by Mark | May 30, 2013 | Uncategorized
In honor of National Bike Month, we’re spotlighting how bicycles are tools for personal empowerment, social justice and community development with our “Where the Ride Takes Us” web series. Today’s post comes from Keith Oberg, founder of Bikes for the World. Over 30...
by Mark | May 29, 2013 | Uncategorized
In honor of National Bike Month, we’re spotlighting how bicycles are tools for personal empowerment, social justice and community development with our “Where the Ride Takes Us” web series. Today’s post comes from Susan Lindell, a Recycle-A-Bicycle Wrench. A couple...
by Mark | May 29, 2013 | Uncategorized
While the National Bike Challenge is now a daily joy for nearly 30,000 bicyclists nationwide, the idea came from an employee and bike commuter at the Kimberly Clark Corporation: Rob Gusky. But the enthusiasm for active transportation doesn’t end with the...
by Mark | May 29, 2013 | Uncategorized
Cross-posted by the League and Sierra Club The “New Majority” that elected a president is also electing to hop on bicycles as a transportation alternative and tool for health and community development. Biking boomed in communities across the country, doubling from 1.7...
by Mark | May 28, 2013 | Uncategorized
PEDALART POSTER SHOW BRINGS BIKE AND ART ENTHUSIASTS TOGETHER Bike to Work Month has almost rolled to a close, but that doesn’t mean the festivities are over! If you are in Des Moines next weekend, be sure to swing by the Des Moines Bicycle Collective for their...
by Mark | May 28, 2013 | Uncategorized
There really is only one good way to inspect the selected roads for a bike event… get out and ride it on a bike! And that is exactly what will happen starting June 2nd with a team of knowledgeable cyclists thoroughly examining every mile of the RAGBRAI XLI route on...
