Why It Matters

• Youth safety: Safe, connected bike networks and trails protect young riders and make it safer to bike to school, practice, and races and make it  easier to enjoy the outdoors with their friends and family.
  
  

• Stronger communities: Investing in biking boosts local economies, supports small businesses, and improves public health.
  
  

• More connected places to ride: Federal programs fund trails, bike networks, and safe routes in communities nationwide.

• Record ridership: More than 112 million Americans rode a bike last year — the most ever! Additionally, youth ridership increased 11% across the U.S. in 2024, reversing a years-long downward trend. Let’s make sure they have safe, connected places to ride.

What Can You Do? 

Your senators and representatives need to hear that biking matters — for kids, families, and communities in all 50 states.

NICA is asking league directors, coaches, parents, and student-athletes to urge their members of congress to support bike infrastructure funding and explain how trails and connected bike networks benefit them and their community. Please fill out the template below, and we will submit this message to your representatives in Washington, D.C. on your behalf. 

Your voice can help shape a recreation and transportation system that keeps riders of all ages safe and opens up more great places to ride nationwide. Together, we can make bikes a national priority.