmakers the connection between ridership, busin ...

eMTB in desert setting
E-Bikes Can Now Access 200+ National Wildlife Refuges

October 23, 2019

On Oct. 22, The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced its policy for electric bicycle (e-bike) use on National Wildlife Refuge System Lands. Director’s Order 222 is in response to the Department of Interior Secretary David Bernhardt’s Aug. 29 Secretarial Order 3376 directing the Bureau of L ...

Marketing Director Jose Maldonado
PeopleForBikes Welcomes New Marketing Director Jose Maldonado

October 8, 2019

Jose Maldonado, a widely respected marketing leader forBackcountry.com and Competitive Cyclist (CC), will join the PeopleForBikes (PFB) staff team Oct. 14 as marketing director. Maldonado was selected from a pool of 250 applicants. He will guide all of PFB’s marketing projects, including the further ...

Congressman Peter DeFazio (OR-04) enjoys a bike ride with Bike Friday and Eugene Electric Bicycles. Source: Jarl Berg, Bike Friday.
Bike Businesses Roll Out the Welcome Mat for Congressional Leaders

September 13, 2019

Taking advantage of the annual summer recess in D.C., PeopleForBikes arranged five August in-district meetings between bike business leaders and members of Congress (and their staffers) to talk infrastructure funding, public lands policies and tariff relief. Members of the House and Senate were invi ...

Bike peloton going through urban area
New California Law Provides Funding for E-bike Purchases

September 11, 2019

On Friday, Sept. 6, California’s Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 400 (SB 400) into law. This bill provides funding for low-income and disadvantaged communities to purchase an e-bike or use a bikeshare program, making e-bikes and bikeshares more accessible means of transportation. ...

Mountain bikes on sunny path in forest
Keeping Momentum Alive for Recreation 2.0

July 19, 2019

Across most of America, the snow has melted, the sun is shining, and here at PeopleForBikes, we can’t get enough rides out on our public lands to soak in it all. We’re on two wheels celebrating and enjoying the success of the public lands package (the John D. Dingell Jr. Conservation, Management, an ...

Woman on e-bike with her kids
22 States Now Follow the Three Class E-bike System, Doubling Total in Six Months

July 19, 2019

2019 started with 11 states using the model three-class e-bike definitions. As of June 19, 22 states now define e-bikes within the three classes, effectively doubling the total in just six months. These eleven new states are: Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oklah ...

Courtney Williams.
How to Grow the Bike Community: 3 Ideas from Bicycle Advocacy Consultant Courtney Williams

June 20, 2019

At PeopleForBikes, we believe we can all do more to grow the cycling community. We’ve been doing the work for nearly 20 years and we want to keep the momentum going. We’re committed to improving inclusiveness in our messaging, broadening the audiences we reach, and increasing our staff diversity. Jo ...

The 2019 PeopleForBikes women's fly-in.
Bike Industry Leaders Roll into Washington for Women’s Fly-in

June 17, 2019

Earlier this month, 24 women representing the U.S. bike industry converged in Washington, D.C., for the annual PeopleForBikes women’s fly-in. Our largest fly-in yet presented a valuable opportunity to work with industry peers to promote federal funding for bike infrastructure policies. ...

Provincetown, Massachusetts.
Unlock Your Community’s Potential Using the Bicycle Network Analysis

June 12, 2019

How can you get a more detailed picture of the bike network in your town or city? Help us help you by improving the accuracy of the The Bicycle Network Analysis. Your input aids us in making sure that the constantly evolving and improving BNA project is a useful tool that provides actionable insight ...

Beth Morford.
How to Grow the Bike Community: 3 Ideas from Bike Shop Owner Beth Morford

June 12, 2019

At PeopleForBikes, we believe we can all do more to grow the cycling community. We’ve been doing the work for nearly 20 years and we want to keep the momentum going. We’re committed to improving inclusiveness in our messaging, broadening the audiences we reach, and increasing our staff diversity. Jo ...

Halsey-Weidler Streetscape Project.
Protected Bike Lanes Make Northeast Portland Safer and More Inviting

June 10, 2019

How can a city stimulate the local economy and create a safer neighborhood? Northeast Portland is proving that protected bike lanes do both. ...

James Huang.
How to Grow the Bike Community: 3 Ideas from Cycling Tips Editor James Huang

June 5, 2019

At PeopleForBikes, we believe we can all do more to grow the cycling community. We’ve been doing the work for nearly 20 years and we want to keep the momentum going. We’re committed to improving inclusiveness in our messaging, broadening the audiences we reach, and increasing our staff diversity. Jo ...

Chantal Hardy.
How to Grow the Bike Community: 3 Ideas from Bike Advocate Chantal Hardy

May 30, 2019

At PeopleForBikes, we believe we can all do more to grow the cycling community. We’ve been doing the work for nearly 20 years and we want to keep the momentum going. We’re committed to improving inclusiveness in our messaging, broadening the audiences we reach, and increasing our staff diversity. Jo ...

A family takes a bike ride together.
Growing Youth Participation: How Do We Get More Kids on Bikes?

May 23, 2019

Last month, PeopleForBikes hosted a DRAFT event — our industry meetup series — during the Bicycle Leadership Conference in Monterey, California. Speakers focused on discussing strategies for increasing youth participation in outdoor and physical activities, sharing their experience and knowledge wit ...

Max Fennell, Santa Cruz 70.3.
How to Grow the Bike Community: 3 Ideas from Top Triathlete Max Fennell

May 16, 2019

At PeopleForBikes, we believe we can all do more to grow the cycling community. We’ve been doing the work for nearly 20 years and we want to keep the momentum going. We’re committed to improving inclusiveness in our messaging, broadening the audiences we reach, and increasing our staff diversity. Jo ...

Woman biking in front of a bus, Credit: Colin Czerwinski/Unsplash
Building for Tomorrow

May 15, 2019

“Infrastructure Week” may not be the most alluring phrase you’ll ever read, but it certainly is one of the most important. Infrastructure is the framework on which our nation operates — the networks of highways, streets and roads that connect us to jobs, businesses and our homes; the trails and path ...

Seattle, Washington.
2019 Most Complete Network Scores

May 14, 2019

Network is the category that cities have the most direct influence on — the one where big changes can actually be made. A more complete network leads to a higher level of safety and more ridership. Building a complete low-stress network is not fast or easy work. It’s not just sharrows and paint. It’ ...

San Diego’s J Street.
2019 Safest Cities

May 13, 2019

The characteristics of any sized city that scores well in Safety are people feeling safe, low fatality rates and low rates of injuries from traffic crashes. We know that more people ride — specifically more women ride — when they not only are safe, but also feel safe. Overall, a high safety score re ...

We Bike NYC.
Fort Collins, Colorado e-trike demo.
The Power of E-Bikes in Fort Collins, Colorado

May 9, 2019

One way that any community can improve biking is to encourage more people to ride. Slow-roll events and demos allow people to try something they’ve never done before — and that they might be intimidated about — in a safe environment. ...

Marley Blonsky
How to Grow the Bike Community: 3 Ideas from Marley Blonsky

May 8, 2019

At PeopleForBikes, we believe we can all do more to grow the cycling community. We’ve been doing the work for nearly 20 years, and are proud of our Better Bikeshare partnership. But we want to keep the momentum going. We’re committed to improving inclusiveness in our messaging, broadening the audien ...

Overall Winners 2019 City Ratings
2019 City Ratings: Top Overall Cities

May 5, 2019

We’re pleased to release the 2019 PlacesForBikes City Ratings. Overall this year we saw a much higher rate of participation in our Community Survey and City Snapshot. This means we collected better data and have an improved picture of bicycling in the United States. ...

Gloria Liu.
How to Grow the Bike Community: 3 Ideas from Gloria Liu

May 2, 2019

At PeopleForBikes, we believe we can all do more to grow the cycling community. We’ve been doing the work for nearly 20 years and we want to keep the momentum going. We’re committed to improving inclusiveness in our messaging, broadening the audiences we reach, and increasing our staff diversity. Jo ...

