2008 Archive
Bikes Belong Awards Five REI/Bicycle Friendly Community Grants
June 22, 2008
Five designated and aspiring Bicycle Friendly Communities will receive funds to help them make bicycling more safe, convenient, and appealing places to ride. These grants, designed to pinpoint specific needs outlined by each community in their…
Bicycling Prominent on Capitol Hill
June 19, 2008
The bicycling movement is gaining credibility and influence with the U.S. Congress. Bicycling is increasingly seen as a solution to climate change, rising gas prices, the obesity crisis, and road congestion. Bikes Belong continues to represent the…
Bicycling Booklet Updated for 2008
June 16, 2008
Bikes Belong has distributed 30,000 copies of our booklet, Bicycling: Moving America Forward, since 2005. This document is an invaluable tool to demonstrate the many benefits of bicycling. We have just completed a major update of the booklet, and…
Industry Leaders Meet with Senator Barack Obama
June 12, 2008
Last night, Tim Blumenthal, Bikes Belong's executive director, and other leaders in the bicycle industry met with Democratic presidential nominee-to-be Barack Obama at a fundraiser held at the Chicago home of SRAM vice president F.K. Day. It was an…
Bikes Belong Adds Two New Staff Members
May 19, 2008
Bikes Belong has just added two new full-time staff members to its Colorado headquarters team. Paul Orbuch was selected to be our deputy director, and Kate Scheider fills the role of research and…
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