The League of American Bicyclists (LAB), officially the League of American Wheelmen, is a

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that promotes

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for fun, fitness and transportation through

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and

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. A Section

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nonprofit organization, the League is one of the largest membership organizations of cyclists in the

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History

League of American Bicyclists memorial in Newport, Rhode Island

Founded in

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, on May 30, 1880, as the League of American Wheelmen by

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and Charles E. Pratt, it soon became the leading national membership organization for cyclists in the

. The organization's first officers were Charles E. Pratt as

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, T.K. Longstreet as

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, O.S. Parsons as corresponding secretary, J.F. Furrell as

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, and H.L. Willoughby as

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."The American Wheelmen". ''The Washington Post''. June 1, 1880. p. 1. The

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consisted of two from each state having regularly organization clubs. Pratt served two terms as the organization's first president, from 1880 to 1882. He was the athor in 1879 of the first cycling guidebook in the United States, ''The American Bicycler: a manual for the observer, the learner and the expert.'' The League was also the governing body for amateur bicycle racing in the U.S. during the late 19th century. Membership peaked at 103,000 in 1898.

The 1880–1902 period

The League was a prominent advocacy group for the improvement of roads and highways in the United States long before the advent of the

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. The

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in the late 19th century was founded and led by the League, which began publishing ''Good Roads'' magazine in 1892. In the mid-1890s, bicycling became accessible to the population at large with the advent of the mass-produced, chain-driven

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. A huge boom in bicycle sales occurred, then collapsed as the market became saturated. Bicycle manufacturers were no longer able to support the League financially, and the interest of its members, largely well-to-do hobbyists, turned elsewhere. In 1894, the League voted to prohibit membership by non-white people, pushed by southern members. Since the League was the governing body for bicycle racing at that time, the League's action effectively banned non-white people from most races in the United States. Local clubs had some discretion, as well as a separate racing league being set up, yet racism was still prevalent. Efforts were made the following years to repeal the "white exclusive" clause, an 1895 amendment to reverse the decision was dropped, as a "continued and energetic resistance" ensued before the original League dissolved in 1902. In 1999, a reformed League disavowed the 1894 action. At its height in 1898, the League had over 103,000 members. Early members included three of the wealthiest men of the

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: Newport socialites

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, and

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. Amateur bicycle racing declined with the rise of professional racing. League membership declined to 76,944 in 1900 and only 8,692 in 1902. The League dissolved that year, when there were still only a very few motorized vehicles on the roads. The

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was founded the same year, 1902, and was, to an extent, a successor organization. It provided—and still provides—route information to members, as the League had provided. The League's Secretary, Abbott Bassett, produced a monthly publication under the League's name until 1924, but there was no League organization. Bassett's Scrap Book covered topics such as Frank W. Weston's role in developing cycling in Boston.

The 1939–1955 revival

Bicycle club activity revived and was particularly strong in the

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area during the

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of the 1930s. Attempts to revive the League were initiated by representatives of the bicycle industry in 1933 and continued through the 1930s, and consisted primarily of a number of exhibitions and races under the League's name. Chicago-area bicycle clubs formed the core of a revived League governed by recreational cyclists in 1939 and which adopted a constitution in April 1942. This incarnation of the League was primarily a social organization, holding group rides and annual conventions.

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contributed to the success of the League through rationing of motor vehicle fuel and tires. Membership was 614 in 1945, with 200 honorary members in the armed services. However, in the late 1940s, the League went into decline. Factors included the increasing availability of motor vehicles; the "baby boom", which made for difficulties in pursuing recreational cycling; narrow highways; and conformist social attitudes, with a perception of bicycling as a children's activity. Membership was only 507 in 1950 and 238 in 1953. The League dissolved again in 1955.

1965–present

The League reorganized once again in 1965. By this time, highways had improved, the Eisenhower

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had drained traffic from many of them, and new interest in recreational cycling was spurred by the promotion of sports bicycles with derailleur gearing by the

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and others. Increasing awareness of the importance of physical fitness also contributed to the popularity of bicycling. Through the end of the 20th century, the League existed as a national clearinghouse for

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, but more so as a social organization, holding three or more regional rallies each year, usually in June, centered on public college campuses in various parts of the US. Each of these rallies featured mapped rides of various lengths, dormitory housing and meals, a variety of cycling-related lectures, and vendors selling products. At their peak, rallies would each attract as many as 2,000 cyclists. With increasing popularity of bicycling, however, various other organizations adopted functions which the League dropped or did not pursue—most prominently,

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(later renamed as the

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), which maps touring routes and provides services for touring bicyclists; the

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, which promotes conversion of abandoned rail lines to trails; and the

