Better Biking In Your Backyard


At a Glance
Project Status
Projects Proposed21% of total projects
Projects Approved28% of total projects
Projects Funded34% of total projects
Projects Completed17% of total projects
Project Type
Offroad Trails52% of total projects
Protected Bike Lanes28% of total projects
Other Bikeways13% of total projects
Other Bike Facilities7% of total projects
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PeopleForBikes Industry Community Grants Are Supporting Youth Bicycling Nationwide
Projects like Apache County's pump and skills track in Arizona, Los Angeles Bicycle Academy’s youth programs, and the Lodestone XC mountain bike park in Kearns, Utah, are creating safe and inclusive spaces for the next generation of riders.
By Dave Snyder, senior director for infrastructure
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2024’s Best New U.S. Bikeways
With amazing new bike infrastructure being built across the U.S., PeopleForBikes collected some of the best bike projects built in the last year to celebrate how all kinds of communities are benefiting from safe, fun, and connected places to bike.
By Dave Snyder, senior director of infrastructure
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New Resources Offer Guidance on Building Great Places to Ride
As communities work to improve the quality and design of bike infrastructure, two new resources provide state-of-the-art strategies for creating safer, more connected, and user-friendly bikeways that meet the needs of riders in diverse environments.
By Martina Haggerty, vice president of infrastructure
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Supporting Better Biking in Chicago With the Active Transportation Alliance
PeopleForBikes is supporting the nonprofit advocacy organization’s efforts to transform Chicago streets by making biking safer and more accessible for everyone.
By Martina Haggerty, vice president of infrastructure
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PeopleForBikes' 2024 Industry Community Grants Recipients
$75,000 in grants will help fund projects that support our focus on building infrastructure that makes communities great places to ride a bike.
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Building the Future of Biking in Los Angeles
Leveraging the upcoming Olympic Games and a local desire to improve bike networks, PeopleForBikes has an ambitious vision for biking in LA for 2028 and beyond.
By Dave Snyder, senior director for infrastructure
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Designing Streets for Safety, Not Speed
Reducing traffic speeds is one of the most effective strategies to make our streets safer for all road users, not just bicyclists.
By Dave Snyder, senior director for infrastructure
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Bike Projects Are Benefiting Communities Nationwide
We’re celebrating a few of our favorite recent bike projects along with the many benefits that better places to ride can offer communities of all shapes and sizes.
By Dave Snyder, senior director for infrastructure
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$33 Billion is on the Ballot for Bikes This November
Through our VoteForBikes campaign, we're tracking and advocating for ballot measures that make it safer and easier to ride a bike in communities across the country.
By Maddie Godby, policy + communications coordinator
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Own Your Backyard: An Industry Guide to Supporting Local Bike Infrastructure
Discover how your business can help get more people on bikes more often.
By Martina Haggerty, Senior Director of Local Innovation + Dave Snyder, Senior Director for Infrastructure
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Paving the Way for Complete Bike Networks: The Essential Role of State and Local Funding
While billions of dollars in federal funding is available for bike infrastructure, local and state funding still plays the biggest role in financing better bike networks.
By Dave Snyder, senior director for infrastructure
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PeopleForBikes’ Guide to Effective Local Bike Advocacy
Our new guide offers key strategies to ensure your advocacy efforts have a lasting impact.
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New Mexico Considers $350 Million in Funding for Conservation and Recreation
The Land of Enchantment Legacy Fund looks to provide a dedicated stream of resources to invest in the state’s public lands and waters.
By Maddie Godby, policy + communications coordinator
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Voters Approved $1.9 Billion to Support Better Places to Bike
PeopleForBikes tracked 17 bike-related measures on local and state ballots across the country through our VoteForBikes campaign.
By Maddie Godby, policy and communications coordinator
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Better Bike Infrastructure Saves Lives
With U.S. cyclist injuries and deaths at an all-time high, now is the moment to demand the protected bike lanes, road diets, and intersection treatments that make our communities safer.
By Kiran Herbert, content manager
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A Legislative Playbook to Build More Bikeable Communities
Designed to aid policymakers and advocates in expanding local bike infrastructure, this comprehensive guide outlines four highly effective legislative strategies.
By PeopleForBikes Staff
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Introducing the Great Bike Infrastructure Project
PeopleForBikes launched a first-of-its-kind campaign to transform communities across the United States by advancing thousands of bike projects and policies.
By Martina Haggerty, PeopleForBikes’ Senior Director of Local Innovation
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Your Bike Advocacy Playbook
Want to help make your city a better place to bike? We developed a 15-point, research-based fact sheet to help you push for change.
By Kiran Herbert, PeopleForBikes’ content manager and Martina Haggerty, PeopleForBikes’ senior director of local innovation
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