List of United States bicycle advocacy organizations
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This is a list of cycling advocacy
organizations in United States
. It includes those organizations whose primary mission is to advocate for improved cycling conditions by lobbying local, state, and federal governments. It does not include cycling clubs that meet primarily for recreational riding.
Cycling advocacy
Cycling advocacy consists of activities that provide greater safety, comfort, and convenience for bicyclists by educating cyclists and motorists, improving road quality on bike routes, establishing more and better bicycle parking, providing legal protections for cyclists by including cycling...
organizations in United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It includes those organizations whose primary mission is to advocate for improved cycling conditions by lobbying local, state, and federal governments. It does not include cycling clubs that meet primarily for recreational riding.
National
- Alliance for Biking and Walking
- Bikes Belong
- League of American BicyclistsLeague of American BicyclistsThe League of American Bicyclists is a non-profit membership organization which promotes cycling for fun, fitness and transportation through advocacy and education....
- National Bicycle GreenwayNational Bicycle GreenwayThe National Bicycle Greenway is a non-profit organization that has the express purpose of serving as the clearing house for an interconnected network of bikeable roads and pathways that span the United States from one coast to the other....
- Rails-to-Trails ConservancyRails-to-Trails ConservancyRails-to-Trails Conservancy is an American nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C. that works with communities to preserve unused rail corridors by transforming them into rail trails within the United States of America...
- Advocates conversion of abandoned rail lines into multi-use paths.
Alabama
- Alabama Bicycle Coalition - Statewide, based in HuntsvilleHuntsville, AlabamaHuntsville is a city located primarily in Madison County in the central part of the far northern region of the U.S. state of Alabama. Huntsville is the county seat of Madison County. The city extends west into neighboring Limestone County. Huntsville's population was 180,105 as of the 2010 Census....
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Arkansas
- Bicycle Coalition of the Ozarks - Northwest Arkansas.
- Northeast Arkansas Bicycle Coalition
California
- California Bicycle CoalitionCalifornia Bicycle CoalitionThe California Bicycle Coalition is a nonprofit organization which advocates for improved road conditions and training in support of safer bicycling in California...
- Statewide, based in SacramentoSacramentoSacramento is the capital of the state of California, in the United States of America.Sacramento may also refer to:- United States :*Sacramento County, California*Sacramento, Kentucky*Sacramento – San Joaquin River Delta...
. - Bay Area Bicycle Coalition - San Francisco Bay AreaSan Francisco Bay AreaThe San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is a populated region that surrounds the San Francisco and San Pablo estuaries in Northern California. The region encompasses metropolitan areas of San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, along with smaller urban and rural areas...
. - East Bay Bicycle CoalitionEast Bay Bicycle CoalitionThe East Bay Bicycle Coalition, also known as EBBC, is an Californian non-profit organization that worked since 1972 toward "promoting bicycling as an everyday means of transportation and recreation" in Alameda and Contra Costa counties...
- Fresno County Bicycle Coalition
- Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition
- Marin County Bicycle Coalition
- Napa County Bicycle Coalition
- Orange County Bicycle Coalition
- Sacramento Area Bicycle AdvocatesSacramento Area Bicycle AdvocatesThe Sacramento Area Bicycle Advocates is a nonprofit bicycle advocacy organization serving the Sacramento, California area. SABA was formed in 1991, and was incorporated as a 501 nonprofit organization in 2003. SABA has more than 1,400 members in the counties served by the Sacramento Area Council...
- San Francisco Bicycle CoalitionSan Francisco Bicycle CoalitionThe San Francisco Bicycle Coalition is a California 501 nonprofit public benefit corporation established to "transform San Francisco's streets and neighborhoods into more livable and safe places by promoting the bicycle for everyday transportation." Founded in 1971, dormant through much of the...
- San Diego County Bicycle CoalitionSan Diego County Bicycle CoalitionThe San Diego County Bicycle Coalition is a California 501 nonprofit organization "dedicated to making bicycling better in San Diego." It aims to do this through educational programs, promoting awareness of bicyclists and bicycling issues, reviewing infrastructure improvements, and acting as a...
- San Luis Obispo County Bicycle Coalition
- Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition
- Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition - Santa Clara and San Mateo counties.
- Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition
Illinois
- Active Transportation Alliance (ActiveTrans or ATA) - Chicago; formerly known as Chicagoland Bicycle Federation.
- League of Illinois Bicyclists - Statewide, based in AuroraAurora, IllinoisAurora is the second most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois, and the 112th largest city in the United States. A suburb of Chicago, located west of the Loop, its population in 2010 was 197,899. Originally founded within Kane County, Aurora's city limits have expanded greatly over the past...
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Indiana
- Bicycle Indiana - Statewide, based in IndianapolisIndianapolisIndianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...
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Iowa
- Iowa Bicycle Coalition - Statewide, based in Coralville.
Maine
- Bicycle Coalition of Maine - Statewide, based in AugustaAugusta, MaineAugusta is the capital of the US state of Maine, county seat of Kennebec County, and center of population for Maine. The city's population was 19,136 at the 2010 census, making it the third-smallest state capital after Montpelier, Vermont and Pierre, South Dakota...
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Massachusetts
- Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition - Statewide, based in BostonBostonBoston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
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Minnesota
New Jersey
- New Jersey Bike & Walk Coalition - Statewide, based in MahwahMahwah, New JerseyMahwah is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 25,890. The name Mahwah is derived from the Lenni Lenape word "mawewi" which means "Meeting Place" or "Place Where Paths Meet".The area that is now Mahwah was...
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New Mexico
- Bicycle Coalition of New Mexico - Statewide, based in CorralesCorrales, New MexicoCorrales is a village in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 8,329 at the 2010 Census. It is part of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area. With proximity to the Rio Grande, the village was founded for agricultural purposes. The Rio Grande Bosque on the eastern...
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New York
- New York Bicyclists Coalition - Statewide, based in AlbanyAlbany, New YorkAlbany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River...
. - Albany Bicycle Coalition - Albany, New YorkAlbany, New YorkAlbany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River...
- Bike New York - New York City, New York.
- Time's Up! - New York City, New York.
Oregon
- Bicycle Transportation AllianceBicycle Transportation AllianceThe Bicycle Transportation Alliance is a 501 non-profit bicycle advocacy organization based in Portland, Oregon, United States. The BTA promotes bicycling and the improvement of bicycling conditions in Oregon and southwest Washington through advocacy, programs and events. The BTA has a membership...
- Statewide, based in PortlandPortland, OregonPortland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
. - Bike Portland
South Dakota
- South Dakota Bicycle Coalition - Statewide, based in Sioux Falls.
Utah
- Utah Bicycle Coalition - Statewide, based in Salt Lake City.
Virginia
- Shenandoah Valley Bicycle Coalition - Shenandoah ValleyShenandoah ValleyThe Shenandoah Valley is both a geographic valley and cultural region of western Virginia and West Virginia in the United States. The valley is bounded to the east by the Blue Ridge Mountains, to the west by the eastern front of the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians , to the north by the Potomac River...
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Wisconsin
- Driftless Area Bicycle Coalition - Southwest Wisconsin.