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The League of American Bicyclists is leading the movement to build a Bicycle Friendly America for everyone.
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Did you know the #AARPCommunityChallenge grant program can fund bike audits? Each Bike Audit Microgrant comes with technical assistance from the League of American Bicyclists (that's us!).

📌 Learn more about the 2026 AARP Community Challenge and apply by March 4: spr.ly/6181Cq67b
2026 AARP Community Challenge Flyer. "A GRANT PROGRAM TO MAKE COMMUNITIES MORE LIVABLE FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES WITH TANGIBLE IMPROVEMENTS THAT JUMP-START LONG-TERM CHANGE. APPLY FOR A 2026 GRANT TODAY! Eligible applications will be accepted from: January 7 - March 4 at 5:00 pm ET / 2:00 pm PT Learn more and apply: AARP.org/CommunityChallenge" AARP Community Challenge grant flyer. "In 2026, the AARP Community Challenge is accepting applications across three different grant opportunities: FLAGSHIP GRANTS, CAPACITY- BUILDING MICROGRANTS (including Bike Audits!), and DEMONSTRATION GRANTS." Find more info at aarp.org/communitychallenge.
February 4, 2026 at 7:54 PM
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The federal programs that fund America's essential walking and biking infrastructure are at risk. That’s why we joined 1,000+ other leaders, organizations and businesses in sending a message to Congress that our country’s walking and biking infrastructure is essential.
"1000+ organizations, businesses, and elected leaders from all 50 states are sending a clear message to Congress: walking and biking is essential"
February 2, 2026 at 4:06 PM
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The latest Bicycle Friendly Community awards highlight 79 communities across the country for building better places to bike through local action and regional collaboration. Explore the full list: bikeleague.org/79-new-and-r...
Infographic showing the distribution of 444 BFCs in all 50 states and DC. Many states have less than ten; California tops the chart at 48, Minnesota at 33, Florida at 22, Wisconsin at 21, and Ohio at 20. See the full list at bikeleague.org/community. Bicycle Friendly Community (BFC) infographic showing distribution of awards by level. 3 Platinums, 32 Gold, 113 Silver, and 296 Bronze total up to 444 currently-awarded BFCs.
January 29, 2026 at 3:31 PM
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Don't miss the discount on National Bike Summit tickets! Early bird prices fly away in two days — get your tickets now: site.pheedloop.com/event/BikeSu...
National Bike Summit: Early Bird Rate ends Jan 31st! Bikeleague.org/summit "One of the best parts about the National Bike Summit? Learning from other communities and experiencing DC's bike infrastructure first-hand." A cyclist in a bowtie and a neon bike pin gives a thumbs up to the camera during the Congressional Bike Ride at the 2025 National Bike Summit.
January 29, 2026 at 3:22 PM
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Cycling is a great way for people of all ages to get active this winter! ❄️🚲 You don't even have to go out in the cold — riding a bike at the gym or on your trainer at home for 22 mins a day can help adults meet the recommended 150 mins of moderate-intensity aerobic physical activity. #ActivePeople
A cyclist rides indoors on a stationary bike trainer. A small text box says "#ActivePeople."
January 28, 2026 at 3:21 PM
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New year, new routines! Walking or biking to school is a great way to help kids (and parents!) get more physical activity each day. Even a short trip can add up to better focus, better sleep, and better health 💡 www.cdc.gov/physical-act...
Bike to School Day in Silverthorne, Colorado (a Silver-level Bicycle Friendly Community). #ActivePeople tag.
January 12, 2026 at 5:53 PM
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Have you seen what’s on the agenda for the 2026 National Bike Summit? 👀 Take a look at what's in store this year: site.pheedloop.com/event/BikeSu...

Don't wait too long to secure your spot — early bird registration (AKA the best deal on #NationalBikeSummit tickets) ends Jan 30! #BikeSummit26
National Bike Summit logo over a photo of the MLK Jr. Library auditorium A Cycling Without Age representative biking with a passenger. "One of the best parts of the National Bike Summit? 'Learning from other communities and experiencing DC's bike infrastructure first-hand.'"
January 8, 2026 at 9:31 PM
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Our Community Spark Grants bring bike joy nationwide—like at Fort Peck Indian Reservation, where a Bike Day delivered free bikes, helmets, and safer-streets conversations for kids and families 🚲😄 Help spark more joy in 2026 with a year-end gift:
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"“[The League’s Community Spark Grant] helped us with providing funding so we could do more in our community. We did a Bike Day for Children in Poplar on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation. We gave away bikes and had stickers and other little gifts for all the children. It helped 87 kids get a new helmet.” - Sunee Erickson, of the Fort Peck Tribal Elves. Ride United in 2026! A child gets a helmet fitted at a bike rodeo. Ride united in 2026: preserving investment in safer streets.
December 19, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Nominations are officially open for the 2026 Advocacy & Education Awards! 🌟

