Our Mission:
The Iowa Bicycle Coalition promotes safe and enjoyable bicycling in Iowa through education, events, better policy, and growing a community of supporters.
What We Do For Iowa Bicycling
Go to Policy/Infrastructure
Lobby different levels of governments to improve laws to protect cyclists and provide more funding for trails, bike lanes, paved shoulders and other cycling facilities.
See Our Legislative Agenda
Become a Legislative District Leader
See Our Legislative Agenda
Become a Legislative District Leader
Go to Education and Training
Teach bicycle safety, proper enforcement of bicycle laws, and bicycle-friendly community design.
Attend the Iowa Bicycle Summit
Get involved in our Safe Routes to School Program
Attend the Iowa Bicycle Summit
Get involved in our Safe Routes to School Program
Go to Economics and Tourism
Promote bicycling as an economic benefit and tourism attraction.
Check out the Iowa Bicycling Economic Impact Study
Check out the Iowa Bicycling Economic Impact Study
Go to Communicate Bicycling
Foster a strategic, coordinated conversation around bicycling.
View our bicycle crash reports frequently used in the media.
View our bicycle crash reports frequently used in the media.
Seven Ways to Get Involved
Membership
Become a member of the Iowa Bicycle Coalition and support our programs.
Donate
Donations big & small help support the valuable programs that improve bicycle safety.
Share The Road License Plate
Show your support on these roving billboards across the state.
Newsletter Signup
Stay up-to-date with bicycle advocacy news with our twice-per-month emails.
Volunteer
Volunteer for training driver education students or teach bike safety to kids & adults.
Speakup
Speak to your elected officials about bicycle safety.
Our Streets App
LATEST NEWS
Earmarks are BACK!
We’ve been around long enough to understand the role of earmarks on the trail and transportation system. Now is the right time to put together your priority list of projects and start communication with your member of congress. From Politico’s Morning Transportation Newsletter on 11/23/2020: House Democrats are planning to bring back earmarks next year,
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Bike Jersey Supersale
There are only a few dozen items left in the Iowa Bicycle Coalition inventory and we want them in your hands. We have put together the online sale of the season. Get your favorite Iowa Bicycling jersey or Pigtails jersey right now. Limited sizes are available so act quick. Shop at http://iowabicycle.square.site/
Iowa Bicycle Summit Request for Speakers
January 28-30, 2021www.iowabicyclesummit.com Please mark January 28-30 on your calendars for the Iowa Bicycle Summit. While the pandemic has created some challenges, it has also created some opportunities. The Iowa Bicycle Summit will move to a hybrid online conference platform. We will have presentations, discussion groups, breakouts, and much more. You can even expect a
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Iowa’s Hurricane: August 10 Derecho
On Monday, August 10, local trails were damaged and destroyed in a matter of minutes. Some of you reading this experienced the Derecho that swept across the state of Iowa, leaving such catastrophic devastation that power is still out, many homes are uninhabitable, and an estimated one-third of the state’s crops were lost. This devastation
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Iowa has three fatal bike crashes in one weekend.
Three bicyclists are dead after being killed by motorists on Iowa roadways in one weekend. The Iowa Bicycle Coalition is saddened and disturbed by these incidents. Ellen Bengston, 28, was killed after being struck by a vehicle Sunday, August 2, 2020. Bengston was airlifted to MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center after a truck driven by
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Charles City Cyclist Killed by Motorist
The Iowa Bicycle Coalition is saddened after learning that Ellen Bengston was killed by a motorist from a crash on Sunday, August 2, 2020. Bengston was the fourth bicyclist killed in 2020. Bengston was airlifted to MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center after a truck driven by Colby Elliott, 43, of Clarksville, hit her on her
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Jim Green Leadership Circle
There are a handful of people who have left their mark on the Iowa bicycling culture, but few were as influential as Jim Green. Greenie, as he was known, was the long-time director of RAGBRAI. He took over at a time where the ride was at risk and basically saved the ride by implementing safety
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Sine Die – Legislature ends with $1M in trail funding.
The Iowa Legislature ended its two-year session with appropriations of $1 million to the State Recreational Trails Program and no policy bills for Iowa Bicycling. In the grips of an economic downturn, even the appropriation was hard-fought to obtain. No policy bills passed this session despite many bills advancing past funnel deadlines. Several bills not in
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Vehicle in bike lane? Report it on OurStreets App.
Do you ever see cars where they shouldn’t be? How about dangerous driving behavior or other issues on Iowa streets? We know you do. Now, through a partnership with OurStreets – we’re asking you to report it! OurStreets is an exciting new app that makes it fast and easy to document problems you see anytime, anywhere. The app
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Vote 2020
2020 Voting and Candidate Information Voting information below! Included below is information on how to request, complete, and return an absentee ballot to ensure that your voice is heard. Get more information on voting absentee at https://voterready.iowa.gov/resource/how-to-vote-absentee/ Any registered voter may choose to vote absentee by mail or in-person in Iowa. To vote absentee by
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Ride Dirt, Not Mud
The general rule is if you’re leaving a tire track or footprints, the trail is too wet to use.