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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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