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(formerly Thunderhead Alliance), a loosely organized consortium of state and local advocacy organizations which maintains communication over the Internet. In the late 20th century, the League was criticized for its name: League of American Wheel''men''. Also, the term ''Wheelmen'' was becoming increasingly obscure. In response, the League began doing business as the League of American ''Bicyclists'' in 1994. The League reached a peak of 24,000 paid memberships in 1997, then declined to around 20,000, where it has remained since (as of 2009), though it is able to cite larger numbers by using a multiplier for family memberships and counting the approximately 300,000 members of affiliated bicycle clubs and advocacy organizations. The League's rallies became less successful as bicyclists became able to find similar events closer to home. Beginning in 2003, the League would no longer organize its own rallies, but rather, would designate an existing event in one part of the country or another as its National Rally. A major change in the direction of the League occurred in 1997 when it moved its offices from

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, and focused increasingly on advocacy at the federal level. The League has shed most of the services it once provided to individual members, other than its magazine, and now is primarily an advocacy organization. Its major annual event is now the National Bicycle Summit (which see, under Advocacy, below). The League has continued to play a leading role in cycling issues into the 21st century. One example is the certification of cycling instructors, since the 1970s. The League's education program concentrates on practical bicycle handling and traffic skills, and has more than 1,000 active instructors as of 2009. The League's Bicycle Friendly America program distributes awards to communities which have adopted measures to accommodate and encourage bicycle use. The League manages liability insurance programs for its instructors and for bicycle clubs, an invaluable service to them.

Advocacy

LAB is the voice for cyclists at the national level, and organizes an annual National Bike Summit to bring professionals and advocates in Washington, D.C., together with government representatives. A major supporter of the event is the PeopleForBikes Coalition (renamed from Bikes Belong Coalition in 2013), a §

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trade association for the

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which lobbies Congress for funds to build bicycle usage in the U.S. The Summit has attracted around 500 attendees in recent years (as of 2009). In addition to PeopleForBikes, LAB works in partnership with other organizations such as America Bikes ("leveraging federal transportation dollars for bicycling", primarily with PeopleForBikes money), the Alliance for Bicycling and Walking (lobbies for government money to encourage bicycle usage while receiving substantial industry funding),

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, the

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(NHTSA), NCUTCD and NCUTLO in order to "create a more bicycle-friendly America".

Education

The League offers cycling education for adults and children in many locations across the U.S. Originally the education consisted of a single Effective Cycling (EC) course developed by John Forester and given to the League in 1976. Later, citing poor attendance and blaming the 30-hour length of the EC course, the League developed a

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consisting of multiple shorter courses. Forester did not agree with some of the changes to the program and withdrew permission for the League to use the EC name. The name of the League's program was then changed to "Bike Ed". In 2008, the program was renamed "Smart Cycling". In addition to sponsoring the biennial "Bicycle Education Leaders Conference", the League is active in "Safe Routes to School" programs at a national level.

Bicycle Friendly Communities

, the League has formally recognized 450 communities across all 50 states as

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communities for "providing safe accommodation and facilities for bicyclists and encouraging residents to bike for transportation and recreation." These are the communities:

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Coronado, California Coronado (Spanish for "Crowned") is a resort city located in San Diego County, California, United States, across the San Diego Bay from downtown San Diego. It was founded in the 1880s and incorporated in 1890. Its population was 24,697 at the ...

Cottonwood, Arizona Cottonwood is a city in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population of the city is 11,265. Geography Cottonwood is located at (34.7321, -112.0186). According to the United States Census Bureau, the c ...

Denver, Colorado Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...

Ellensburg, Washington Ellensburg is a city in and the county seat of Kittitas County, Washington, United States. It is located just east of the Cascade Range near the junction of Interstate 90 and Interstate 82 Interstate 82 (I-82) is an Interstate Highway in th ...

Emeryville, California Emeryville is a city located in northwest Alameda County, California, in the United States. It lies in a corridor between the cities of Berkeley and Oakland, with a border on the shore of San Francisco Bay. The resident population was 12,905 as o ...

Evanston, Illinois Evanston ( ) is a city, suburb of Chicago. Located in Cook County, Illinois, United States, it is situated on the North Shore along Lake Michigan. Evanston is north of Downtown Chicago, bordered by Chicago to the south, Skokie to the west, Wil ...

Fitchburg, Wisconsin Fitchburg is a city in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 29,609 at the 2020 census. Fitchburg is a suburb of Madison and is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area. Fitchburg consists of a mix of suburban neighbor ...

Flagstaff, Arizona Flagstaff ( ) is a city in, and the county seat of, Coconino County, Arizona, Coconino County in northern Arizona, in the southwestern United States. In 2019, the city's estimated population was 75,038. Flagstaff's combined metropolitan area has ...