New Spring Street bike lanes.
Two-Way Protected Bike Lane Critical Link in LA’s Downtown Bike Network

May 2, 2019

The newly opened Spring Street two-way protected bike lane is the first half of a project that will provide a major north-south connector for downtown Los Angeles this year. Collectively called the Main & Spring Forward Project, both streets will connect to 11th, which has a new green bike lane goin ...

Tamika Butler
How to Grow the Bike Community: 3 Ideas from Tamika Butler

April 25, 2019

At PeopleForBikes, we believe we can all do more to grow the cycling community. We’ve been doing the work for nearly 20 years and we want to keep the momentum going. We’re committed to improving inclusiveness in our messaging, broadening the audiences we reach, and increasing our staff diversity. Jo ...

Ayesha McGowan.
How to Grow the Bike Community: 3 Ideas from Athlete and Advocate Ayesha McGowan

April 19, 2019

At PeopleForBikes, we believe we can all do more to grow the cycling community. We’ve been doing the work for nearly 20 years and we want to keep the momentum going. We’re committed to improving inclusiveness in our messaging, broadening the audiences we reach, and increasing our staff diversity. Jo ...

Retailers can help grow ridership.
How bicycle retailers can help grow ridership: foster the community

April 10, 2019

Creating and marketing safe, convenient places to ride isn’t just good for the community, it also boosts a bicycle retailer’s bottom line. Sales increase when cities make streets, paths and trails better for people on bikes. In fact, we know that retail sales through the Independent Bicycle Dealer c ...

New Orleans.
New Orleans’ Connect the Crescent: Final Report

April 3, 2019

Last year, local advocacy organization Bike Easy, the City of New Orleans, and other community partners installed Connect the Crescent, a three-month demonstration project that added 3.5 miles of protected bikeways, improvements for people walking and taking transit, art installations, and open stre ...

Bike lane and speed limit sign
Speed Limits Directly Impact the Quality of a Bicycle Network

March 29, 2019

Starting this year, the BNA no longer assumes that all residential streets are set at a 25 mph speed limit. Unless updates are made in OpenStreetMap, the BNA now assumes speed limits according to the street type, and state laws. We’ve recently identified 10 states that have residential street speed ...

Youth Bike Summit: Members of Bici.
Kids riding down the street, Source: Norte, Beth Price.
How to Get Kids Involved: Be Flexible, Be Creative

March 4, 2019

Start with an idea, and just let it keep growing. When Ty Schmidt’s oldest son started elementary school, Ty was bothered by the ordeal of dropping him off in the morning, and the fact that no one was riding a bike or walking. He decided there was another way. Ty and his wife Johanna started a routi ...

E-biker going across a field
Wyoming Lawmakers Pass E-bike Bill

February 22, 2019

UPDATE 2/26: On Tuesday, Feb. 26, Governor Gordon signed the e-bike bill into law.  ...

A bicycle commuter.
Bike Commuting: Growing or Shrinking in the United States?

January 23, 2019

Data can be used to tell a number of different stories. But statistics from short periods of time are often unstable, if not unreliable. What we know is that in places committed to and producing better bike infrastructure, the number of people on bikes has increased across the board. ...

Riding Rebecca's Private Idaho in Ketchum, Idaho.
A Dozen (Plus One) Bucket List Rides for 2019

January 10, 2019

Great bike rides can start anywhere, but sometimes it’s worth the extra travel to race to a backdrop of breathtaking coastal landscapes, glorious mountain peaks or rugged desert terrain. We’ve highlighted 13 bike events that we think are worth the trip in 2019 — including some old favorites. ...

Biking to Work in Fort Collins
Fort Collins’ Programming Shines

January 7, 2019

Fort Collins, Colorado, is working full speed ahead toward a more complete network, with even more people on bikes. In addition to new infrastructure on the ground, they’ve also focused on outreach and programming. Tessa Greegor, manager of FC Bikes, says that the outreach is really the activation p ...

City Ratings infographic.
Biking in the US: 2018

December 28, 2018

The PlacesForBikes City Ratings provide a data-driven picture of what it’s like to ride bikes in the US — with a focus on what we can do to improve the experience. We look at all aspects of bike riding: from safety, to how smoothly a bike network connects people to the places they want to go, to how ...

Biking in Baltimore
Making Changes Takes Support

December 27, 2018

PFB’s Big Jump Project continues to provide resources for cities pushing boundaries to accelerate the rate of change. This year, our collaboration with local governments and non-profit organizations yielded big results in a handful of cities. ...

Biking in Seattle.
America’s 10 Best New Bikeways of 2018

December 18, 2018

Since we first started our annual look back at great new bikeways five years ago, we’ve noticed an evolution in progress. First, bike infrastructure has continued to make its way from the big cities to smaller towns and communities. Next, networks have become better connected — more complete. Also, ...

(From left) Steve Heal, Wheat Ridge Cyclery; Annie Larson, regional director for U.S. Senator Cory Gardner; and PeopleForBikes government relations coordinator Jordan Trout meet to discuss how current federal legislation affects bike businesses.
Colorado Bike Retailer Hosts Staff of U.S. Senator

December 18, 2018

In early November, Wheat Ridge Cyclery hosted members from the staff of U.S. Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO). The Denver-area bike shop is known for its wide-ranging inventory, selling everything from cruisers to highly technical mountain bikes. Gardner’s staff — including Regional Director Annie Larson ...

Mike Bagg preps for practices in the team room at Yucaipa High School in Southern California.
Chasing Youth (on an eMTB)

December 12, 2018

When I started coaching high school mountain bike racing, I was 39 and fairly fast. I could keep the elite high school riders in my sights. Nine years later, with more coaching wisdom, experience and patience than ever, I can’t even ride alongside half the team to offer advice or keep riders within ...

Biking the Indianapolis Cultural Trail.
Mobility for All

December 11, 2018

Most Americans drive cars to work only to sit at a desk all day with little activity required. No wonder we don’t get enough exercise. This has been true for a long time, but there is a solution, and it’s linked to infrastructure. Instead of trying to figure out when and how to get to the gym more o ...

Jason Rogers, Air Force veteran, rides to raise money for the Wounded Warrior Project. (Source: U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jarrod Grammel.)
Empowering Veterans Through Outdoor Recreation

December 6, 2018

UPDATE: In September 2020, amid hyper-partisan divide and national unrest, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the Accelerating Veterans Recovery Outdoors Act as part of a broader package addressing veterans' health and well-being. PeopleForBikes, along with our partners in recreation and vet ...

Members of Pittsburgh Youth Leadership gather for a summertime ride. PYL riders joined 12 members of Congregation Dor Hadash for a Solidarity Ride in November, touring 60 miles of the Great Allegheny Passage.
Pittsburgh Youth Host Solidarity Ride Following Tree of Life shooting

December 5, 2018

On Sunday, November 18, twelve members of Congregation Dor Hadash and 6 members of the Pittsburgh Youth Leadership group set out for a 60-mile bike ride from Pittsburgh to Connellsville on the Great Allegheny Passage. Our fearless leader, Mark, assured us it was only 50 miles, the wind would be at o ...

Troy Wells competes in a — very muddy — USA Cycling National Championships for Team Clif Bar. (Photo: Dylan Seguin; courtesy of Troy Wells.)
Pros Dish the Dirt on Winter Bike Racing

November 30, 2018

Thanksgiving is past, holiday decorations brighten dark winter days, snow dusts towns across the nation — and many bike riders are hanging up their helmets and spandex for the season. But for some bike racers, the fun is just beginning: Cyclocross season is in full swing and landmark mountain bike e ...

Painting a bike lane in Memphis.
European Strategies on Rural Memphis Streets

November 21, 2018

Going to the Netherlands on a study tour to learn about bike infrastructure is exciting and inspiring. At times, it’s also overwhelming — especially when the infrastructure at home seems far from ideal. How do you even start making improvements? ...

Electric mountain bike racing is growing in popularity. (Source: Bosch eBike Systems.)
A New Racing Class

November 20, 2018

For mountain bikers who want to compete, half the challenge is choosing which races to do. From the local XC series to multi-day stage races abroad, there are disciplines and a destinations for every rider. Electric mountain bike (eMTB) options are also beginning to appear on the race calendar: a se ...

