Advocacy - Adventure Cycling Association

Our Advocacy

The power to improve bicycle travel is in our collective voice.

"Everything Adventure Cycling writes about and advocates for — to get folks on bikes and out in the big, beautiful outdoors on a machine one pedals — is great and life-affirming and needed."

B.B. — Torrance, CA

Our Advocacy Philosophy

For nearly 50 years, we’ve helped people explore the country by bike. As cycling grows and riding environments become more complex, we are reengaging in advocacy to protect the routes, access, and infrastructure that make bicycle travel possible.

Our advocacy focuses on the real-world systems and decisions that shape how people experience bike travel, including bicycle infrastructure, public land access, transportation planning, road design, safety, and connectivity along long-distance and rural routes.

We do this work in partnership. By collaborating with trusted advocacy organizations and elevating the voices of the people who ride, we focus our efforts where Adventure Cycling has the greatest impact: protecting route access, improving safety along long-distance corridors, and supporting the systems that make bike travel possible.

Create a National Route Network

In partnership with local and state officials, we’re building the largest official cycling route network in the world. More miles of connected routes in the U.S. create new opportunities for cross-country travel and regional touring right from your backyard.

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Improve Safety Along Routes

Across the U.S., we identify opportunities to address problematic areas along bike touring routes. We advocate for rumble strip policies that safely accommodate cyclists and support state advocacy efforts to pass safe passing and distracted driving laws.

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Courtesy MDOT

Enhance Transportation Access

Flexible, affordable, and convenient bike service on trains reduces the stress of getting to the start or end point of your trip. We work with Amtrak to expand bike services to more routes and stations across the country.

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Expand Bike-Friendly Services

We want cyclists to feel welcome and supported wherever they go. That’s why we partner with parks, communities, and businesses to ensure they provide bike-friendly hospitality, services, policies, and amenities to meet the touring cyclist’s needs.

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Our Position on eBikes

eBikes enable more people to discover the joy of bicycle travel. Thanks to their increased mobility, cargo utility, and physical accommodations, eBikes expand opportunities for transportation and recreation to new populations. Adventure Cycling supports eBike use in accordance with current laws and regulations and welcomes eBike riders into the bicycle travel community.

eBike Statement