Folsom, California Folsom is a city in Sacramento County, California, United States. It is commonly known for Folsom State Prison, the song "Folsom Prison Blues" by Johnny Cash, as well as for Folsom Lake. The population was 80,454 at the 2020 census. Folsom is pa ...

Gainesville, Florida Gainesville is the county seat of Alachua County, Florida, Alachua County, Florida, and the largest city in North Central Florida, with a population of 141,085 in 2020. It is the principal city of the Gainesville metropolitan area, Florida, Gaine ...

Glenwood Springs, Colorado Glenwood Springs is a List of municipalities in Colorado#Home rule municipality, home rule municipality that is the county seat of Garfield County, Colorado, Garfield County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 9,963 at the 2020 Uni ...

Golden, Colorado Golden is a List of municipalities in Colorado#Home rule municipality, home rule city that is the county seat of Jefferson County, Colorado, Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 20,399 at the 2020 United States Censu ...

Grand Marais, Minnesota Grand Marais () is a city and the county seat of Cook County, Minnesota, United States, of which it is the only municipality. It is on Lake Superior's North Shore. Grand Marais had a population of 1,337 at the 2020 census. Before it was settled ...

Gresham, Oregon Gresham ( ) is a city located in Multnomah County, Oregon, in the United States of America, immediately east of Portland, Oregon. It is considered a suburb within the Greater Portland Metropolitan area. Though it began as a settlement in the mid- ...

Gunnison, Colorado Gunnison is a home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Gunnison County, Colorado. The city population was 6,560 at the 2020 United States Census. Gunnison was named in honor of John W. Gunnison, a Uni ...

Henderson, Nevada Henderson is a city in Clark County, Nevada, United States, about southeast of downtown Las Vegas. It is the second largest city in Nevada, after Las Vegas, with an estimated population of 320,189 in 2019. The city is part of the Las Vegas Vall ...

Hennepin County, Minnesota Hennepin County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Its county seat is Minneapolis, the state's most populous city. The county is named in honor of the 17th-century explorer Father Louis Hennepin. The county extends from Minneapol ...

Houghton, Michigan Houghton (; ) is the largest city and seat of government of Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Located on the Keweenaw Peninsula, Houghton is the largest city in the Copper Country region. It is the fifth-largest city in the Uppe ...

Iowa City, Iowa Iowa City, offically the City of Iowa City is a city in Johnson County, Iowa, United States. It is the home of the University of Iowa and county seat of Johnson County, at the center of the Iowa City Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the time ...

Irvine, California Irvine () is a Planned community, master-planned city in South Orange County, California, United States, in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Irvine Company started developing the area in the 1960s and the city was formally incorporated on ...

LaCrosse, Wisconsin La Crosse is a city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of La Crosse County. Positioned alongside the Mississippi River, La Crosse is the largest city on Wisconsin's western border. La Crosse's population as of the 2020 census w ...

Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas ...

Logan, Utah Logan is a city in Cache County, Utah, United States. The 2020 census recorded the population was 52,778. Logan is the county seat of Cache County and the principal city of the Logan metropolitan area, which includes Cache County and Franklin ...

Long Beach, California Long Beach is a city in Los Angeles County, California. It is the 42nd-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 466,742 as of 2020. A charter city, Long Beach is the seventh-most populous city in California. Incorporate ...

Longmont, Colorado The City of Longmont is a home rule municipality located in Boulder and Weld counties, Colorado, United States. Longmont is located northeast of the county seat of Boulder and north-northwest of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver. Longmont ...

Louisville, Kentucky Louisville ( , , ) is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 28th most-populous city in the United States. Louisville is the historical seat and, since 2003, the nominal seat of Jefferson County, on the Indiana border ...

Marquette, Michigan Marquette ( ) is a city in Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 20,629 at the 2020 United States Census, which makes it the largest city in the Upper Peninsula. Marquette serves as the seat of government of Marquett ...

Mesa, Arizona Mesa ( ) is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, Maricopa County, in the U.S. state of Arizona. It is the most populous city in the East Valley (Phoenix metropolitan area), East Valley section of the Phoenix Metropolitan Area. It is bordered by ...

Miami Beach, Florida Miami Beach is a coastal resort city in Miami-Dade County, Florida. It was incorporated on March 26, 1915. The municipality is located on natural and artificial island, man-made barrier islands between the Atlantic Ocean and Biscayne Bay, the ...

* Moab City &

Grand County, Utah Grand County is a county on the east central edge of the U.S. state of Utah, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 9,225. Its county seat and largest city is Moab. History Evidence of indigenous occupation up t ...

Mountain View, California Mountain View is a city in Santa Clara County, California, United States. Named for its views of the Santa Cruz Mountains, it has a population of 82,376. Mountain View was integral to the early history and growth of Silicon Valley, and is the ...

