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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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