2011 Archive
New Bikes Belong tip sheet aids industry in meeting with members of Congress
July 17, 2011
Bikes Belong Coalition released a new tip sheet today that will help bike companies conduct easy and effective in-district meetings with members of Congress. Letting representatives know that “Bikes Mean Business” is essential to making the case…
Bikes Belong Awards $60,000 in Grants
July 14, 2011
Bikes Belong is pleased to announce funding awards to six great projects for our Summer 2011 grant cycle as well as the first three grant recipients through the Bikes Belong Foundation Research Grant Program. These grants support a wide range of…
Transportation leaders convene in Minneapolis to study the best in bicycling
July 13, 2011
Nine senior transportation leaders and policy makers from Pittsburgh, PA and Columbus, OH are visiting Minneapolis this week, studying the city’s success in creating some of the country’s most appealing, safe, and accessible bicycling…
Save Federal Funding for Bicycling—Contact Your Members of Congress Today
July 07, 2011
This is urgent!Federal funding for bicycling and walking is in jeopardy. We need you to send a short email today to your members of Congress.Today, Congressman John Mica of Florida, Chairman of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee,…
Danish cyclocross champion shows U.S. city leaders the best in bicycling
June 23, 2011
UCI-ranked cyclocross racer and four-time Danish national champion Joachim Parbo spent this week working to make bicycling in the U.S. safer when he hosted a delegation of key American transportation officials touring Aarhus, Denmark through the…