Nantucket, Massachusetts Nantucket () is an island about south from Cape Cod. Together with the small islands of Tuckernuck and Muskeget, it constitutes the Town and County of Nantucket, a combined county/town government that is part of the U.S. state of Massachuse ...

New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans
Merriam-Webster. ; french: La Nouvelle-Orléans , es, Nuev ...

New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ...

Oakland, California Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast of the United States, West Coast port, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the third ...

Oceanside, California Oceanside is a city on the South Coast (California), South Coast of California, located in San Diego County, California, San Diego County. The city had a population of 167,086 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. The city is a popular ...

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...

Port Townsend, Washington Port Townsend is a city on the Quimper Peninsula in Jefferson County, Washington, United States. The population was 10,148 at the 2020 United States Census. It is the county seat and only incorporated city of Jefferson County. In addition to ...

Provincetown, Massachusetts Provincetown is a New England town located at the extreme tip of Cape Cod in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, in the United States. A small coastal resort town with a year-round population of 3,664 as of the 2020 United States Census, Provincet ...

Provo, Utah Provo ( ) is the fourth-largest city in Utah, United States. It is south of Salt Lake City along the Wasatch Front. Provo is the largest city and county seat of Utah County and is home to Brigham Young University (BYU). Provo lies between the ...

Redmond, Washington Redmond is a city in King County, Washington, United States, located east of Seattle. The population was 73,256 at the 2020 census, up from 54,144 in 2010. Redmond is best known as the home of Microsoft and Nintendo of America. With an an ...

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Salida, Colorado The City of Salida ( ; spanish language, Spanish: , "exit") is the Colorado municipalities#Statutory city, Statutory city that is the county seat and the List of cities and towns in Colorado, most populous municipality of Chaffee County, Colorado ...

Salt Lake City, Utah Salt Lake City (often shortened to Salt Lake and abbreviated as SLC) is the Capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Utah, most populous city of Utah, United States. It is the county seat, seat of Salt Lake County, Utah, Sal ...

Sanibel, Florida Sanibel is an island and city in Lee County, Florida, United States. The population was 6,382 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. The island, also known as Sanibel Island, constitute ...

Santa Barbara, California Santa Barbara ( es, Santa Bárbara, meaning "Saint Barbara") is a coastal city in Santa Barbara County, California, of which it is also the county seat. Situated on a south-facing section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coas ...

Santa Fe, New Mexico Santa Fe ( ; , Spanish for 'Holy Faith'; tew, Oghá P'o'oge, Tewa for 'white shell water place'; tiw, Hulp'ó'ona, label=Tiwa language, Northern Tiwa; nv, Yootó, Navajo for 'bead + water place') is the capital of the U.S. state of New Mexico. ...

Santa Monica, California Santa Monica (; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Santa Mónica'') is a city in Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County, situated along Santa Monica Bay on California's South Coast (California), South Coast. Santa Monica's 2020 United Sta ...

Sedona, Arizona Sedona is a city that straddles the county line between Coconino and Yavapai counties in the northern Verde Valley region of the U.S. state of Arizona. As of the 2010 census, its population was 10,031. It is within the Coconino National Fo ...

Shorewood, Wisconsin Shorewood is a village in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 13,859 at the 2020 census. History In the early 19th century when the first European American settlers arrived, the Shorewood area was controlled by Nativ ...

Simsbury, Connecticut Simsbury is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 24,517 at the 2020 census. The town was incorporated as Connecticut's 21st town in May 1670. History Early history At the beginning of the 17th century, the ...

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Solana Beach, California Solana Beach (''Solana'', Spanish for "warm wind") is a coastal city in San Diego County, California. Its population was at 12,941 at the 2020 U.S. Census, up from 12,867 at the 2010 Census. History The area was first settled by the San Dieg ...

South Bend, Indiana South Bend is a city in and the county seat of St. Joseph County, Indiana, St. Joseph County, Indiana, on the St. Joseph River (Lake Michigan), St. Joseph River near its southernmost bend, from which it derives its name. As of the 2020 United S ...

South Lake Tahoe, California South Lake Tahoe is the most populous city in El Dorado County, California, United States, in the Sierra Nevada. The city's population was 21,330 at the 2020 census, down from 21,403 at the 2010 census. The city, along the southern edge of Lake ...

St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi River, Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the Greater St. Louis, ...

* St. Paul, Minnesota *

St. Petersburg, Florida St. Petersburg is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 258,308, making it the fifth-most populous city in Florida and the second-largest city in the Tampa Bay Area, after Tampa. It is the ...

* Summit County Government, Colorado *

Tallahassee, Florida Tallahassee ( ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County, Florida, Leon County. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In ...

Vail, Colorado Vail is a home rule municipality in Eagle County, Colorado, United States. The population of the town was 4,835 in 2020. Home to Vail Ski Resort, the largest ski mountain in Colorado, the town is known for its hotels, dining, and for the num ...

