2009 Archive
Big cities unite to promote bicycling
December 10, 2009
Cities for Cycling will focus on best practices WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Earl Blumenauer, New York City Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan, and artist/musician David Byrne joined officials from 15 big U.S. cities to unveil…
Bikes Belong awards $50,000 in fall grants
December 02, 2009
Bikes Belong is pleased to announce six fall grant awards that will help put more people on bicycles more often in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Virginia. Our contributions will leverage federal funding, build…
Bikes Belong study quantifies benefits of recreational road rides in America
November 14, 2009
A new study by Bikes Belong found that more than 1 million Americans participated in recreational road ride events in 2008. The total revenue from these approximately 1,700 events topped $240 million, with riders spending nearly $140 million on…
First European Best Practices trip educates and inspires
October 08, 2009
Bikes Belong hosted nine U.S. and Taiwanese transportation leaders, Aug. 30-Sept. 3, in a successful inaugural tour of state-of-the-art Dutch and German bicycling facilities. The research trip was part of Bikes Belong’s new Bicycling Design Best…
Survey finds retailers value and support bike advocacy
October 08, 2009
More than 80% of bicycle retailers who responded to a recent Bikes Belong survey said bike advocacy makes bicycling easier, safer, and more widespread. 60% of the respondents said advocacy leads to more sales in their stores. These were…
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