News Stories Archive

2008 Archive

Conventions Press Coverage Worth $10 million

October 08, 2008

Conventions Bike-Sharing Effort Exceeds Expectations When Bikes Belong teamed with Humana to bring 1,000 bikes to the Democratic and Republican national conventions, we had two goals: To demonstrate to convention delegates, media, volunteers,…

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Bicycle Commuter Act Passes

October 05, 2008

After seven years of legislative proposals, the bicycle commuter tax benefit has finally passed both the U.S. House and Senate. President Bush signed the bill into law on October 3. This legislation allows employers to give employees who commute by…

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Ten New Bicycle Friendly Communities Announced; Boulder Goes Platinum

September 29, 2008

Last week, the League of American Bicyclists honored 10 new communities with the prestigious Bicycle Friendly Community (BFC) designation. Nineteen additional communities renewed their designations. Bikes Belong is a lead sponsor of the Bicycle…

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First Bicycle Friendly Business Awards Announced

September 29, 2008

The League of American Bicyclists has announced the first winners of its new Bicycle Friendly Business (BFB) designation. Bikes Belong is a lead sponsor of the Bicycle Friendly Business program, which assists companies and organizations in…

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Bicycle Friendly State Rankings Announced

September 09, 2008

The Bicycle Friendly State program has announced its rankings of all 50 states. This new program—run by the League of American Bicyclists in partnership with Bikes Belong—used more than 70 criteria to rank the states. This benchmarking process…

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