Venice, Florida Venice is a city in Sarasota County, Florida, United States. The city includes what locals call "Venice Island", a portion of the mainland that is accessed via bridges over the artificially created Intracoastal Waterway. The city is located in Sou ...

West Sacramento, California West Sacramento (also known as West Sac) is a city in Yolo County, California, United States. The city is separated from Sacramento by the Sacramento River, which also separates Sacramento and Yolo counties. It is a fast-growing community; the p ...

Winter Park, Florida Winter Park is a city in Orange County, Florida, United States. The population was 30,183 according to the 2022 census population estimate. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. Winter Park was fo ...

York, Pennsylvania York ( Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Yarrick''), known as the White Rose City (after the symbol of the House of York), is the county seat of York County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located in the south-central region of the state. The populati ...

Bronze-level - 324 Communities *

Akron, Ohio Akron () is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Summit County, Ohio, Summit County. It is located on the western edge of the Glaciated Allegheny Plateau, about south of downtown Cleveland. As of the 2020 C ...

Alameda, California Alameda ( ; ; Spanish for "Avenue (landscape), tree-lined path") is a city in Alameda County, California, located in the East Bay (San Francisco Bay Area), East Bay region of the Bay Area. The city is primarily located on Alameda (island), Alam ...

Albany, Oregon Albany is the county seat of Linn County, Oregon, and is the eleventh largest city in that state. Albany is located in the Willamette Valley at the confluence of the Calapooia River and the Willamette River in both Linn and Benton counties, jus ...

Albuquerque, New Mexico Albuquerque ( ; ), ; kee, Arawageeki; tow, Vakêêke; zun, Alo:ke:k'ya; apj, Gołgéeki'yé. abbreviated ABQ, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico. Its nicknames, The Duke City and Burque, both reference its founding in ...

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Bronze-level, continued *Frederick, Maryland *Fresno, California *Frisco, Texas *Gilbert, Arizona *Glastonbury, Connecticut *Glenview, Illinois *Goshen, Indiana *Grand Junction, Colorado *Grand Rapids, Michigan *Grand Rapids, Minnesota *Greater Grand Forks, South Dakota-Minnesota *Mankato, Minnesota, Greater Mankato, Minnesota *Wenatchee, Washington, Greater Wenatchee MPO, Washington *Greeley, Colorado *Greensboro, North Carolina *Greenville, South Carolina *Gulf Shores, Alabama *Hagerstown, Maryland *Hanover, New Hampshire *Harrisonburg, Virginia *Hartford, Connecticut *Hattiesburg, Mississippi *Healdsburg, California *Helena, Montana *Highland Park, Illinois *Hoboken, New Jersey *Honolulu, Hawaii *Houston, Texas *Hudson, Ohio *Huntington Beach, California *Hutchinson, Minnesota *Indianapolis, Indiana *Indian River County, Florida *Inverness, Florida *Ithaca, New York *Jackson, Minnesota *Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe of Washington *Jekyll Island, Georgia *Juneau, Alaska *Kalamazoo, Michigan *Kansas City, Missouri *Keene, New Hampshire *Kenmore, Washington *Key Biscayne, Florida *Kirkland, Washington *Knoxville, Tennessee *Lakeland, Florida *Lakewood, Colorado *Lakewood, Ohio *Lambertville, New Jersey *Lansing, Michigan *Laramie, Wyoming *Las Cruces, New Mexico *Lawrence, Kansas *Lebanon, New Hampshire *Lee's Summit, Missouri *Lewes, Delaware *Lexington, Kentucky, Lexington-Fayette County, Kentucky *Lexington, Massachusetts *Liberty Lake, Washington *Lima, Ohio *Lincoln, Nebraska *Little Rock, Arkansas *Los Alamos, New Mexico *Los Altos, California *Los Angeles, California *Manhattan, Kansas *Mansfield, Connecticut *Memphis, Tennessee *Menomonie, Wisconsin *Mesquite, Nevada *Miami, Florida *Miami-Dade County, Florida *Miami Shores, Florida *Middleton, Wisconsin *Midland, Michigan *Milledgeville, Georgia *Milton, Massachusetts *Milwaukee, Wisconsin *Monona, Wisconsin *Montclair, New Jersey *Montpelier, Vermont *Morgantown, West Virginia *Morro Bay, California *Moscow, Idaho *Muncie, Indiana *Napa, California *Naperville, Illinois *Naples, Florida *Nashville, Tennessee *New Britain, Connecticut *New Brunswick, New Jersey *New Haven, Connecticut *New Ulm, Minnesota *Newark, Delaware *

