Joining the League not only supports our advocacy year-round, it earns you some great discounts, too.

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League Cycling Instructor Katie Bradshaw brought our Bicycle Friendly Driver program to her hometown ahead of a major bike event rolling through.

Newly released preliminary data from NHTSA shows continued need for investments in bicyclist and pedestrian safety.

Six League members have stepped forward to run for three positions on our Board of Directors. Learn more about their candidacies and then vote.

Every day, the League is working to promote and protect bicyclists' rights at the federal level. Here are notes from Caron Whitaker, our vice president of government relations, on her work and the conversations happening on the Hill this week.

States spend less than 1% of their federal safety funding to reduce the dangers faced by pedestrians and bicyclists, who make up 18% of traffic fatalities. A new bill would change that.

Every day, the League is working to promote and protect bicyclists' rights at the federal level. Here are notes from Caron Whitaker, our vice president of government relations, on her work and the conversations happening on the Hill this week.

To enable and empower more people across the country with bike skills and education, the League is pleased to now offer its Smart Cycling Manual in Spanish.

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By passing the Bicycle Commuter Act, we could put $53 per month back into the hands of bike commuters. Ask your representative to co-sponsor the bill.

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This Spring, 14 new and 25 renewing Bicycle Friendly Communities earned awards for their contributions towards building a more Bicycle Friendly America.

Earlier this year, we introduced our vision for a Bike New Deal, a transformative plan to build a more Bicycle Friendly America for everyone based on five goals. Here's our "why".

The League testified before Congress in April, giving voice to the millions of bicyclists nationwide demanding safer roads.

The League hosted a webinar for advocates and others on how to utilize the 415 page 2018 Benchmarking Report in their work.

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The League welcomes new companies, government organizations, museums, and residential buildings to the growing movement to make biking better

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Imagine your community with more trails for people biking and walking. Imagine a bicyclist and pedestrian bridge over that major arterial that cuts neighborhoods off from each other. At the 2019 National Bike Summit, advocates asked their senators to support enhancements to the Transportation Alternatives (TA) program that would make it easier for local governments and agencies to fund and implement projects to make biking better.

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Here at the League, members are at the core of every program, every initiative, every action. As the 'big tent' national organization for bicycling, we need the wide depth and variety of experience, background, and perspective that only the bike community at-large can provide. Cycling in this country is experiencing a renaissance, built soundly on the platform of the many voices of our riders.

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Join the League during our Spring member drive to support our work advancing cyclists' rights (and maybe win an e-bike!)

It would be impossible to sum up #BikeSummit19 in one post--so I won’t. Over the next several weeks, we’ll post recaps with photos, presentations, and more detailed recaps about what we took away from the Summit. In the meantime, we want to celebrate the nearly 400 cyclists and advocates who attended the Summit and helped elevated our conversations about making biking better to the national stage.

When developers build new shopping centers or apartment complexes, they rely on datasets and visualization tools that illustrate how people can get to and from these sites most efficiently and safely, including by bike. Unfortunately, state and local Departments of Transportation often do not have access to these private sector data tools that would show them how improved bike facilities would increase everyone’s ability to get places safely and quickly.

Each National Bike Summit is an opportunity to recognize the exemplars of our vibrant bicycle advocacy community. From organizations to individuals, everyone plays an important role in the campaigns and initiatives that make biking better. These awardees are the ones that inspire us, keep us motivated, and encourage us to reach bigger goals. We were honored to have the 2019 award winners join us at the National Bike Summit and share their stories with us.