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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 ...
Great Biking Isn’t Just for Big Cities
July 10th, 2024
Photo Credit: Mackinac Island Tourism Bureau ...
This Michigan Tourist Destination is the Best Place to Bike in the U.S.
June 21st, 2024
Photo Credit: Mackinac Island Tourism Bureau ...
The Best New U.S. Bike Lanes of 2023
January 12th, 2024
From bustling cities to small towns, communities from coast to coast amplified their commitment to better biking with an unprecedented surge in safer, more comfortable places to ride in 2023. And, with thousands of additional projects planned across the country and more federal funding for bikes ava ...
PeopleForBikes' 2023 Industry Community Grants Recipients
December 13th, 2023
On December 12, the PeopleForBikes Coalition Board of Directors approved our 2023 Industry Community Grants recipients, totaling $100,000 in funding across 13 grants. The grants will help fund projects that support our focus on building infrastructure that makes communities great places to ride a bi ...
Exciting New Mountain Biking Trails Opened in 2022
January 21st, 2023
Mountain biking trails exist all across the U.S., and the number of bicycle-optimized trails continues to increase as more new trails open and old ones are refurbished or updated. To celebrate another great year of mountain biking, PeopleForBikes (with the help of our supporters on social media) com ...
A Bicycle Garden Grows in Michigan
January 13th, 2023
Mention Flint, Michigan, and many immediately think of the Flint water crisis, a human-made public health emergency caused by dangerous levels of lead in the local water. Before that, it was known as the birthplace of General Motors, then later for experiencing substantial economic decline when seve ...
The Best Places for Sightseeing by Bike
June 3rd, 2022
Have you ever driven through somewhere on a road trip that you thought was unforgettably cool, only to get home and realize you don’t remember the name of the place, or even where it was? It’s difficult to remember such awesome places when you’re moving through them so fast, which is what makes sigh ...
Introducing Our Spring 2021 Community Grants Recipients
July 2nd, 2021
We recently awarded $50,000 to eight projects across eight states through our spring Industry Community Grants Program. ...
Our Top Vacation Spots for Biking
June 1st, 2021
From world-class mountain biking to wine tasting tours on two wheels, don’t forget to bring your helmet the next time you pack your bags. ...
How to Build Big Cities for Biking
June 1st, 2021
These six U.S. cities are top of class when it comes to their bike networks, infrastructure and political willpower. ...
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. ...
Meet 5 Grantees Out to Transform Bike Share
February 19th, 2021
We’re proud to announce our Living Lab winners, all of which will create replicable programs for improving shared micromobility in low-income communities. ...
America's Best New Bikeways of 2020
December 18th, 2020
We can all agree, 2020 was tougher than anyone anticipated. As the year began, planning for a pandemic could only be described as a fantastical thought exercise, but by March the realities of COVID-19 reached all corners of America, dramatically changing nearly every aspect of people’s lives. ...
What Can We Learn from Small Towns?
May 23rd, 2020
How to Get Kids Involved: Be Flexible, Be Creative
March 4th, 2019
Start with an idea, and just let it keep growing. When Ty Schmidt’s oldest son started elementary school, Ty was bothered by the ordeal of dropping him off in the morning, and the fact that no one was riding a bike or walking. He decided there was another way. Ty and his wife Johanna started a routi ...
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. ...
Cities on the Rise
October 23rd, 2018
A handful of U.S. cities consistently top the bike-friendly rankings, but some unexpected places are also rising through the ranks. A pack of upstart cities — including Memphis, Tennessee; Las Vegas, Nevada; and Ferndale, Michigan — are speeding toward better biking futures and could challenge bette ...