*Newton, Massachusetts *Norfolk, Virginia *Normal, Illinois *Norman, Oklahoma *North Little Rock, Arkansas *Northampton, Massachusetts *Northwest Arkansas-Benton County, Arkansas, Benton and Washington County, Arkansas, Washington Counties *Oak Park, Illinois *Oberlin, Ohio *Ocean City, New Jersey *Ogden, Utah *Omaha, Nebraska *Onalaska, Wisconsin *Orange County, California *Orem, Utah *Orlando, Florida *Oxford, Mississippi *Paso Robles, California *Peachtree City, Georgia *Phoenix, Arizona *Piqua, Ohio *Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania *Plano, Texas *Pleasanton, California *Port Angeles, Washington, Port Angeles-Clallam County, Washington *Portage, Michigan *Portsmouth, New Hampshire *Portsmouth, Virginia *Prescott, Arizona *Princeton, New Jersey *Pueblo, Colorado *Raleigh, North Carolina *Rancho Cordova, California *Rancho Cucamonga, California *Reading, Pennsylvania *Redding, California *Redondo Beach, California *Redwood City, California *Reno, Nevada, Reno-Sparks, Nevada, Sparks, Washoe County, Nevada *Reston, Virginia *Richardson, Texas *Richfield, Minnesota *Richmond, Virginia *Ridgeland, Mississippi *River Falls, Wisconsin *Riverdale, Utah *Riverside, California *Roanoke, Virginia *Rochester, Minnesota *Rochester, New York *Rock Hill, South Carolina *Rockville, Maryland *Rogers, Arkansas *Roseburg, Oregon *Roseville, California *Roswell, Georgia, *Salem, Oregon *Salisbury, Maryland *San Antonio, Texas *San Carlos, California *San Diego, California *San Jose, California *San Mateo, California *San Mateo County, California *San Buenaventura, California *Santa Clara, California *Santa Clarita, California *Santa Rosa, California *Savannah, Georgia *Schaumburg, Illinois *Sequim, Washington *Shaker Heights, Ohio *Shawnee, Kansas *Sheboygan, Wisconsin *Sierra Vista, Arizona *Silverthorne, Colorado *Sioux Falls, South Dakota *Snohomish, Washington *Sonoma, California *Lake County, Florida, South Lake County, Florida *South Miami, Florida *South San Francisco, California *South Sioux City, Nebraska *South Windsor, Connecticut *Spartanburg, South Carolina *Spokane, Washington *Springboro, Ohio *Springfield, Illinois *Springfield, Missouri *Springfield, Oregon *State College, Pennsylvania, State College - Centre Region, Pennsylvania *Stevens Point, Wisconsin *Stillwater, Oklahoma *Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin *St. Cloud, Minnesota *St. George, Utah *St. Louis Park, Minnesota *Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin *Sunnyvale, California *Tacoma, Washington *Tampa, Florida *Temecula, California *The Woodlands, Texas *Thousand Oaks, California *Topeka, Kansas *Troy, Ohio *Tulsa, Oklahoma *Tybee Island, Georgia *University Heights, Iowa *Vancouver, Washington *Vienna, Virginia *Virginia Beach, Virginia *Wake Forest, North Carolina *Walla Walla, Washington *Warrenville, Illinois *Warsaw, Indiana, Warsaw & Winona Lake, Indiana *Washington, Illinois *Watsonville, California *Wausau, Wisconsin *West Hartford, Connecticut *West Windsor, New Jersey *Westerville, Ohio *Weston, Florida *Wichita, Kansas *Williamsburg, Virginia *Willmar, Minnesota *Wilmette, Illinois *Wilmington, North Carolina *Windsor, California *Winona, Minnesota *Winston-Salem, North Carolina *Woodland, California *Yellow Springs, Ohio *Ypsilanti, Michigan *Yuma, Arizona *Zionsville, Indiana

Bicycle Friendly Universities

, the League has formally recognized 208 universities across 47 states and Washington, DC as

institutions of higher education for "promoting and providing a more bikeable campus for students, staff and visitors." These are the universities:

Platinum-level - 8 Schools *Colorado State University -

*Portland State University -

*Stanford University - Stanford, California *University of California, Davis -

*University of California, Irvine -

*University of California, Santa Barbara -

*University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, Minnesota *University of Wisconsin–Madison -

Gold-level - 24 Schools *Arizona State University -

Tempe, Arizona , settlement_type = City , named_for = Vale of Tempe , image_skyline = Tempeskyline3.jpg , imagesize = 260px , image_caption = Tempe skyline as se ...

