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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
PeopleForBikes Announces Spring Community Grants Recipients
June 24, 2020
More than $50,000 awarded to projects dedicated to building great places to ride bikes ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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 ...
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. ...
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. ...
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 ...
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. ...
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. ...