Adventure Cycling Association Press Releases

BUILD IT. BIKE IT. BE A PART OF IT.

Winona Bateman — Tue, 01 May 2012 09:25:56 MST

May 1, 2012, Missoula, Mont. — In celebration of National Bike Month, today Adventure Cycling Association kicks off its 3rd annual fundraising campaign for the U.S. Bicycle Route System (USBRS), and plans to raise $50,000 by May 31st.

NEW CYCLING ROUTE BRINGS UNDERGROUND RAILROAD ALIVE

Winona Bateman — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:57:39 MST

February 14, 2012, Missoula, Mont. — Five years to the day after the unveiling of its 2,000-mile Underground Railroad Bicycle Route (UGRR), Adventure Cycling Association today announced the release of the final map section for the route’s new Detroit Alternate. The 518-mile Detroit Alternate provides alternate routing, and a host of new historic sites, for cyclists traveling between Oberlin, Ohio, and Owen Sound, Ontario. Departing from the main Underground Railroad route in Oberlin, the Detroit Alternate guides cyclists through Toledo and Detroit, around Lake St. Clair, tracing the shoreline of Lake Huron before heading to Owen Sound. The maps also provide a ferry option across Lake Erie from Sandusky, Ohio, through Windsor, Ontario. Maps are now available from Cyclosource, Adventure Cycling’s online store and catalog.

2011 CAPS DECADE OF GROWTH FOR ADVENTURE CYCLING ASSOCIATION

Winona Bateman — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 09:05:58 MST

December 6, 2011, Missoula, Mont. — Adventure Cycling Association today announced a strong financial and programmatic showing for FY11, capping a decade of growth for the organization, during which time its membership has increased 19%, map sales 48%, and charitable donations have tripled. The organization now operates with a $4.1 million dollar budget, up 65% over the last ten years.

NATIONAL BICYCLE TRAVEL AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED

Winona Bateman — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 07:40:32 MST

October 18, 2011, Missoula, Mont. — Adventure Cycling Association, North America's largest cycling membership organization, today announced the winners of its 2011 Bicycle Travel Awards, which include Donn Olson (Dalbo, Minnesota), Kevin Cashman of Apogee Adventures (Brunswick, Maine), Jim Peter and Jim’s Bicycle Shop (Cincinnati, Ohio), and Leslie Wills (Grand Haven, Michigan).

ADVENTURE CYCLING AWARDED $100,000 IN GRANTS FOR BICYCLE PROGRAM WORK

Winona Bateman — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 09:06:48 MST

October 4, 2011, Missoula, Mont. — Adventure Cycling Association, North America’s largest cycling membership organization, announced the receipt of four new grants totaling $100,000 to support its efforts to create what will be the world’s largest official bicycle network: the U.S. Bicycle Route System (USBRS). The grants came from a number of prominent foundations and a leading cycling business: $45,000 from the Tawani Foundation; $30,000 from the SRAM Cycling Fund; $15,000 from the Surdna Foundation; and $10,000 from the Lazar Foundation. The grants from Tawani, Surdna, and Lazar focus on the U.S. Bicycle Route System. The grant from SRAM will support Adventure Cycling’s work on the USBRS, as well as its efforts to help understand and organize the bike-travel industry.

NEW SIERRA CASCADES BICYCLE ROUTE GROWS TOURISM AND COOPERATION ON HIGHWAY 89

Winona Bateman — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 08:51:45 MST

July 19, 2011, Missoula, Mont. — Just over a year ago, Adventure Cycling Association announced the official release of its new Sierra Cascades Bicycle Route, a 2,389-mile road-based cycling route that runs from Sumas, Washington, to Tecate, California. The Mt. Shasta to Truckee, California, section of the route uses State Highway 89 and guides bicycle tourists through small and medium-sized communities along this corridor, including McCloud, Chester, and Quincy. Since publishing the maps for the route in April 2010, Adventure Cycling has sold over 750 maps for the Mt. Shasta to Truckee section alone.

ADVENTURE CYCLING SEEKS NOMINEES FOR 2011 BICYCLE TRAVEL AWARDS

Winona Bateman — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 07:49:50 MST

July 7, 2011, Missoula, Mont. — Nominations are now open for Adventure Cycling Association's 7th annual Bicycle Travel Awards. Celebrating the heroes of bicycle travel in the U.S., Adventure Cycling's awards include the Pacesetter Bicycle Travel Award, June Curry Trail Angel Award, Sam Braxton Bike Shop Award, and the Adventure Cycling Volunteer of the Year Award.

GRASSROOTS FUNDRAISER NETS OVER $31,000 FOR U.S. BICYCLE ROUTE SYSTEM

Winona Bateman — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 08:24:50 MST

June 7, 2011, Missoula, Mont. — Adventure Cycling Association announced today that its 2011 Build It. Bike It. Be a Part of It. campaign for the U.S. Bicycle Route System (USBRS) surpassed its $30,000 goal, raising over $31,000 for the project during National Bike Month.

AASHTO PROVIDES $5,000 TO SUPPORT TECHNICAL WORK ON THE U.S. BICYCLE ROUTE SYSTEM

Winona Bateman — Wed, 25 May 2011 08:53:29 MST

May 25, 2011, Missoula, Mont. — This morning Adventure Cycling Association announced that the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials' (AASHTO) is providing Adventure Cycling $5,000 to assist states with route selection and the technical aspects associated with the development of a U.S. Bicycle Route System (USBRS).

AASHTO APPROVES NEW U.S. BICYCLE ROUTES ACROSS AMERICA

Winona Bateman — Wed, 11 May 2011 07:06:43 MST

May 11, 2011, Missoula, Mont. — Adventure Cycling Association and the American Association of Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) today announced that AASHTO’s Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering has approved six new U.S. Bicycle Routes (USBR): USBR 1 in Maine and New Hampshire, USBR 20 in Michigan, and USBR 8, 95, 97, and 87 in Alaska — the first official U.S. Bicycle Routes to be established since 1982.