*Boise State University -

*Dartmouth College - Hanover, New Hampshire *Dickinson College - Carlisle, Pennsylvania *Georgia Institute of Technology - Atlanta, Georgia *Harvard University -

*Northern Arizona University -

*Oregon Health & Science University -

*Oregon State University -

*Purdue University - West Lafayette, Indiana *University of Arkansas -

*University of Arizona -

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*University of California, Berkeley - Berkeley, California *University of California, Los Angeles - Los Angeles, California *University of Colorado Boulder -

*University of Kentucky - Lexington, Kentucky *University of Maryland - College Park, Maryland *University of Montana -

*University of Oregon -

*University of Utah -

*University of Vermont -

*University of Washington -

*University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee - Milwaukee, Wisconsin *Yale University - New Haven, Connecticut Silver-level - 62 Schools *Arkansas State University - Jonesboro, Arkansas *Auburn University - Auburn, Alabama *Brigham Young University -

*California State University, Long Beach -

*California State University, Sacramento -

*Carnegie Mellon University - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania *Champlain College -

*Clemson University - Clemson, South Carolina *Coastal Carolina University - Conway, South Carolina *College of William & Mary - Williamsburg, Virginia *Columbia University -

*Duke University - Durham, North Carolina *East Carolina University - Greenville, North Carolina *Emory University - Atlanta, Georgia *Florida State University -

*George Mason University - Fairfax, Virginia *Grand Valley State University - Allendale, Michigan *Illinois Wesleyan University - Bloomington, Illinois *Indiana University -

*Keene State College - Keene, New Hampshire *Lees-McRae College - Banner Elk, North Carolina *Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge, Louisiana *Loyola University Chicago -

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*Macalester College - St. Paul, Minnesota *Massachusetts Institute of Technology -

*Michigan State University - East Lansing, Michigan *Morehead State University - Morehead, Kentucky *North Carolina State University - Raleigh, North Carolina *Northwestern University -

*Pennsylvania State University - University Park, Pennsylvania *Santa Monica College -

*School of the Art Institute of Chicago -

Chicago, Illinois (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

*Southern Oregon University -

*Temple University -

*Texas A&M University - College Station, Texas *Texas Tech University - Lubbock, Texas *University of Alaska Fairbanks - Fairbanks, Alaska *University of California, Santa Cruz -

*University of Colorado Colorado Springs -

*University of Florida -

*University of Illinois at Chicago -

Chicago, Illinois (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

*University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign - Urbana, Illinois, Urbana-

*University of Iowa -

*University of La Verne - La Verne, California *University of Louisville -

*University of Massachusetts Lowell - Lowell, Massachusetts *University of Michigan -

*University of Michigan-Flint - Flint, Michigan *University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Nebraska *University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Chapel Hill, North Carolina *University of North Carolina, Wilmington - Wilmington, North Carolina *University of Oklahoma - Norman, Oklahoma *University of Pennsylvania -

*University of Rochester - Rochester, New York *University of South Carolina - Columbia, South Carolina *University of South Florida - Tampa, Florida *University of Virginia -

*Utah State University -

*Virginia Commonwealth University - Richmond, Virginia *Washington University in St. Louis -

Bronze-level - 114 Schools *Alfred University - Alfred, New York *American University -

*Appalachian State University - Boone, North Carolina *Aquinas College (Michigan), Aquinas College - Grand Rapids, Michigan *Arizona State University Downtown Phoenix campus, Arizona State University, Downtown Campus - Phoenix, Arizona *Arizona State University Polytechnic campus, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus -

*Arizona State University West campus - Glendale, Arizona *Bemidji State University - Bemidji, Minnesota *Bentley University - Waltham, Massachusetts *Black Hills State University - Spearfish, South Dakota *Boston University - Charles River campus - Boston, Massachusetts *Boston University Medical Campus - Boston, Massachusetts *Brown University - Providence, Rhode Island *California Polytechnic State University -

*California State University, Bakersfield - Bakersfield, California *California State University, Monterey Bay - Seaside, California

Bronze-level, continued *California State University, Northridge - Northridge, California *Catholic University of America -

*Chatham University - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania *College of Charleston - Charleston, South Carolina *Colorado College -

*Columbus State University - Columbus, Georgia *Concordia University - Moorhead, Minnesota *Emporia State University - Emporia, Kansas *Florida Institute of Technology - Melbourne, Florida *Franklin & Marshall College - Lancaster, Pennsylvania *George Mason University Arlington campus -

*Georgetown University -

*Georgia College & State University - Milledgeville, Georgia *Hendrix College - Conway, Arkansas *Illinois Institute of Technology -

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*James Madison University - Harrisonburg, Virginia *Kansas State University - Manhattan, Kansas *Kennesaw State University - Kennesaw campus - Kennesaw, Georgia *Kennesaw State University - Marietta campus - Marietta, Georgia *Kent State University - Kent, Ohio *Knox College (Illinois), Knox College - Galesburg, Illinois *Lawrence Technological University - Southfield, Michigan *Loyola Marymount University - Los Angeles, California *Minnesota State Community and Technical College Fergus Falls - Fergus Falls, Minnesota *Miami University - Oxford, Ohio *Michigan Technological University -