Biking in Providence.
In Providence, City Development Relies on Bikes

November 20, 2018

Cities evolve. Like people, they grow and change. Providence, Rhode Island, is one place undergoing serious and exciting changes, many of which have to do with bike infrastructure and bike sharing. ...

Washington Avenue, Minneapolis – our No. 8 pick from 2017.
Call for Submissions: America’s Best New Bikeways of 2018

November 15, 2018

Cities are dynamic entities. If you look at photos from 100 years ago, most city streets have undergone serious transformation. While preserving history is important, places also need revisions and revitalization to accommodate modern populations. ...

Mountain biker in pine forest
PeopleForBikes — and public lands, too

November 12, 2018

You won’t be surprised to learn that the PeopleForBikes team is comprised of bike enthusiasts who love to ride scenic roads, explore mountain trails and venture into the backcountry. It also shouldn’t come as a surprise that our love of bikes goes hand in hand with a passion for the outdoors. Our co ...

A worker commutes on an e-bike.
A section of the Chesapeake & Ohio Towpath in Georgetown, D.C. (Source: Wayne Hsieh; Flickr.)
Virginia’s Fastest-Growing County Makes Room for Bicycles

November 7, 2018

fficially, Loudoun County’s motto, “I byde my time,” comes from the family coat of arms of John Campbell, the fourth Earl of Loudoun and a commander of British forces in North America. Until recently, it was also a fitting description of the region’s approach to bike infrastructure. ...

Indoor biking classes are a great way to keep cycling in the winter months.
Seven Ways to Maintain Your Bike Fitness This Winter

November 1, 2018

When snow-packed roads and single-digit temperatures keep you off your bike, maintaining fitness requires some creativity. We’ve compiled our favorite ways to raise your heart rate and get your legs moving during the chilliest parts of the year. ...

Mountain biking in the west. Source: Greg Rakozy; Unsplash.
A bipartisan effort to increase funding for recreational trails

November 1, 2018

This post was originally released by the Coalition for Recreational Trails. ...

Biking in Memphis.
Cities on the Rise

October 23, 2018

A handful of U.S. cities consistently top the bike-friendly rankings, but some unexpected places are also rising through the ranks. A pack of upstart cities — including Memphis, Tennessee; Las Vegas, Nevada; and Ferndale, Michigan — are speeding toward better biking futures and could challenge bette ...

The US Pro Road Race National Championships on June 24, 2018 in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Source: United Healthcare Pro Cycling/Jonathan Devich; featured image source: United Healthcare Pro Cycling/Danny Munson.)
From Mentee to Mentor: Lauren Hall Reflects on Her Professional Cycling Career

October 10, 2018

Lauren Hall didn’t grow up with a bike, and didn’t get into cycling until after college. Her first exposure to professional riding came as a result of some crafty Googling by a friend, who found a team offering guests spots for a race. Though Hall entered the sport through a less traditional avenue ...

Riders in the Hindukush MTB Challenge.
Racing in Dara-e Azhdahar: Mountain Biking Gains Popularity in Afghanistan

October 5, 2018

At 8,300 feet above sea level, the yellow-rock canyons of Dara-e Azhdahar (“Dragon Valley”) provide a stark yet stunning backdrop for visitors in the Bamiyan Province of central Afghanistan. Last Friday, Sept. 28, locals gathered in the canyon to watch one of the country’s first-ever mountain bike r ...

Electric bikes make long-distance tours accessible to a broader audience.
Taking the Scenic Route: Long-Distance E-Bike Adventures

October 4, 2018

Pedaling along city paths or winding country roads, bicycle tourists are rewarded with unique vantage points and stunning views — it’s a travel experience unlike any other. And, as networks of bike trails continue to expand and connect, more journeys destinations than ever are safely accessible by b ...

Biking in Alexandria’s Jones Point Park.
America’s Best Medium Cities for Biking

October 2, 2018

Some of the very best cities for bicycling in the nation are relatively compact —that’s one of the findings from the PlacesForBikes City Ratings, a data-driven comparison of cities based on factors such as the connectivity of their networks, cities’ investment in growing bicycling, ridership and saf ...

eMTB riding in a pine forest
The Results are In: The US Outdoor Industry is an Economic Powerhouse

September 27, 2018

Just how big is the outdoor industry? In 2016, the outdoor recreation economy represented $412 billion, 2.2 percent of the U.S. gross domestic product and 4.5 million jobs. It’s a big economy — and it’s getting bigger. ...

Building better bike networks isn’t always about securing more funding — sometimes it’s about making better use of the funds you have.
For Many States, Budget Mismanagement Blocks Bike Projects

September 26, 2018

Bike infrastructure delays tend to be blamed on a lack of funding, but there’s often more to the story. Even when funds are made available, states must follow through to ensure that the money is actually used. ...

Volunteers paint “sharrows” onto a street in New Orleans to help mark bike routes. (Source: Bike Easy.)
New Orleans’ Growing Bike Culture

September 18, 2018

New Orleans is known more for its beignets than its biking. But that could soon change. The city is making strides toward building out a connected network and engaging citizens in a burgeoning bike culture that’s as colorful as a Mardi Gras parade. ...

Water bottle tops and zee cages are among the products designated for tariff relief.
Amidst Trade War, Some Good News on Tariffs

September 18, 2018

Despite newly implemented tariff increases on e-bikes imported from China and recently confirmed tariff increases on Chinese bicycle products, there’s good news on the trade front. ...

Biking in Washington, DC
America’s Best Large Cities for Biking

September 14, 2018

What does it take to stand out as one of the nation’s best biking cities? We looked at our top-scoring large cities in the PlacesForBikes City Ratings — Portland, Oregon; Tucson, Arizona; San Diego, California; Madison, Wisconsin; and Washington, D.C. — to find out. ...

Mother, daughter and grandmother take in the scenery at Capitol Reef National Park. Source: Ian D. Keating; Flickr.
Every Kid Outdoors Act Passes House of Representatives

September 13, 2018

Our public lands are some of the best venues for children to experience the outdoors and outdoor recreation. A new program may soon be available to help more kids visit and experience our public lands — including exploration by bike. ...

U.S. Representative Mike Thompson is an avid cyclist.
Giant USA Rides with Rep. Mike Thompson

September 10, 2018

U.S. Representative Mike Thompson (D-CA-5) isn’t just a bike supporter — he’s a rider, racer and enthusiast. Last week, Rep. Thompson arrived at Giant USA offices north of Los Angeles “with an eagerness and excitement we’ve all felt entering a cool bike shop — eager to see the latest and greatest mo ...

Martin and Libby Rose pose during an e-bike tour in Hawaii.
How E-Bikes are Changing the Active Travel Business

August 22, 2018

Nothing beats exploring new places from the seat of a bicycle. But when health issues made it difficult for my wife to bike, we thought our bike touring days were over. Then we discovered e-bikes. They’ve been a total game changer, opening the door to active travel opportunities that otherwise would ...

Bike-oriented image
Long Island Bike Path Will Be a Science Lover’s Dream Ride

August 20, 2018

In 2012, cartoonist Matthew Inman, creator of The Oatmeal, heard that a nonprofit organization in Suffolk County, New York, was raising money to buy Serbian-American scientist Nikola Tesla’s last remaining laboratory. If the organization could raise $850,000, New York State would match the funds, gi ...

Biking in Providence
Providence Uses Creative Outreach to Build Support for Better Biking

August 10, 2018

How can a city build community support for a sweeping overhaul of its streetscape that spans eight diverse neighborhoods, crosses private property and lays down a network of protected bike lanes? ...

Courtesy of Advanced Sports Enterprises.
Rep. Boyle talks tariffs with Advanced Sports Enterprises

August 7, 2018

On Thursday, Aug. 7,  U.S. Representative Brendan Boyle (D-PA-13) visited Advanced Sports Enterprises (ASE) headquarters in Northeast Philadelphia. His timing was perfect. Rep. Boyle’s visit came just days after the Trump administration announced they are considering increasing a proposed tariff on ...

