Micro-Grants in Action: Capital Area District Library – South Lansing Branch
December 1, 2021The South Lansing Library Branch saw a need to make bicycling to the library an easy and accessible way to access the library’s resources. Patrons would come in to ask for bike locks when they arrived or ask to store their bikes inside the library because they were worried about theft or all of the...
Read moreMicro-Grants in Action: Salem-South Lyon District Library
December 1, 2021The Salem-South Lyon District Library, in partnership with the South Lyon Cycle shop, received a Micro-Grant to install a bike repair station at the library. The Huron Valley Rail Trail is adjacent to the library and the installation of the bike repair station will help to ensure a safe place for riders to repair their...
Read moreMicro-Grants in Action: Northwest Goldberg Community Park
December 1, 2021The 15th Street Block Club in Detroit applied for a Micro-Grant to build a bike repair station and bike racks in a run down park in their neighborhood. They hoped that installing these would encourage the neighborhood to use the park more and that the city of Detroit would respond by supporting their efforts to...
Read moreMicro-Grants in Action: MoGo
December 1, 2021MoGo is Detroit’s first public bike sharing system, with 430 bikes at 44 stations across 10 Detroit neighborhoods. Designed for quick trips around town, MoGo is a fun, flexible, and convenient way to get around. Their Micro-Grant helped fund the MoGo Street Skills that provided free public bike safety education for people of all ages...
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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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LMB is Hiring an Office Manager
September 20, 2021SUMMARY League of Michigan Bicyclists (LMB) is looking for an energetic, well-organized, and detail-oriented person to join our team as Office Manager. This part-time position (up to 30 hours per week) will manage LMB’s physical headquarters in Lansing, MI along the scenic River Trail. Duties include basic bookkeeping, payment processing, database management, mailings, order fulfillment,...
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LMB is Hiring an Events Director
September 20, 2021SUMMARY League of Michigan Bicyclists (LMB) seeks an energetic candidate to join our team as Events Director. Ideal candidates will be passionate about bicycling and bicycle touring, thrive on interacting with people, and have past experience planning major events. This position will oversee logistics such as route planning, site and meal reservations, transportation, rest stops,...
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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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