*Minnesota State University, Mankato - Mankato, Minnesota *Monroe Community College - Rochester, New York *Montana State University -

*Montgomery County Community College - Pottstown, Pennsylvania *Naropa University -

*Nazareth College (New York), Nazareth College - Rochester, New York *New Mexico State University - Las Cruces, New Mexico *Norfolk State University - Norfolk, Virginia *North Carolina Central University - Durham, North Carolina *Northern Michigan University -

*Ohio University - Athens, Ohio *Oklahoma State University - Stillwater, Oklahoma *Old Dominion University - Norfolk, Virginia *Pennsylvania College of Technology - Williamsport, Pennsylvania *Pomona College -

*Princeton University - Princeton, New Jersey *Rice University - Houston, Texas *Rochester Institute of Technology - Rochester, New York *Salisbury University - Salisbury, Maryland *San Francisco State University -

*Savannah College of Art and Design - Savannah, Georgia *Shippensburg University - Shippensburg, Pennsylvania *Southern Illinois University - Carbondale, Illinois *St. Lawrence University - Canton, New York *University at Buffalo, The State University of New York - Buffalo, New York *State University of New York at Cortland - Cortland, New York *SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry - Syracuse, New York *State University of New York at Stony Brook - Stony Brook, New York *Texas State University - San Marcos, Texas *The College at Brockport, State University of New York - Brockport, New York *Towson University - Towson, Maryland *Transylvania University - Lexington, Kentucky *Truman State University - Kirksville, Missouri *Tufts University - Medford, Massachusetts, Medford and

*University of Alabama at Birmingham - Birmingham, Alabama *University of California, San Diego - San Diego, California *University of Central Arkansas - Conway, Arkansas *University of Central Florida - Orlando, Florida *University of Central Oklahoma - Edmond, Oklahoma *University of Cincinnati - Cincinnati, Ohio *University of Dayton - Dayton, Ohio *University of Denver -

*University of Georgia - Athens, Georgia *University of Illinois Springfield - Springfield, Illinois *University of Kansas - Lawrence, Kansas *University of Louisiana at Lafayette - Lafayette, Louisiana *University of Memphis - Memphis, Tennessee *University of Miami - Coral Gables, Florida *University of Mississippi - Oxford, Mississippi *University of Missouri-Kansas City - Kansas City, Missouri *University of Nevada, Reno - Reno, Nevada *University of New England (United States), University of New England - Biddeford, Maine *University of New Mexico -

*University of North Carolina, Charlotte - Charlotte, North Carolina *University of North Carolina, Greensboro - Greensboro, North Carolina *University of North Texas - Denton, Texas *University of Northern Colorado - Greeley, Colorado *University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania *University of San Diego - San Diego, California *University of South Florida St. Petersburg -

*University of Texas at Austin -

*University of Toledo - Toledo, Ohio *University of Tulsa - Tulsa, Oklahoma *University of West Georgia - Carrollton, Georgia *University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire - Eau Claire, Wisconsin *University of Wisconsin–La Crosse - La Crosse, Wisconsin *University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point - Stevens Point, Wisconsin *University of Wisconsin-Stout - Menomonie, Wisconsin *University of Wyoming - Laramie, Wyoming *Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center - Nashville, Tennessee *Washtenaw Community College -

*West Virginia University - Morgantown, West Virginia

Formerly designated *Bowdoin College - Brunswick, Maine *Lincoln Memorial University - Harrogate, Tennessee *California Institute of Technology - Pasadena, California *Carroll University - Waukesha, Wisconsin *Cornell University - Ithaca, New York *Eastern Mennonite University - Harrisonburg, Virginia *Green Mountain College - Poultney, Vermont *Gustavus Adolphus College - St. Peter, Minnesota *Oberlin College - Oberlin, Ohio *Ohio State University - Columbus, Ohio *Virginia Tech - Blacksburg, Virginia *Western Kentucky University - Bowling Green, Kentucky

References

External links

LAB website

Bicycle Friendly Communities
another LAB website
wbgu.org
WBGU-PBS local documentary "Bicycling Through The Past"
League of American Bicyclists records, 1880-2012, bulk 1965-1996
University Archives and Special Collections, Joseph P. Healey Library, University of Massachusetts Boston
LAB Reform
historical comments on the LAB. {{DEFAULTSORT:League Of American Bicyclists Political advocacy groups in the United States Cycling organizations in the United States 501(c)(3) organizations History of cycling in the United States 1880 establishments in Rhode Island Sports organizations established in 1880 Non-profit organizations based in Washington, D.C.

History

The 1880–1902 period

The 1939–1955 revival

1965–present

Advocacy

Education

Bicycle Friendly Communities

Bicycle Friendly Universities

See also

References

External links