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League of American Bicyclists
Overview
The League of American Bicyclists promotes bicycling for fun, fitness and transportation and works through advocacy and education for a bicycle-friendly America. The League represents the interests of the nation's 57 million cyclists. With a current membership of 300,000 affiliated cyclists, including 40,000 individuals and 600 affiliated organizations, the League works to bring better bicycling to every U.S. community.
The League has been working for better cycling in America since 1880. They do this by promoting bicycling, educating cyclists and motorists, and advocating on behalf of cyclists on Capitol Hill and with state legislators across the United States. The organization's current (2008) programs include:
The "Bicycle Friendly America" program helps businesses and communities across the country learn how to become bicycle friendly, and ranks the states from 1 to 50 in terms of bicycle friendliness.
National Bike Month celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2006, and this program continues to grow in relevance and success.
The Safe Routes to School program -- a federal program launched with the help of League-sponsored advocacy -- helps children walk and bike to school.
The League's Bike Ed program reaches thousands of cyclists each year, through training courses provided by hundreds of certified League Cycling Instructors.
The National Bike Summit, the cornerstone of the League's advocacy program, takes place each March in Washington DC. Thousands of bicyclists converge on the Capitol and deliver a unified message on bicycling priorities to congressional representatives. The League also helps its members meet regularly with city, state and regional leaders to promote bicycling interests.
The League's Share the Road campaign, launched in 2006, works to speak up for bicyclists and against harassment, injury and more.
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REFERENCES
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[1] League of American Bicyclists website
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PICTURE REFERENCES
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[1] Santa Cruz, CA, bicyclist. Courtesy of Pedestrian Bicycle Information Center Image Library and Dan Burden.
[2] Courtesy of Flickr.com/IcePack.
