Get ready to roll for the 2022 Ride Calendar
October 29, 2021We’re excited to announce the timeline for next year’s Ride Calendar! This will be our 38th annual calendar… and after the last two years, it’s great to look forward to a slightly more predictable season of riding together. Whether you’re organizing a ride that you’d like to list in the calendar, planning to purchase an...
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Ten Tips for Your Bike Commute
September 7, 2021On Friday, Sept. 3, we asked LMB followers on Facebook, “What’s the first tip you would offer to someone commuting by bike?” Out of the 170 comments we received, here are ten great suggestions to keep in mind. Inspired? You can join us throughout September for the Bike it! Commuter Challenge! Avoid distractions. 1. “Don’t...
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Let’s roll.
September 1, 2021Hello! Allow me to introduce myself: I’m Nicky Bates, the new Development and Membership Director for the League of Michigan Bicyclists. I’ve been bicycling regularly since 2015, but mostly for exercise. Since joining LMB, I’ve made an effort to put down the bibs and use my bike for commuting around Detroit, to the coffee shop,...
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Benefits of a Bike Commute
August 18, 2021While the Bike it! Commuter Challenge is a way to directly support LMB, commuting has a multitude of benefits on its own. Here are a few reasons we support riding your bike to school, work, shopping, and anywhere else! It’s clean. Bicycles get you to work (or wherever you’re going) without polluting. Cleaner air means...
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Five Commuter Tips
August 16, 2021As our Bike It! challenge draws closer, we’re going to share some commuting tips and tricks – from route planning, to safety and goal-setting – and here are five to start. Brush up on bike laws: While bicyclists can often choose to ride on roads or sidewalks in Michigan, those who ride on motorways must...
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Request for Proposals: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Consultant
August 6, 2021Goal The League of Michigan Bicyclists (LMB) continues to strive to be a more inclusive, equitable, and diverse organization and do our part to dismantle the systems in our community that perpetuate inequity. LMB seeks an experienced DEI Consultant to work with the staff and the board of directors to help implement policies, practices, programs, benchmarks, and organizational...
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Announcing the launch of Bike Wave
July 28, 2021We’re excited to announce the launch of Bike Wave, a new program which will offer Michigan cities the opportunity to try out protected bike lanes and curb extensions. This project was one of only 244 grantees selected from across all 50 states for the 2021 AARP Community Challenge grant. Thanks to the support of AARP,...
Read moreLMB is Hiring a Development and Membership Director
June 8, 2021SUMMARY League of Michigan Bicyclists (LMB) seeks a dynamic, experienced professional to join our team as Development and Membership Director. This is a full-time position based in our headquarters in Lansing (with remote working opportunities). This position leads efforts to create and implement strategic fund development initiatives including donor stewardship and recognition, major and annual...
Read moreBringing the Safety Stop to Michigan
May 13, 2021What is the Safety Stop? Also known as the Idaho Stop, a Safety Stop law allows people on bikes to treat a stop sign as a yield sign, and in some states to treat a stop light as a stop sign. It’s already law in Idaho (since 1982), Delaware (2017), Arkansas (2019), Oregon (2019), Washington...
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Seeking instructors for the Bicycle Friendly Driver program
May 7, 2021The League of Michigan Bicyclists (LMB) has been awarded funding for FY 2021 from the Office of Highway Safety Planning (OHSP) to carry out bicycle safety education for local communities around the state of Michigan. We’re seeking instructors, so please share the info below with anyone in your community who may be interested! LMB is...
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