Last week was the League of American Bicyclists' National Bike Summit on Capitol Hill. Below are a series of pictures taken throughout the week:
The Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, the location of the summit, has an excellent bike parking facility.
Bike lanes on Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. were announced.
Google was in attendance and announced bicycling routing for their popular Google Maps!
Gary Fisher (right), the "Father of Mountain Biking" was one of the many biking celebrities in attendance.
Lunchtime gave everyone a chance to speak with other bicycle advocates from around the country.
Phil Keoghan, avid cyclist and host of TV's The Amazing Race, was a keynote speaker.
The Winter 2010 Bicycle Friendly Businesses were announced.
Arlington County's own Revolution Cycles was recognized as Silver level Bike Friendly Business.
A group of interested Arlington residents and advocates met with Representative Jim Moran's staff to discuss upcoming legislation.
Revolution Cycles' Jakob Wolf-Barnett gave a brief talk on corporate bike share programs.
(Click the picture to open a short clip by Streetfilms summarizing the Summit.)
BikeArlington is an initiative of Arlington County, Virginia to encourage and enable more people to go by bike more often. To stay up to date on biking in Arlington, follow BikeArlingtonon Twitter.
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