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 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. ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
Congress votes in favor of historic public lands package
March 7, 2020
Update 3/12: On the afternoon of Tuesday, March 12, President Trump signed the Natural Resources Management Act (S. 47) into law. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...