Know an advocate, a club, or an organization keeping the bike movement rolling strong in your community? Submit your nomination today: bikesummit.secure-platform.com/a/page/awards
National Bike Summit logo. "Advocates deserve recognition." Illustration of bike advocates holding signs with slogans like "20 is plenty," "safe streets now," "crash not accident," "vision zero," and "safe streets 4 all." Below the illustration, text reads "2026 Advocacy and Education Awards NOMINATIONS OPEN" "Submit a nomination for: Advocacy Organization of the Year Professional Advocate of the Year Citizen Advocate of the Year Bicycle Friendly America Leadership Award Club of the Year Emerging Leader of the Year Gail & Jim Spann Educator of the Year Katherine T. “Kittie” Knox Award Susie Stephens Joyful Enthusiasm Award Youth Empowerment Award Dr. Paul Dudley White Award See full descriptions & submit your nomination: https://bikesummit.secure-platform.com/"
December 18, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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“From toddlers to people in their nineties, it’s all about making people smile with bike joy.” — Fernando M., League Cycling Instructor

Your year-end gift empowers more instructors like Fernando to keep spreading bike joy across the country. Give today: secure.givelively.org/donate/leagu...
Ride United in 2026. “The [greatest reward in teaching bike education] is all the smiles from people who are learning to ride for the first time. From toddlers to people in their nineties, it’s all about making people smile with bike joy.” — Fernando Martinez, League Cycling Instructor
December 12, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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📣 Our new report with Lime drops on Dec 9! Don’t miss this deep dive into how micromobility data can help cities improve safety, infrastructure, and transit access.

🔗 bikeleague-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
New Report: Lime Mobility Insights from Baltimore, Nashville, and Phoenix. Tuesday, December 9th at 3:00PM ET. Bikeleague.org/webinars. Two people riding Lime micromobility devices, one on a scooter and the other on a bike, on a path with autumnal trees in the background.
December 4, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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Just a few hours left to double your #GivingTuesday gift! The League is gearing up for the biggest federal advocacy fight in a generation, and we can’t do it without you. Help us protect investments in safe streets: secure.givelively.org/donate/leagu...
"The League is fighting to protect and increase funds for your state’s protected bikeways. You want safer places to ride? Please chip in today to help make it real.” - Michael Payne. A photo of cyclists at the National Bike Summit enjoying DC's bike infrastructure.
December 2, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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It’s #GivingTuesday! All day today, your gift to the League is doubled for 2x impact. The 2026 transportation bill threatens to zero out federal bike & walk funding, and we’re fighting back. Fuel the fight and help protect investments in safer streets: secure.givelively.org/donate/leagu...
Today only: dollar-for-dollar contribution match! Bikeleague.org/give. Giving Tuesday heart logo centered above a photo of League staff and Summit attendees on the 2025 Congressional Bike Ride.
December 2, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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#GivingTuesday is almost here! Tomorrow, your gift to the League will go twice the distance thanks to our board match—and we need that momentum more than ever. 🧵
A cyclist rides a bikeshare e-bike and holds their hand in the air joyfully. Text overlay: Tomorrow is #GivingTuesday! ALL donations matched dollar-for-dollar. Bikeleague.org/give (Giving Tuesday heart icon)
December 1, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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How can cities use micromobility data to build safer streets?
Baltimore, Nashville, & Phoenix partnered with Lime and the League through the 2025 Lime Mobility Insights Competition to find out. Join our Dec 9 webinar to learn what the data uncovered. Register: bikeleague-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
November 21, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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These tragedies are not inevitable. We know how to make our roads safer, but it takes action by leaders at the highest levels.