Biking in Baltimore
Bikes Score in Baltimore

August 6, 2018

After recent bicycling infrastructure setbacks, Baltimore scored a big win for accessibility and connectivity. ...

Biking in Modesto, California.
Becoming a Bike Town: Modesto’s Cruising Culture Redefined

July 23, 2018

In 2015, Streetsblog asked if Modesto, California — the inspiration for “American Graffiti,” George Lucas’ celebration of cruising culture — could become a model for a bicycle-friendly city. ...

Bike-oriented image
Map of existing and proposed bike routes in Missouri.
Could Northern Missouri Become the Midwest’s Next Great Bicycling Destination?

June 28, 2018

Brent Hugh couldn’t quite believe what he was seeing. ...

Woman adjusting her bike in front of a retail shop
Proposed Tariff Increases Mean Bad News for E-bikes

June 28, 2018

E-bikes are the fastest-growing segment of bicycle sales in the United States. During the last 12 months, e-bike unit sales jumped 112 percent.* Ridership and engagement is increasing, and people across most demographics are using e-bikes to replace motor vehicle trips or augment existing bicycle tr ...

Biking in the Netherlands
More Great Places to Read about Dutch Biking Wisdom

June 11, 2018

All good things come to an end. Last week’s study tour is done and almost all of us have headed home. ...

Representative Julia Brownley (D-CA-26) checks out the Giant Propel Advanced SL Disc at Giant’s U.S. headquarters in Newbury Park, California.
California Congresswoman Julia Brownley visits Giant USA

June 11, 2018

This May, U.S. Representative Julia Brownley (D-CA-26) and members of her staff visited Giant Bicycles’ United States headquarters in Newbury Park, California. Brownley, who sits on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, toured the Giant facility with An Le, global marketing director ...

Biking in the Netherlands
The Best-Kept Secret of Dutch Biking: The Dutch Hardly Bike at All

June 11, 2018

Here is perhaps the most shocking chart in all of Dutch transportation: ...

Parking at Amsterdam Central Station. Credit: Jonathan Maus/BikePortland.
Bike and Transit Together Tackle Cars

June 8, 2018

If you’re not putting transit connections at the heart of your bike planning, you’re not doing it right. ...

Parking at Amsterdam Central station.
Chart: Bike and Transit are Better than Driving … When They Team Up

June 8, 2018

If you’re not putting transit connections at the heart of your bike planning, you’re not doing it right. ...

This bike path is the main east-west thoroughfare through downtown Houten, between the library and City Hal.
Suburbia Reimagined: An Afternoon in Houten, Netherlands

June 6, 2018

Dutch cities are famous for re-orienting their larger cities around bicycle transportation since the 1970s. What’s somewhat less known is that some of their newer suburban communities have never been auto-oriented. ...

Electric mountain bikes are becoming a popular summer option at ski resorts.
Electric Mountain Bikes at Ski Areas

June 6, 2018

After brief seasonal hiatus, many ski area chair lifts are about to start spinning again. Lift-serviced bike parks continue to grow in popularity, both with summer ski area tourists and locals who use the parks to hone their skills. While most users prefer the unique geometry and suspension of downh ...

No driveways = no midblock turns = safer, smoother, greener streets.
Den Bosch Keeps its Arterials Tidy with Low-Stress Access Roads

June 6, 2018

Here’s a small but effective way to solve one of the biggest problems with arterial streets. ...

The parking garage at Amsterdam Centraal train station.
A Week of Great Ideas from the Netherlands

June 5, 2018

Welcome to the Netherlands: 17 million people, 22.5 million bicycles. ...

Ryan Miller (Shimano), Mike Delano (Giant), Saul Leiken (Specialized), Mike Olson (Trek Superstore), Bob Margevicius (Specialized) outside of Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) office.
The Bike Industry Takes to Capitol Hill to Support Recreation Not Red Tape

June 4, 2018

PeopleForBikes led a group of 12 influential leaders from the $88 billion bike industry to Capitol Hill this week in support of the Recreation Not Red Tape Act. This bill aims to improve and break down the barriers to recreational riding opportunities on our public lands. ...

PeopleForBikes Congressional Bike Fest
PeopleForBikes Holds Second Annual Congressional Bike Fest

June 4, 2018

They came for the tacos, but they stayed for the bikes. ...

An ambitious route plan.
Five Ways to Optimize Your Bike Commute

May 18, 2018

Whether you’re just starting out as a bike commuter, or an old hand at it, there are always things you can do to make your ride smoother. There are steps you can take before you leave, small improvements you can make to your bike, and gear that will prepare you for the elements. We asked our friends ...

A doctor commutes to work by bicycle.
Three Ways to Make the Bike to Work Case to Your Boss

May 11, 2018

We’re celebrating National Bike to Work Day on May 18, but in our opinion most days could be bike to work day—you just need to get the right people on board. Leadership from the top is important in any workplace, and having your boss or HR manager promote biking to work could be the jumpstart your c ...

Center for Neighborhood Technology vice president Jacky Grimshaw, Obama Foundation adviser Valerie Jarrett and Go Bronzeville leader Ronnie Harris in Indianapolis last week.
Chicago Biking Advocates Have Big Hopes for Valerie Jarrett and the Obama Foundation

May 7, 2018

Chicagoans living and working on their city’s south side have fought for decades for their fair share of transportation investments. Now, with former President Barack Obama’s presidential center and foundation putting down roots in Jackson Park, some see an historic opportunity. ...

Advocating for solutions that can promote biking to work can reap major rewards.
Be a Bike to Work Ambassador

May 7, 2018

Commuting to work by bike can be easier said than done. There can be a lot of hurdles that keep people in their cars. You can’t move people closer to work or control the weather, but that doesn’t mean you’re helpless. You can start by telling your colleagues how much better your life is as a bike-to ...

Manuel Calvo, telling Sevilla’s story in Indianapolis last week.
Six Secrets from the Man who Planned Sevilla’s Lightning Bike Network

May 7, 2018

Here’s one way to understand the story of biking in Sevilla, Spain: It went from having about as much biking as Oklahoma City to having about as much biking as Portland, Oregon. ...

Crested Butte, Colo., population 1,604, got the nation’s No. 5 score for cities under 100,000 in the new PlacesForBikes City Ratings.
America’s Five Best Small Cities for Biking

May 3, 2018

Could a bunch of the country’s best cities for biking be towns that most Americans have never heard of? ...

The 10 top-scoring cities in the new PlacesForBikes city rating system.
America’s Best Places for Bikes: Our New System Rates 480 U.S. Cities

May 2, 2018

The future of American bicycling is already here. It’s just that some cities are living it right now, and some aren’t yet. ...

Bike sharing in Austin.
Texas Just Blew the Lid Off Campus Bike Share Launches: Three Reasons Why

April 2, 2018

Campus bike sharing in the United States seems to have hit a new high water mark on the flagship campus of the University of Texas. ...

Disassembled bicycle
Section 301 Tariff Investigation

March 29, 2018

This month, the Trump administration announced two changes to trade policy that may affect a wide range of companies that manufacture or import bicycles, parts and accessories. The first change relates to new tariffs on imports of raw steel and aluminum, while the second is focused on new tariffs on ...

Mountain biking in NW Arkansas
Bicycling provides $137 million in economic benefits to northwest Arkansas

March 29, 2018

With an increasing number of locals and tourists taking advantage of its network of natural-surface trails and shared-use paved paths, bicycling provided $137 million in economic benefits to Northwest Arkansas in 2017. According to three new studies from the Walton Family Foundation, the region has ...

Changes to trade policy may affect a wide range of companies that manufacture or import bicycles, parts and accessories.
President Makes Major Trade Announcements

March 29, 2018

This month, the Trump administration announced two changes to trade policy that may affect a wide range of companies that manufacture or import bicycles, parts and accessories. The first change relates to new tariffs on imports of raw steel and aluminum, while the second is focused on new tariffs on ...

Bikes parked in a bikeshare stand
Omnibus Package a Big Boost for Bikes

March 28, 2018

Congress passed a spending bill on March 23 that includes significant support for funding bike infrastructure projects across the nation. ...

