Bikeyface Cartoon Illustrates Traffic Laws
You know the rules of the road when you’re out riding. Maybe you even teach bike skills as a League Cycling Instructor. But do you know all the bicycling laws in your state? Since coming to the League...
View ArticleWe’re Halfway There!
Help the League this month by simply doing what you love: Riding your bike! In December, the League is the beneficiary of CLIF Bar’s 2 Mile Challenge, an online initiative to get folks to leave their...
View ArticleHow the League Celebrates the Holidays
This holiday season, the League wanted to give back to our community here in the nation’s capital. So before our office festivities on Monday, we packed our panniers, messenger bags and baskets full of...
View ArticleBFU Showdown: Big West Conference Dominates!
I love football. And, as a University of Florida alum, I’m always happy to see the SEC setting the standard this time of year. But, inspired by a recent USA Today cover story, I took a timeout from the...
View ArticleLiving Life to the Fullest: My Bike Trip in West Africa
Riding my bike gives me a lot of time to think. I sometimes think about what is to come in the day, what happened yesterday, what I need to do in the coming weeks. But, ironically, most often my mind...
View ArticleWhat’s at the Intersection of Transportation and Technology?
What lies at the intersection of transportation and technology? In a word: TransportationCamp. Put on by OpenPlans, I attended the most recent event last weekend in Washington, D.C., which brought...
View ArticleMeet the Women’s Forum Speakers: Taliah Lempert, Bicycle Artist
Maybe it was love at first sight — a wayward glance on a crowded street. Maybe you met through a friend or a family member and the first date was awkward and off-balance. Maybe, it didn’t seem like the...
View ArticleTips to Make the White House a Bicycle Friendly Business #letdenisride
After the Nobel Peace Prize, the League’s Bicycle Friendly Business designation is one of world’s most sought-after commendations. Clearly, allowing all staff to ride to work if they want to is an...
View ArticleUnearthing a Piece of (League) Family History
Brian McEntee struck gold last fall. Well, it’s “gold” as far as we are concerned over here at the League. The Washington, D.C.-based bike commuter and blogger late last year dug up his...
View ArticleKickstarting Bicycle History
All of a sudden, history seems to be the “in” thing. First, there was the glorious return of the winged wheel to the League’s logo. Then there were several requests for “proof” of the link between the...
View ArticleKing James Leads the Way: Bikes in the NBA
If you’re not already glued to the NBA Finals, here’s one potential reason to tune in: Bicycling among NBA athletes — like almost everywhere else — is become an active trend. Last year, the cycling...
View ArticleAnchorage Turns League Logo into Public Art
We were certainly excited to roll out our new logo at the 2013 National Bike Summit earlier this year. Honoring our past and looking to the future, we love the iconic energy of the modern winged wheel....
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