IBC at the National Bike Tourism Conference

Mark Wyatt, executive director of the Iowa Bicycle Coalition, attended the National Bike Tourism Conference in San Antonio, Texas on November 5 – 9, 2018.  This annual gathering of bike tourism professionals from across the US is a 3-day sharing of best...

Iowa DOT Awards $1.3M in Trail Grants

The Iowa Transportation Commission approved $1,309,100 for five State Recreational Trails Program projects. The State Recreational Trails Program was created in 1988 with the purpose of developing and maintaining recreational trails and trail-related facilities for...

Dubuque County Board Approves a Signed 65-Mile Bike Route

The Dubuque County Board of Supervisors approved a plan to place directional signs along a 65-mile bike route in Dubuque County.  The plan was developed by the Iowa Bicycle Coalition.  A grant is being provided by the Iowa Bicycle Coalition for route signs.  A local...

Bike Safety Radio Campaign Concludes

As bicyclists are still being killed by motorists at an alarming rate (anything greater than zero should be alarming) the Iowa Bicycle Coalition took to the airwaves this summer to remind motorists to slow down, pass safely, and save lives on the roads. The Iowa...