Mountain biker group
Colorado Lottery Grows Bike Industry and Recreation Economy

March 27, 2018

Like many Coloradans, I discovered myself outside. I moved here 22 years ago and immediately fell in love with the mountains and trails. From snowboarding in winter to mountain biking in summer, outdoor recreation has helped me make lifelong friendships and even meet someone always happy to join me ...

Anne Mader (The Bike Lane, Virginia), Stefan Meyer (Kent Cycle, Ohio), Noel Kegel (Wheel and Sprocket, WI and IL) and Erik Esborg (PeopleForBikes).
Bike Retailers Head to Capitol Hill to Advocate for Bike Infrastructure Funding

March 22, 2018

Kicking off another year of bike business leader advocacy efforts on Capitol Hill, PeopleForBikes hosted the National Bicycle Dealers Association executive fly-in on March 20 and 21. ...

7th Avenue Protected Bike Lane in Seattle. Credit: Seattle Dept. of Transportation
Four Ways to Go Beyond Bike Friendly

March 20, 2018

Mobility and smart connections are more than just buzzwords. Even as many social and business transactions have moved online, transporting goods and people will always be fundamental to commerce. The limitations of geometry are clear: only so many cars can use highways and streets at peak hours, and ...

Todd Seliga, backcountry ranger for the Tuweep area of Grand Canyon National Park, tries out a eMTB.
eMTB Demo Program Part Three: Todd Seliga, Grand Canyon National Park

March 13, 2018

Tucked into a far western corner of Grand Canyon National Park lies the Tuweep area, a place for remote experiences and uncrowded landscapes. Similar to the rest of the park, it offers a combination of magnificent scenery and rich history, something well worth the effort to get there. ...

Citi Bikes in New York City.
Closer to Bike Share is Better for Business

March 13, 2018

A new study from researchers at New York University (NYU) shows that restaurants closer to bike share stations do more business than those farther away. Stansilav Sobolevsky and Constantine E. Kontokosta led the research team, using anonymized transaction data from Mastercard’s Retail Location Insig ...

Dearborn Street, Chicago.
‘Buffalo is Missing Out’: When Good Bike Cities Get Better, It Helps Everyone

March 12, 2018

If you live in an important, underrated but perhaps economically beleaguered U.S. city, you’ve probably seen a local news website like Buffalo Rising: upbeat, opinionated and really, really into its hometown. ...

A neighborhood greenway in Portland, Oregon.
How Should Speed Limits be Set? A Powerful Committee is Asking

March 9, 2018

This doesn’t happen very often: The obscure but hugely influential National Committee on Uniform Traffic Control Devices is asking for direct feedback from ordinary transportation pros. ...

Outside Furniture Plus on Northeast Halsey Street. Portland hopes this sidewalk-facing retail district in a suburban area will be the seed of big changes.
Bike to the Future: Portland Uses Bikes to Rethink 70 years of Strip Malls

March 7, 2018

Portland built its fame as a U.S. bike capital on one crucial discovery: It is fairly cheap and easy to make biking desirable in neighborhoods that were originally built for horses and streetcars. ...

What Does PeopleForBikes Do, Anyway?

March 7, 2018

You know the logo. ...

Owenhouse Bike Shop
How Better Biking Conditions Can Help Bike Shops

March 1, 2018

“It is super simple to jump on your bike and literally ride six blocks to downtown,” says Tom Johnson, Shop Manager at Owenhouse Cycling in Bozeman, Montana. He credits a strong downtown, a small urban grid, low traffic volumes, friendly people, and the Gallagator Linear Trail with Bozeman’s easy ri ...

Before/after cross-sections of 7th Street, San Francisco.
Five Tips from SF’s Lightning-Fast, Dirt-Cheap Protected Bike Lane Projects

February 26, 2018

If you’d like to cut the project time of a new protected bike lane by 90 percent and the cost by 75 percent, Mike Sallaberry has some advice. ...

Jardines del Valle before and after
A Secret Strength of Sevilla’s Amazing Bike Network: Legibility

February 18, 2018

Bike wonks know Sevilla, Spain, as home to one of the fastest bike-infrastructure investments in world history. But installation speed isn’t the only lesson U.S. cities can draw from this wildly successful low-stress biking network. ...

Total Downtown Bicycle Trips
Don’t Let Anyone Tell You that Biking Can’t be Increased in a City

February 14, 2018

Anyone who says no one knows how to rapidly boost the use of bicycles for transportation is wrong. ...

Calgary Downtown Bicycle Trips in May 2010-2107
Don’t Let Anyone Tell You that Biking Can’t Be Increased in a City

February 14, 2018

Anyone who says no one knows how to rapidly boost the use of bicycles for transportation is wrong. ...

Show your bike some love on Valentines Day.
Show Your Bike Some Love

February 14, 2018

Valentine’s Day isn’t everyone’s favorite. If you don’t have that special someone, you spend the whole day bombarded with lovey dovey imagery wherever you look. And if you’re lucky enough to be in a relationship, you’re under pressure to get the right gift or plan the perfect day. Our suggestion? Sk ...

Bikers in an urban bike lane
Trump and Congress Differ on Infrastructure Spending

February 12, 2018

Today the Trump Administration rolled out its Fiscal Year 2019 budget proposal, which includes the elimination of the TIGER Program and a transportation infrastructure package that largely leaves bicycle infrastructure on the sidelines. Both proposals are expected to face significant opposition in C ...

Riding in San Juan.
Bikes Have Helped Puerto Ricans Survive Maria. Will the Habit Stick?

January 31, 2018

The hurricane that tore across Puerto Rico on Sept. 20 led to hundreds of deaths and billions in damage. But a band of local biking advocates say one change, at least, has been for the better: It’s opened people’s minds. ...

That’s a protected bike lane behind the bus stop.
‘Floating’ Bus Stops Made of Plastic Panels Hit the Street in Oakland

January 26, 2018

The “floating bus stop” has been part of streets around the world for years. This month, a new twist is helping it spread in the United States, too: mass production. ...

Grand Junction Off-Road, Grand Junction, CO
To Elevate the Sport, Lower the Bar

January 25, 2018

“We broker suffering.” That’s one way Todd Sadow describes Epic Rides, the company he founded to produce mountain biking events. Epic is now in its nineteenth year of sharing the joy, as well as the pain, of mountain biking. “We give people the chance to show up at a start line where they know they ...

Rebecca's Private Idaho
A Dozen Bucket List Bike Rides for 2018

January 16, 2018

We know that sometimes the best bike ride of your life can take place right outside your front door, on your local neighborhood streets and trails. Then there are those other times—when the wanderlust kicks in and the need to travel with your bike just overwhelms you. For those moments, here are a d ...

Riders in Seattle
2017: The Year America’s Institutions Got Into All-Ages Bike Networks

December 29, 2017

Almost all cultural change relies on a three-step process: ...

Bikes ready for sale
Tax Cuts Will Help the Bike Biz; Loss of Commuter Benefits Will Hurt

December 20, 2017

The new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, soon to be signed by President Trump, will reduce federal taxes for most bike businesses. But the new legislation also eliminates the Bicycle Commuter Benefit tax credit—a pro-bike tax rule that has been in place for nine years. ...

Bikers in a bike lane.
Burr Trail in Utah’s Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
New Proclamations Dramatically Shrink Two National Monuments in Utah

December 4, 2017

On Monday, December 4, President Trump visited Salt Lake City to make an unprecedented announcement regarding two National Monuments in Utah. The president signed new proclamations that will dramatically reduce the area of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments. This announc ...

Bureau of Land Management land near Moab, Utah (Image: Martha Roskowski)
Recreation Not Red-Tape Act and What It Means for bikes

October 17, 2017

The bipartisan Recreation Not Red-Tape (RNR) Act was introduced in both the U.S. House and Senate in late July by Rep. Rob Bishop (R-UT) and Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR). It provides a plan for improving and enhancing recreation opportunities on public lands by creating a unified system of National Recreat ...

Bikers in a bike lane
Senate Eliminates Bike Tax Benefit in Tax Plan

October 14, 2017

The U.S. Senate majority leadership removed the bike commuter benefit from the tax plan they released in late November. The bike commuter benefit is a $20-per-month tax-free reimbursement that employers can pay their employees for expenses related to bicycle commuting. ...