Join us in demanding change. Find a World Day of Remembrance event near you, like the Ride for Your Life in DC, and add your voice to the movement: wdor-usa.org #WDoR2025
"Join us in demanding change. Find a World Day of Remembrance event near you — like the Ride for Your Life in Washington, DC— and add your voice to the movement. Show up and speak out." A crowd at the 2024 Ride for Your Life in Washington DC listens to Bill Nesper, ED of the League of American Bicyclists, while a sign language interpreter next to Bill is signing along. Pictured behind Bill and the interpreter is the Lincoln Memorial. WDOR logo above text: "The World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (WDR) is commemorated on the third Sunday of November each year. It is a global event to commemorate the many millions who have been killed and seriously injured on the world’s roads and to acknowledge the suffering of all affected victims, families and communities – millions added each year to countless millions already suffering: a truly tremendous cumulative toll. Learn more & find an event near you at wdor-usa.org."
November 14, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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In the U.S., the toll of the tragedy has climbed steadily for over a decade. Since 2010, we’ve seen an 87% increase in bicyclist deaths in the United States, with consecutive all-time records for the most deaths in the last two years of available data.
"Since an all-time reported low of 623 bicyclist deaths in 2010, we’ve seen an 87% increase in bicyclist deaths with consecutive all-time records for the most deaths in the last two years of available data. This trend has to stop." Chart of the trend of bicyclist deaths over time, with a sharply increasing trend since 2010. Data is sourced from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, and NHTSA's Fatality and Injury Reporting system tool.
November 14, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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This Sunday, November 16th, is the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. It's a day when we remember those lost to the persistent but preventable epidemic of traffic violence. #WDoR2025
World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. Remember. Support. Act. A small child in a bike helmet lays flowers on a memorial for victims of traffic violence.
November 14, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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This year’s honorees join a network of 204 Bicycle Friendly Universities across 42 states, collectively shaping a national movement to help everyone experience the joy, freedom, and benefits of riding a bike.

Congratulations to all of the new and renewing BFUs celebrating an award today! 🎉
Blue and white text-based graphic on a light blue bike-patterned background. "204 Colleges and Universities in 42 states and DC have been designated a Bicycle Friendly University." League logo + "see the full list at bikeleague.org/university."
November 13, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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The movement for better biking is growing—one campus at a time. Meet the 45 colleges and universities recognized in the 2025 Bicycle Friendly University awards for turning big ideas into real change: bikeleague.org/45-universit...
"45 Universities Rise to the Challenge in the 2025 Bicycle Friendly University Awards." A student cyclist standing next to their bike smiles with a university staff member at a tabling event hosted by the University of Washington's Transportation Services.
November 13, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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ACTION ALERT. Chairman Sam Graves with a speech bubble, stating: "We’re not gonna be spending money on murals and train stations or bike paths or walking paths." Bikeleague.org/action-center
Action alert graphic. Chairman Sam Graves with a speech bubble, stating "We’re not gonna be spending money on murals and train stations or bike paths or walking paths." Text surrounding the Chairman: COMMITTEE CHAIR: ZERO FEDERAL FUNDING FOR SAFE PLACES TO BIKE OR WALK Chairman Sam Graves says his transportation bill won’t include funding for biking or walking. He needs to hear from your Member of Congress: this is unacceptable.
November 7, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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ACTION ALERT 🚨 Rep. Sam Graves, Chairman of the T&I Committee drafting the next transportation bill, recently shared an alarming insight: “It's gonna be a traditional highway bill... We’re not gonna be spending money on murals and train stations or bike paths or walking paths.”
November 7, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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⏰ Time’s almost up to claim your free Bike Lanes Save Lives shirt! Join the League by 10/31 and get this limited-edition tee with any level of membership. Don’t miss your chance to wear your support for safer streets! bikeleague.org/memberdrive
A cyclist buckles their helmet as they ride in a fall-forested landscape. "Ride United!"
October 29, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Hear from leading voices shaping the future of mobility: “Life After Cars” authors Doug Gordon & Sarah Goodyear, Commissioner Rodney Ellis, and Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report. Sign up for the "Early Bird" deal today — ticket prices go up Jan 31! site.pheedloop.com/event/BikeSu...
Keynote speakers for the National Bike Summit. Doug Gordon + Sarah Goodyear, Authors of "Life After Cars" and Co-hosts of the "War on Cars" podcast. Keynote speakers for the National Bike Summit. Commissioner Rodney Ellis of Harris County, Texas. Keynote speakers for the National Bike Summit. Amy Walter, Publisher & Editor-in-Chief of The Cook Political Report.
October 28, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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🚲 It’s official: tickets for the 2026 National Bike Summit are live! This isn’t "just" a conference — it’s the biggest annual gathering of bike advocates, where ideas meet action for safer, more sustainable streets. site.pheedloop.com/event/BikeSu...
TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE! National Bike Summit 2026 logo in red, containing an icon of the Capitol Building above text "March 24-26, Washington DC." Bikeleague.org/summit.
October 28, 2025 at 4:31 PM