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New national plan to transform bicycling

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The leadership of the Alliance for Biking Walking, Bikes Belong, and the League of American Bicyclists have agreed that uniting the three organizations would dramatically improve their effectiveness in increasing bicycle use in U.S. communities. Leaders of the three groups issued a joint statement summarizing the outcome of their recent meeting in San Diego, February 13-14.  “We can transform communities across the United States and accelerate the creation of a more bicycle-friendly America by combining the programs, resources, and members [...]
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New study finds bicycling generates $435 million annually in Iowa

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Bicycling benefits the economy in a surprising number of ways. Tourism, retail, events, construction, health care costs, congestion costs, employee productivity, and real estate values are all affected by bicycling. Because bicycling touches the economy in so many aspects, it’s rare to see studies quantify a comprehensive list of economic benefits. There are just so many factors to consider! However, we’re starting to see more state-level studies that include a wider variety of economic aspects, like the $1.5-billion-a-year estimate from [...]
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Alliance for Biking & Walking releases 2012 Benchmarking Report

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Today the Alliance for Bicycling and Walking released the third edition of its Benchmarking Report, which ranks all 50 states and the 51 largest U.S. cities on bicycling and walking levels, safety, funding, and other factors.  This report comes at a critical moment, with the federal transportation bill set to expire at the end of March. The Benchmarking Report reveals that, in nearly every city and state, bicyclists and pedestrians currently receive less than a fair share of transportation dollars. [...]
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Bikes Belong seeks Seasonal Events Managers (teams of two)

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Location: Boulder, Colorado (Based)
Industry: NonprofitStatus: Seasonal/Employee

 Job Description:
We are seeking four new staffers (two separate teams of two individuals each) to help grow our Peopleforbikes.org (PFB) pledge base even further in 2012. The Seasonal Events Teams coordinate and lead all seasonal events for the PFB campaign. We are seeking to represent PFB at multiple events throughout the United States. One team will be based mostly in the western half of the country, and the other team will serve events on [...]
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New study finds bicycling generates $435 million annually in Iowa

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Bicycling benefits the economy in a surprising number of ways. Tourism, retail, events, construction, health care costs, congestion costs, employee productivity, and real estate values are all affected by bicycling. Because bicycling touches the economy in so many aspects, it’s rare to see studies quantify a comprehensive list of economic benefits. There are just so many factors to consider! However, we’re starting to see more state-level studies that include a wider variety of economic aspects, like the $1.5-billion-a-year estimate from [...]
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