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Meet the Forum Speakers: Natalie Ramsland, Sweetpea Bicycles

February 14, 2013

Natalie Ramsland is part of a still-small tribe: women who build bicycles… for women. Ramsland moved to Portland after college because of bikes. She wanted to ride her bike as her main form of transportation. For years, she worked as a bike messenger. Even after she went to graduate school in architecture, her desire to [...]

Adonia Lugo: How Do We Build a Coalition for Bicycle Justice?

February 13, 2013

Adonia Lugo’s resume is a veritable list of the most ground-breaking campaigns to bridge bicycling and social justice. As a co-founder of the City of Lights initiative (now Multicultural Communities for Mobility), CicLAvia, Bicicultures and the Seattle Bike Justice Project, Lugo is a leading voice and on-the-ground innovator in building a more inclusive movement. Last [...]

Bike Law University: Helmet Mandate Laws Thornier Than They Seem

February 12, 2013

It’s all the buzz for bicyclists here in the capital region: The state of Maryland could be the first to pass a law mandating helmet use for all bicyclists regardless of age. Currently, no state has such a requirement, though a good number have a similar statute to Maryland’s: mandating helmet use for bicyclists under [...]