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"As part of its promotion of World Bicycle Day on June 3, the UN’s General Assembly — we’re talking the whole freakin’ UN! — handed Eckerson a “lifetime achievement” award for his 1,000-plus films advocating the car-free lifestyle from all over the world."

See article/link for a short video with Eckerson and for other bici news and the other notable folks contributing to the cause who were honored by the UN.

Image: Eckerson, wearing glasses and Streetfilms black t-shirt with white print, holding out clear acrylic award with engraved print.

Monday’s Headlines: An Award from the Freakin’ U.N. Edition Whoa — our colleague from Streetfilms, Clarence Eckerson Jr., just got an award from the United Nations. No joke — the real United Nations. Plus all the other news from the holiday weekend.

Do you have a bike bus in your town? What would it take to start one and where would the route go?

A 'bike bus' makes its way through SF's car-free JFK The communal ride operates similar to a school bus, with bikers joining along a route...

“I just know the benefits of cycling. The road that it’s taken me on, all the people I’ve met, all the miles I’ve traveled,” said Stamps, who launched the Berston Bicycle Club in 2012. “It’s a self-confidence builder, a self-esteem builder. It’s just so many benefits to it. I just could have never imagined prior to me getting on a bike that I would be here doing this.”

They call her the bike lady They call her the bike lady

Image Description: 4 Black femmes wear matching yellow & black cycling jerseys; headline reads: Black Girls Do Bike Creates Community for Black Women Through Cycling

Black Girls Do Bike is a Pennsylvania- based nonprofit with chapters nationwide creating spaces where femme cyclists can support, advise, organize meet-ups/rides, and promote skill-sharing, while supporting a community of women of color who share a passion for cycling.

Black Girls Do Bike Creates Community For Black Women Through Cycling Black Girls Do Bike brings together women of color who are enthusiastic about cycling in Pennsylvania and in other parts of the country.

What we see playing out on the news isn't removed from our own culture. Bicycling has an inclusivity problem, and its advocates can be blind to how their advocacy can harm communities of color. This article by Tamika Butler, former ED of the Los Angeles Bicycle Coalition, is a call to action for all of us. How can we all make our organizations, our events and our culture more inclusive? What can we do within our own communities in this time of reckoning?

Why We Must Talk About Race When We Talk About Bikes Systemic racism can’t be fixed without tackling it within cycling.

Good on Fuji Bikes. Now it's your turn, Trek Bicycle.

We just sent this letter to [email protected]. Feel free to modify and use it for yourself. Let's tell the bike industry that bikes aren't police weapons.

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Dear Mr. Burke,

As a cyclist and owner of a Trek bicycle, I was concerned to learn your bicycles are being used as weapons by police (please see article linked below). Please in good faith, immediately and publically halt these contracts as an act of solidarity in defense of black and brown lives, and broader public safety, as Fuji bicycles has done.

Fuji Bikes suspend sale of American police bikes used in 'violent tactics' during protests as Trek faces criticism - Cycling Weekly Fuji said seeing its bicycles deployed in this manner during the George Floyd protests went against their intended use

Silver lining amidst this pandemic and our communal grieving: an increased interest in pedal powered locomotion.

Thinking of Buying a Bike? Get Ready for a Very Long Wait The United States is facing a shortage of bicycles as anxiety over public transportation and a desire to exercise has sent the demand surging.

ZPG fans! At this time there is nowhere you can pick up ZPG merchandise, but we are working to resolve that. Stay tuned.

Less car traffic (hopefully) with shelter at home and physical distancing ordinances. What bikey adventures (adven*tires*) have folks been having to get some exercise / outside time?

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He’s done it! 82-year-old cyclist ‘overwhelmed’ as he hits one million miles - Cycling Weekly Russ Mantle has achieved the absolutely remarkable feat of becoming the first person in the UK to cycle one million miles in his life, aged 82.