Lassen Volcanic National Park by Anna French (@spintheglobeproject)
An Executive Order that Could Unwind Land Protection

August 25, 2017

The executive order mandating that the Department of the Interior review 27 of our National Monuments required a report to the White House by August 24. Yesterday, a summary of the report was released. The summary indicates that the Department will likely recommend that several of our national monum ...

Bike-oriented image
No, Protected Bike Lanes Do Not Need to Cost $1 Million Per Mile

May 16, 2017

Putting protected bike lanes on both sides of a street can cost $1 million per mile. The country’s most physically beautiful protected bike lane network, the Indianapolis Cultural Trail, cost several million dollars per mile. ...

Bike-oriented image
Sample News

February 8, 2017

This is the article deck, where we summarize all of the great things that will be in the article. In this particular article, we're going to learn Latin, see some stock imagery and push Prismic's lackluster WYSIWYG customization options as far as they can go.

Photo: David Meyer, Streetsblog NYC.

Photo: David Meyer, Streetsblog NYC
New York's network: Nine miles of protected biking from Brooklyn to Bronx

December 27, 2016

A few years ago, New York City showed us the power of vision. These days it shows us the power of persistence. ...

Bike-oriented image
A milestone in Atlanta: Two bidirectional protected bike lanes intersect

July 19, 2016

Bidirectional protected bike lanes, which put both directions of bike traffic on the same side of a street, may not be ideal. But they can be useful in a pinch. Like all protected bike lanes, well-designed bidirectionals are more comfortable to more riders than having no bike lanes on busy streets. ...

Michelle Wu at a parade celebrating Dominican heritage in Boston. Photo via Michelle for Boston.
Pedaling prosperity: For Boston's council president,'safe streets' aren't enough

July 18, 2016

Few of the great cities of the United States have more potential for biking growth than Boston. ...

Great bikeways only work if they connect to great bikeways

May 26, 2016

It’s fun to take a photograph of a beautiful protected bike lane. But a photograph won’t get you safely to the store. ...

Denver bike lane
How Denver improvised a new contracting model to deliver change fast

May 11, 2016

When Denver first set out to build a parking-protected bike lane couplet on two miles of downtown streets in 2015, it thought the work would just involve some restriping. ...

MEMfix crosswalks
How Memphis created a rolling festival of street redesigns

March 31, 2016

In substance, Memphis’ MEMFix program is similar to other cities delivering quick-build street improvements. But its grassroots origin and abiding participatory nature supports the idea that any city that can mark its streets can complete a quick-build project. ...

2nd Avenue, Seattle.
How Seattle's mayor gave planners the fire to make improvements fast

March 29, 2016

In 2014, Seattle used the simplest possible system for seizing an opportunity on its streets: an unexpected mayoral mandate. ...

Bike-oriented image
Engineering an innovation: The inside story of the Green Lane Project

March 25, 2016

It was 2012, and Leah Golby was sitting in a meeting she’d been looking forward to for three years. ...

Bike-oriented image
NYC says 2016 will set yet another record for new protected bike lanes

February 29, 2016

The city that brought modern protected bike lanes to the U.S. is still at it. ...

SW Moody Avenue in Portland, Oregon.
Portland is first U.S. city to make protection the default for all new bike lanes

January 28, 2016

Sometimes, the most important question in the world is “why not?” ...

Bike-oriented image
Denver's two newest protected bike lanes: From zero to finished in one year

December 4, 2015

Of all the reasons Denverites had to get excited about the two protected bike lanes their city opened Thursday, the most underrated was a feat that you maybe will only fully appreciate if you’ve ever worked in government. ...

These two videos about biking in Pittsburgh are actually worth watching

October 16, 2015

Pittsburgh is one of our favorite cities in the country, and it’s not just the sandwiches; it’s the Pittsburghers. They tend to have that special sauce that gives a city the chance to be truly great: they really care about the place they live. ...

right turn bike visibility
Massachusetts is about to release a new bikeway guide and it's going to be awesome

September 18, 2015

Images from MassDOT Separated Bike Lane Planning and Design Guide and from this slideshow. ...

Credits from Bike Denver
Denverites say they'd shop more on Broadway with a protected bike lane

September 15, 2015

From Portland to New York to Salt Lake City, the story is the same: the less a street resembles a freeway, the likelier people are to spend money there. ...

Bike lane in Indianapolis
A new future for bicycling in Indianapolis

August 5, 2015

Why is the city best known as the home of the biggest car race in the country investing in bicycling? Hmmm. We’ll make this multiple choice: ...

Plans for the rebuilt South Lamar Boulevard and Riverside Drive.
Austin plans two more protected intersections just outside downtown

June 11, 2015

Austin, already one of the nation’s leaders in the use of protected intersections, announced this week that it’s considering two more. ...

In Seattle, fold-down posts can take a punch while protecting bike lanes

June 11, 2015

As American cities have looked for simple, cheap ways to get physical barriers between bikes and cars, they’ve been reminded of a sad truth: you get what you pay for. ...

Bike lane with drainage
Tech Talk: Drainage on an elevated protected bike lane

May 13, 2015

Though puddles can occasionally have their upsides, generally speaking they’re one of the ancient enemies of the bike lane. ...

Sabastian Rahman and Jocelyn Dicent of Rockaway Waterfront Alliance at the Underway. Photo: CBS New York.
Queens teens push for protected bikeway to reconnect their peninsula

March 25, 2015

When Jocelyn Dicent walks home from school, she has a choice between two streets. ...

Jodenbreestraat, Amsterdam
Bike lane philosophy: Are you an incrementalist or a completionist?

January 28, 2015

A lot of arguments in the world of progressive street design these days aren’t between good and bad. They’re between better and much better. This comes up again and again in the endless and usually fun arguments the bike-oriented Internet is always having with itself. ...

Indianapolis Cultural Trail create the feeling of an off-street trail in the middle of a Midwestern downtown
The thrilling future of traffic engineering

January 5, 2015

James Bond needs a Q. Scooby-Doo needs a Velma. Katniss Everdeen needs a Beetee. ...

Persistence pays off in western Pennsylvania

November 6, 2014

The theme for today is persistence. Webster?s defines it as, ?the quality that allows someone to continue doing something or trying to do something even though it is difficult or opposed by other people.? ...

A Denver business group is soliciting contributions for this protected bike lane on Denver’s Arapahoe Street. Rendering: Alta Planning + Design.
How Denver got an oil company to help crowdfund a protected bike lane

November 4, 2014

Need money for a better bike lane? Try asking the Internet. ...

Atlanta beltline
Atlanta plans big for bikes, and Atlantans turn out big time

October 16, 2014

The capital of the New South is working on its latest highway network. ...

Pregnant woman on bicycle
Baby on Board: 10 Tips for Riding While Pregnant

October 7, 2014

People rarely bat an eye at women doing tree poses in yoga while seven months pregnant, but taking to two wheels with a baby on board solicits everything from cheers to disapproving looks and cautionary tales. So what does this mean for pregnant bicyclists? Does a positive pregnancy test mean hangin ...

How Copenhagen helped Pittsburgh's Mayor Peduto understand the 'wedding cake of transportation'

September 22, 2014

For years, we’ve been leading politicians, city staffers and other community leaders from U.S. cities on curated study tours of the world’s best biking cities. But until Bill Peduto joined us in Denmark and Sweden this summer, we’d never had the chance to host a big-city mayor. ...

A stack of New York Times newspapers
10 years ago next month, this letter to the NYT foresaw New York's biking triumph

September 4, 2014

This seems like a particularly good week to share the very first time protected bike lanes were mentioned in The New York Times. ...

Business leaders cheer protected bike lanes into busy downtown Pittsburgh

August 26, 2014

Downtown Pittsburgh has a perfectly good reason to be running out of room for more cars: its streets have been there since 1784. ...

Much nicer than the church basement, at least during a Seattle summer — and better attended, too. Photos courtesy SDOT.
Seattle holds bike lane open house right on the street,draws just as many people

August 22, 2014

No time to invite the neighborhood to your project’s open house? This week Seattle brought the open house to the neighborhood instead. ...

