Oregon advocates sing praises of cycling on Capitol Hill today
Oregonians Robert Ping (L), Gerik Kransky, Jerry Norquist and Veronica Rinard during Capitol Hill lobbying day at the National Bike Summit last year.(Photo © J. Maus)
National Bike Summit
This National Bike Summit is the annual gathering of America’s cycling advocates. BikePortland has traveled to Washington D.C. to cover it nearly every year of our existence since 2006. Browse all our photos and stories below.
PSU gets ‘Silver’ and other news updates from the Bike Summit
200,000 people have signed up since last year.(Photos © J. Maus) The National Bike Summit doesn’t officially kick off until tonight; but there’s already been several bits of news to leak out of D.C. Check out the roundup below… Portland State named “Silver” bike-friendly university The League of American Bicyclists just announced their first-ever recipients … Read more
Twitter updates from the 2011 National Bike Summit
There will be a lot of people posting updates from the 2011 National Bike Summit via Twitter, so I figured I’d post the widget below. If you’re not adept at Twitter, you can simply keep this post open in your browser to follow all updates from folks posting about the Summit…
Thoughts on first night of the National Bike Summit
Ray LaHood’s speech was the defining moment of last year’s Summit.(Photos © J. Maus) As I write this, hundreds of bike advocates and industry bigwigs from across the country are making their way to Washington D.C. to attend the 11th annual National Bike Summit. They’ll hear inspiring speeches from national transportation figures and elected officials, … Read more
2010 National Bike Summit: Final wrap-up and slideshow
Watch a slideshow of our best images below or view the full gallery.(Photos © J. Maus)
A big day (and night) for Oregon on Capitol Hill
The Oregon advocacy team on the steps of the Capitol.(Photos © J. Maus) The 26-person Oregon bike advocacy team stormed Capitol Hill on Thursday, armed with cycling stats, stories, and a strong sense of purpose. It was lobbying day at the National Bike Summit and Team Oregon joined 700 bike advocates from all over the … Read more
Ray LaHood rocks Summit crowd with tabletop speech
US DOT Secretary Ray LaHood stands atop a table to address Summit attendees at the Congressional Reception held in a Senate ballroom on Capitol Hill.(Photos © J. Maus)
Senator Merkley gets into the ACT — UPDATED
Jeff Merkley.(Photo © J. Maus) Today on Capitol Hill, Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) had some good news for Oregon advocates — he plans to introduce a bill in the Senate that will act as a companion to House Rep. Earl Blumenauer’s Active Community Transportation Act. The ACT Act (H.R. 4722) would create a competitive grant … Read more
Industry icon Gary Fisher at the Summit: “I regret never coming before”
Mr. Fisher goes to Washington — in a Dashing Tweeds suit.(Photos © J. Maus) Bike industry titan Gary Fisher is hard to miss here at the Summit. A pioneer of mountain bikes in the 1980s, Fisher has gone on to be the namesake of a successful bike brand, a fashion icon, and one of only … Read more
Whatever happened to the bike-partisan revolution?
A view of the Capitol this morning.(Photo © J. Maus) With the lobby day in full swing here on Capitol Hill, bike advocates from around the country are asking their representatives in Congress to support a variety of pending bike-related legislation. Last night, while looking through some information on these bills put together for us … Read more
Bike racing is the new football: High school teams ride wave of momentum
Gary Boulanger is Board President of the National Interscholastic Cycling Association.(Photos © J. Maus) One of today’s many excellent breakout sessions focused on youth cycling programs. When I popped my head in I saw a familiar face at the lectern. It was Gary Boulanger, former bike industry journalist, PR guy, and entrepreneur behind the now … Read more
Bike-friendly Omaha? “You’d be surprised!”
Advocates from Omaha, Nebraska.L to R: Tammie Dodge, Kerri Peterson, Julie Harris.(Photo © J. Maus) One of the great things about being at the National Bike Summit is the feeling that biking, as a movement, is growing. And each year I’m reminded that it’s growing far beyond the typical, bike-friendly cities you always see on … Read more