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Distance: 23 miles
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Distance: 11 miles
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Distance: 50 miles
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These Midwest College Towns Are Making Big Strides for Better Biking
July 11th, 2024
Photo Credit: Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority ...
Better Bike Share Partnership Awards $75,000 in Grants
June 7th, 2022
The Better Bike Share Partnership (BBSP) awarded $75,040 in grants to 10 projects that will reach and engage traditionally underserved populations through shared micromobility. This is the seventh round of mini-grant funding the national bicycle advocacy organization PeopleForBikes will administer t ...
2022's Top-Ranking U.S. Cities for Bicycling
June 3rd, 2022
For the sixth consecutive year, PeopleForBikes is proud to release our annual City Ratings, a data-driven program to evaluate, identify and compare the best cities and towns for bicycling. For 2022, more than 1,000 cities were rated in the U.S. and Canada, the largest number in program history. ...
Top Up-and-Coming Cities for Biking
June 2nd, 2022
As big cities across the U.S. continue to grow in size with inner-city congestion, many folks are looking to ditch the increasing crowds in favor of more up-and-coming locales. The following cities are great places to look to settle down because they are not only hubs of population growth, new emplo ...
2022’s Best College Towns for Biking
May 30th, 2022
Whether it’s to reduce their carbon footprint, for exercise, to save money or just for fun, more and more college students across the United States are choosing to get around by bike. As a result, many colleges and universities are putting in extensive time and resources to make biking more accessib ...
PeopleForBikes’ 2021 Mid-Year Legislative Recap
June 23rd, 2021
A quick update on pro-bike policies from across the U.S. ...
Model Electric Bicycle Laws Now in 36 States
June 23rd, 2021
Two-thirds of U.S. states now define and regulate electric bicycles in three-class system ...
The Secrets of Small Town Bicycling
June 1st, 2021
These four U.S. cities, all with populations under 50,000 people, scored well in the 2021 City Ratings. Here’s what they’re doing right. ...
A Dozen (Plus One) Bucket List Rides for 2019
January 10th, 2019
Great bike rides can start anywhere, but sometimes it’s worth the extra travel to race to a backdrop of breathtaking coastal landscapes, glorious mountain peaks or rugged desert terrain. We’ve highlighted 13 bike events that we think are worth the trip in 2019 — including some old favorites. ...
A Dozen Bucket List Bike Rides for 2018
January 16th, 2018
We know that sometimes the best bike ride of your life can take place right outside your front door, on your local neighborhood streets and trails. Then there are those other times—when the wanderlust kicks in and the need to travel with your bike just overwhelms you. For those moments, here are a d ...