Income mobility in Chicago vs Denmark
Can Chicago hit 30 miles of green lanes before the snow flies?

August 7, 2014

We don’t have to dream of a country where protected bike lanes and other quality bike infrastructure have dramatically improved life for people in poverty. We can visit it. ...

1992 photo of Mosley’s Shoe Repair, at 346 Auburn Ave., via Russell Mondy.
Two-day demo will reclaim one of Atlanta's most celebrated streets for people

June 13, 2014

Fifty years after a freeway sliced through one of the country’s wealthiest black communities and left it out to dry, the neighborhood is trying a new way to serve its seniors. ...

DC 1st NE Bike Lane
Tech Talk: No room for a buffer? Try a wheel stop barrier

May 13, 2014

Street designers know that every inch of a roadway is precious. And though more inches are better when it comes to low-stress streets, sometimes they just aren’t there. ...

The rise of American protected bike lanes: The 4-minute video introduction

April 30, 2014

Part of what we do here at the Green Lane Project is show our fellow Americans what we’re missing. ...

Bike station in Indianapolis
Indy celebrates a bikeshare win

April 24, 2014

In the business world, it’s called “first mover advantage.” It’s the head start Apple got in the smartphone market because it invented the device. ...

Memphis Mayor AC Wharton. Photo: Joey Miller.
The big idea behind bike projects and the Memphis rebound

April 22, 2014

This week in Memphis, three of the country’s most interesting urban planners are giving a series of free lectures about the big, smart idea behind the deliberate, data-driven revitalization strategy that has led this city to embrace bike infrastructure. ...

Celebrate NYC's latest biking win

April 16, 2014

The George Washington Bridge is a critical link in greater New York City’s bicycle network. Commuter and recreational bike traffic over the bridge has grown so much that recent counts show nearly as many bicyclists as motorists on Rte. 9W north of the bridge! ...

The Oregon Health and Science University bike valet in Portland. Photo: Zachary Kaufman.
Young people in Indianapolis want low-car lifestyles almost as much as young people in NYC

April 14, 2014

In the business world, it’s called “first mover advantage.” It’s the head start Apple got in the smartphone market because it invented the device. ...

Pacers Bikeshare launches in Indianapolis this week

April 14, 2014

This Tuesday, Indianapolis officially joins urban meccas like Paris, New York and Chicago as a leading city with bikeshare. ...

Indianapolis becomes first city to get NBA-backed bikeshare

April 7, 2014

How stoked would you be if someone told you that you were going to get 250 new bikes? Well, that’s exactly what just happened in Indianapolis! Last Friday, the Indianapolis Cultural Trail, Inc. announced exciting details about a new bikeshare program coming to Indianapolis in a few weeks.  ...

Tires in Austin bike lane
Four simple lessons from Austin's brilliant bike plan update

April 3, 2014

In the tech boomtown of Austin, data is king — and city staffers are making some of the country’s strongest data-driven arguments for better bike infrastructure. ...

Pennsylvania Avenue uses a combination of buffered and protected bike lanes. Photo: Stewart Eastep.
How high can they go? DC bike counts show continuing surge in protected lane use

March 31, 2014

The older DC’s first two protected bike lanes get, the more spectacular their results seem to become. ...

Photo by Ron Annis
Indianapolis' GOP mayor on bikes and the 'great revival' of US cities

March 27, 2014

The mayor of Indianapolis, Greg Ballard, sounds like the Republican he is when he makes the case for urban bike infrastructure. ...

John Stokes, director of risk management for The Jefferson hotel, on M Street before bike improvements.
From DC,a better way to think about businesses and bike lane battles

March 17, 2014

Eventually, everyone redesigning city streets runs into the same problem: small businesses rarely support changes to the roads that bring them customers. ...

Streetcar and bikes, 4th street in Austin
Hygge sighting: The little idea that built Denmark pops up in Austin

March 6, 2014

Would you describe riding a bicycle on a large street in the middle of a major city as “cozy”? ...

Green bike lane
Tech Talk: Latest innovations may make it dirt cheap to color streets

January 29, 2014

As more and more U.S. cities embrace color as a way to make bike lanes visible, especially at intersections, a very important group of people are taking notice: the ones who figure out how to color things. ...

Before and after San Francisco’s proposed 6th Street Improvement Project.
A poor SF neighborhood rallies for less auto parking

January 13, 2014

The trick to scoring community support for less auto parking on a street isn’t to get hell to freeze or pigs to fly. As a new project in San Francisco is proving, sometimes all you have to do is ask residents what they want. ...

'The private sector understands opportunity': How Portland scored its latest biking win

January 4, 2014

On Monday, we shared the almost shockingly good news from Portland that a protected bike lane has helped catalyze a massive bike-friendly private development nearby. The story of this project and the way it’s helping create a “second downtown” on Portland’s east side was one of the most exciting sto ...

Bikeability: Denver’s new economic development tool. Photo by Andrew Catellier (Flickr).
Denver tech companies: 'The No. 1 thing they want is bike lanes'

October 31, 2013

The single biggest obstacle to recruiting tech workers to Denver is its lack of good bike lanes, the head of the city’s downtown business association said this month. ...

People fill the streets during Atlanta Streets Alive. (Image: Flickr user TimothyJ)
Why Atlanta is poised to go big for bicycling

October 24, 2013

Move over, Portland and watch out, San Francisco. There’s a new American Bike City on the horizon and she’s closing in fast. ...

Memphis is about to build the country's first crowdfunded bike lane

October 15, 2013

The most interesting bike project in the country just keeps getting more creative. ...

David Baker with his staff in San Francisco.
San Francisco architect: Better bike lanes = higher land value

October 10, 2013

David Baker, founder and principal at David Baker + Partners Architects, was dubbed “a starchitect for the common man” for his firm’s work designing green buildings and innovative housing complexes. ...

Short thick bollards in NYC
Tech Talk: 19 beautiful ways to protect bike lanes (photos)

October 4, 2013

In the grammar of street design, bollards — those plastic posts that are used to block cars from entering many protected bike lanes — are the commas. ...

Riding in DC’s protected bike lane on 15th Street. Photo: Stewart Eastep.
Data confirms it: DC is the new U.S. bike city to watch

October 2, 2013

Well, Washington DC isn’t working the way it’s supposed to. But one thing in the District definitely has been: its local bike transportation policy. ...

Bike lane with planter separators, by Michael Anderson
Tech Talk: Using planters as separation

June 27, 2013

We’ve been sharing this photo of Portland’s NE Multnomah protected bike lane in our presentations. We love the use of the planters as part of the separation between the car lane and the bike lane. We’ve been asked how planters can be justified from an engineering standpoint, as they could be conside ...

Green Lane Project officially kicks off in Chicago

May 31, 2013

Bikes Belong’s Green Lane Project is officially kicking off tomorrow, May 31, in Chicago. This initiative will work with Austin, Chicago, Memphis, Portland, Ore., San Francisco and Washington, D.C., to support the cities? development of world-class bicycling facility networks over the next two years ...

Memphis announces major initiatives for protected bike lanes

May 8, 2013

The city named as one of the worst for biking in the U.S. by Bicycling Magazine only five years ago is now aiming to be the best in Tennessee. Memphis Mayor AC Wharton announced groundbreaking plans today to implement a network of protected bike facilities as a part of their commitment to the Green ...

Ray LaHood supports green lanes at Safety Summit

May 3, 2013

The U.S. Department of Transportation hosted two Bicycle Safety Summits in April — one in Tampa and one in Minneapolis. Each summit brought together Federal, state and local officials, planners, designers, engineers, law enforcement, safety experts and others throughout the bicycle community to iden ...

Residents celebrate a new protected bike lane on Lake Street with a community bike ride led by Alderman Burnett and Active Trans, in partnership with local community-based organizations.
Building support in Chicago, neighborhood by neighborhood

April 13, 2013

As Chicago seeks to implement grand plans for 100 miles of green lanes by 2015, a grant from the Green Lane Project is enabling theActive Transportation Alliance’s Neighborhood Bikeways Campaign to conduct valuable public outreach that is helping to keep Chicago’s plans moving forward. ...

