E-bikes are growing fast in popularity, but the conversations around them don’t always keep up. It’s easy to reduce them to assumptions: that they’re effortless, that they don’t “count,” or that the people riding them are somehow different from other cyclists. At the same time, there’s increasing confusion about [...]
May is one of the best times of the year to be outside in Virginia. The days are longer, everything is in bloom, and it’s a great excuse to get moving. That’s part of the idea behind Bike Month, a nationwide celebration led by the League of American Bicyclists. It’s [...]
This was our action alert for the week of January 20-24, 2025. See our alert for the week of January 27-31. Last week was the first full week of the 2025 Virginia General Assembly session. This is a “short” session, which generally lasts for 45 calendar days, as opposed [...]
Virginia has fallen out of the top 10 most bicyclist-friendly states, and leaders must recommit to planning, investing, and building for better bicycling to remain competitive nationally. National state rankings provide a standardized way to compare quality and performance metrics across different states. Rankings essentially act as a benchmark [...]
