League of American Bicyclists
To create a bicycle-friendly America for Everyone, improving lives and strengthening communities through bicycling.
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Bicycle Friendly America
Our Bicycle Friendly America program is transforming America one business, community and state at a time. This recognition program, free to all applicants, awards Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze designations based on engineering, education, encouragement, enforcement and evaluation. Applicants have increased each year since the program began in 2003, with a 20 percent increase in communities in 2010. Although only one out of every three applicants is awarded a designation; every community, state and business that applies received specific, detailed feedback on how to improve. We are launching the Bicycle Friendly Colleges and Universities (BFCU) program, under the umbrella of the Bicycle Friendly America program. This will allow colleges and universities to apply (free of charge) and get feedback and recognition based on how innovative they are. People who return to cycling for transportation while in college are excellent candidates to continue using bicycles for transportation post-college. Encouraging these institutions to increase and value their work on behalf of cyclists will go a long way toward building a Bicycle Friendly America.
Smart Cycling
TEACHING BICYCLING SKILLS AND BUILDING CONFIDENCE TO RIDE
Education has been a core activity of the League’s since the 1970’s. Virtually every state and local bicycling education program can trace its roots directly back to the League’s program. This core content is designed to reach people of all ages and abilities, improving skills, building confidence, and teaching others.
Active Transportation Leadership Institute
The Active Transportation Leadership Institute is composed of three major initiatives:
*The Benchmarking Project: Which continues the work of the Alliance for Biking and Walking to publish a 6th edition of the biennial Benchmarking Report and support the newly launched interactive version at bikingandwalkingbenchmarks.org.
*The Bike League Hub, a membership-only forum for members of the Active Transportation Leadership Institute.
*Holding a 1.5 day Leadership Retreat prior to the 2018 National Bike Summit. The Leadership Retreat will be held on March 3rd and 4th.
National Bike Summit
The National Bike Summit is the premier bike advocacy event of the year, uniting the voices of bicyclists on Capitol Hill. With new leadership in the Oval Office, we need your voice for bikes on Capitol Hill.
This inspiring event builds our movement for 2018 and beyond. Focus will be on regional planning, national and local messaging, and the road map of our work together in advancing the bicycling movement.
Federal and State Policy
Our advocacy efforts span the spectrum, from lobbying Congress for our fair share of funding to giving local advocates the tools to win campaigns for bike-friendly policies in your town. Since 1880, we have been the hub of information that get the wheels spinning in communities nationwide. At the federal, state and local level, our efforts unite the voices of bicyclists and efforts of advocates nationwide.
National Bike Challenge
The National Bike Challenge is a nationwide event uniting thousands of current bicyclists—and encouraging countless new riders. It is a free and easy way to challenge yourself, your colleagues and your community to ride more while competing on a local, state and national level. The 2017 Challenge is organized and presented by the League of American Bicyclists.
Where we work
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Our Sustainable Development Goals
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How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to find the ongoing funding to support feedback collection
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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League of American Bicyclists
Board of directorsas of 12/19/2023
Ms. Danielle Arigoni
Mr. Mike Sewell
Torrance Strong
Ralph Monti
Jim Baross
Anna Zivarts
Cadesha Prawl
Karin Weisburg
Kecia McCullough
Melissa Lee
Vivian Ortiz
Ken Podziba
Ed Fendley
Jimmy Halliburton
Lori Richman
Triny Willerton
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.
Leadership
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Equity strategies
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- We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
- We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
- We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
- We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
- We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
- We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
- We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.