Washington, DC prepares to double down on bicycling

April 12, 2013

The process of creating green lanes starts long before the construction crews show up, before the designs are presented to the public and before the engineers start their studies. It really starts in the unglamorous world of planning. Between 2009 and 2012 Washington has built four miles of protecte ...

Cyclists waiting to turn left onto Kinzie from Milwaukee. Photo by Steven Vance.
Chicago Considers Bold Steps to Make Room for Protected Lanes

March 7, 2013

The Chicago Department of Transportation has added many miles of protected and buffered bike lanes across the city, but it can be challenging to find space for protected lanes on the streets where they are needed the most. CDOT has implemented ?road diets? on several streets, replacing excess car la ...

Riding through one of Portland's retail areas.
Portland retailers swoop into storefronts along bikeways

March 4, 2013

Urban commercial real estate has always been a rough-and-tumble scrum, and now Amazon.com has torn up the playbook. Across the country, many brick-and-mortar retailers are in big trouble. ...

Green paint marks a bike lane on Oak Street in Portland.
Boxed in by politics,Portland tries a splash of color

February 15, 2013

When protected bike lanes compete for space with commercial auto access, even Portlanders sometimes balk. That’s why the city is trying a new tool to make bikers feel safe: paint. ...

Improved Pennsylvania Avenue Green Lane in the spotlight

February 12, 2013

Last month, Washington, DC had its usual day in the sun for the 57th Presidential Inauguration. But as the traditional parade moved from the Capitol to the White House, it became clear that one of the unexpected stars of the parade would be DC’s Pennsylvania Avenue green lanes. In fact, DC’s commitm ...

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Chicago keeps on trucking toward goal of 100 miles of green lanes by 2015

February 1, 2013

In a report released today (PDF), the Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) announced that in 2012 it installed and restriped a total of 39 miles of on-street bike facilities throughout Chicago, and has kept pace with Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s plan to install 100 miles of protected green lanes by 2 ...

Mueller District Finds Cycle Tracks Good for Business in Austin

February 1, 2013

The first thing that struck me when I walked into the main administrative building for Mueller was the mounted bicycle hanging over the diorama. I was meeting with some representatives from Catellus Development Group, the master developer of the Mueller mixed-use village, to find out what motivated ...

Looking back at San Francisco's big year

January 20, 2013

San Francisco had a landmark year for bicycle improvements and infrastructure in 2012. From the implementation of physically separated green lanes, to new bicycle traffic signals and more, each development gives added safety to those on and off a bicycle. After years of stalled improvements due to a ...

A protected bikeway in Portland
How economic growth sold Portland landlords on a bikeway

January 6, 2013

Not long ago, in the dark days of auto-only transportation planning, a property manager that urged the city to eliminate two auto lanes adjacent to its planned 650-apartment complex might have been judged completely insane. ...

Protected Green Lanes Nearly Double Nationwide in 2012

December 9, 2012

Total to Double Again in 2013 According to New Inventory ...

Dearborne Ave in Chicago
Oh Dearborn! A virtual tour of Chicago's first 2-way green lane

December 3, 2012

These are definitely thrilling times for Chicago cyclists. Last summer Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced that the Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) would be installing the city’s first two-way protected bike lane on Dearborn Street, a multilane northbound street through the center of the Loop d ...

Cargo Way to Heron’s Head Park
Relaxing Rides in San Francisco

November 25, 2012

The seasons are changing in San Francisco?the air is becoming increasingly crisp, as the days are growing darker. With the inevitability of winter upon us, now is the perfect time to get outside, ride your bike and enjoy the last few days of Indian Summer. And since the upcoming holiday season can b ...

Dutch Bike Embassy Brings Expertise to Austin

November 11, 2012

One of the many great things the Green Lane Project has done is provide funding for our city leaders to travel to Holland. Last month, members of the Dutch Cycling Embassy traveled to Austin to assess our streets and help envision how to make biking an integral part of Austin culture. Check out this ...

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Memphis in the Netherlands: "Blown Away"

November 7, 2012

Even Kyle Wagenschutz, Memphis’ Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator, manages to crack a smile from the helm of a tandem where Memphis City Councilman Bill Morrison rides in tow.  ...

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Introducing green lanes on Fell and Oak streets in San Francisco

November 6, 2012

Physically separated green lanes will be introduced on Fell and Oak streets, making the route safer and more inviting for all people who wish to ride a bike. These streets are the flattest and most direct links to the Panhandle bike path and the Wiggle route, which is an extremely popular path despi ...

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Washington DC: Green lane to connect rail trail with transportation hub

October 31, 2012

Running north from Union Station, 1st Street NE is quickly becoming the main street of one of Washington, DC’s newest neighborhoods, NoMa. Short for “North of Massachusetts,”  NoMa has risen from long-ignored former rail yards to become the east end of downtown. In the last decade, the area has adde ...

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Memphis on Broadway

October 12, 2012

Maybe you saw Memphis when it landed on Broadway in October 2009.  Or, maybe you read earlier this month about Warner Brothers’ plans to turn the “tale of two star-crossed lovers living in segregated Memphis in the 1950s” into a motion picture.  After all, the Broadway performance of Memphis netted ...

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Imagine Austin - Compact and Connected

September 12, 2012

Garner Stoll is the Assistant Director for the Planning & Development Review Department for the City of Austin. He oversaw the development and completion of Imagine Austin, the city’s official comprehensive plan on dealing with growth population and development over the next three decades. ...

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How Portland won its crown - and how to keep it

September 4, 2012

Portland has been the country’s bicycle capital for less than a decade. Claiming that crown took serious work — and retaining it will, too. ...

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Chicago: Getting Ready for the Green Lane 'Breakthrough'

August 31, 2012

Last week dozens of engineers and planners from across the Chicago area converged on the Sears Tower to learn about green lanes and other new developments in bike facility design. The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning, the region’s official planning organization, hosted this workshop, ?Design ...

A green lane on Market Street equipped with safe hit posts.
San Francisco: Cycling in the City

August 24, 2012

It was a foggy August afternoon seven years ago when I arrived in San Francisco, my life neatly packed into a few boxes. Without a car, my options for transportation were walking, bicycling and taking public transit; luckily, San Francisco is a compact 47 square miles. I quickly learned that walking ...

Washington, DC: Nation’s Capital Commits to Green Lanes

August 23, 2012

Washington, DC is already one of the best biking cities in the United States, frequently being honored on various “best of” bicycling list. But the rapid rise of Capital Bikeshare membership and bike commuter share shows that the Nation’s Capital has room to grow. The success of bike facilities adde ...

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The simple, inexpensive breakthrough that is transforming American cities

June 6, 2012

You can glimpse the future right now in forward-looking American cities a few blocks here, a mile there where people riding bicycles are protected from rushing cars and trucks. ...

Riding the Sugarcamp Mountain Trails in Kentucky.
Using the Land and Water Conservation Fund for Local Bike Projects

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There’s an opportunity to increase funding for cities and states to build new bike projects across the U.S. thanks to the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). The federal government fully and permanently funded the LWCF at $900 million annually when the Great American Outdoors Act became law in ...

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FEDERAL AGENDA FOR ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION 2021

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When it comes to advancing pro-bike policies in 2021, we’re not waiting to get things done. ...

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PeopleForBikes Responds to Tariff Announcement and Timetable

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On Monday, September 17, President Trump announced tariffs on $200 billion of goods imported from China, including bicycles of all sizes, as well as many bike parts and accessories. For the bike industry, these tariffs amount to a $250 million annual tax increase. Considering that 94 percent of comp ...

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E-bike Access in National Parks

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On Aug. 29, Department of Interior Secretary David Bernhardt ordered the Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Park Service (NPS) to establish interim policies within 30 days that guide the use of e-bikes on public lands. The departments were en ...

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New Utah Bill Defines Multiple-Mode and Out-of-Class Electric Bicycles

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The bill is the first in the nation to define multiple-mode products and their labeling requirements while establishing truthful advertising requirements for OCEVs sold as “e-bikes.”

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