• Mayor of Tel-Aviv, Mr. Ron Huldai, the Dutch Ambassador and the Belgium Ambassador sign the 'Brussels Treaty'

• IBA director presents Mayor of Tel-Aviv, Mr. Ron Huldai, with the Green Globe Award, for a first year of major success with the Tel-Ofan, the bike rental project (over 16,000 annual subscribers and 1.3 million trips).

• Participating in "Riding on Independence-Day" in the city of Rehovot, "Bike-2-Work Day" events  in Hertzliya and Jerusalem, and in Jerusalem's annual FestiGalgal event.

• Weekly radio colum on "Galey Ztahal" about urban biking. Each week the reporter joined local IBA activists and biked together, rating on a scale from 1 - 10 "How bike-friendly is the city?"

• Launching a Bike-on-Train pilot

2011

• Holding the first ever Riding Safely Conference in Raanana (In cooperation with Amdocs)

• Ma'ala - 'Business for Social Responsibility' adopts IBA's proposals and adds questions examining to what extent companies and firms encourage their employees to practice 'Green Transportation' to get to work.

• Launching Tel-O-Fun, the rent-a-bike project in Tel-Aviv.

• ​Following the IBA representatives' success in presuading the Planning and Building National Council to integrate a "Bicycle Layer" withinthe TAMA 42 project, our representatives are invited to take part in the project and join the Council's small planning team.

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2010

• Haifa branch's efforts succeed, and a new arrangement is made: Bikes are allowed on the Carmelit (Haifa's underground train).

• Inauguration of the first bike lanes in Israel's reservations, after co-working and cooperaing with the Natre and National Parks Authority (NPA), as part of a course of action initiated by IBA's Mountain-Bike team.

• In a meetingof IBA representatives and the Minister of Transportation and Road Safety, the Minister accepts IBA's recommendations:

  • A special bike-referent is defined at the Ministry of Transportation.

  • A steady budget for developing infrastructures for bike is defined at the Ministry.

  • The Minister instructs his employees to work together with the IBA in order to allow bikes on the Light Train in Jerusalem and inter-city buses.

• The ECF General Assembly approves IBA as an official member, showing great appreciation for its activity: Promoting bicycle transportation in Israel, a country which sanctifies private vehicle usage.

• Launching the P.O.R.B unit - Police On Roller-Blades (Ma'arav Moshtara Al Roller-Blades) for the first time in Israel. The unit is operated by members of the organization, and is similar to the police force's volunteer rider unit model.

• Bikes are allowed on inter-city buses for free, after the consent of the Ministry of Transportation and public transportation companies.

2009

• Launching "Blazing Saddles" project together with the Israeli Police force and Ituran Co, in order to fight bike thieves.

• McKinsey Co. adopts IBA's Public Policy Team's recommendations to recognize bike transportation as a lever to reduce greenhouse gas emission in Israel.

• Completing a total of 100km of bike lanes paving in Tel-Aviv.

• Ramat-Gan Municipality publishes a bike lanes Master Plan, formed with the assistance of IBA's planning and local representatives.

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2008

• "Bicycle Bill" passes first reading in the Knesset with a majority of 71 members.

• The Organization'sdirector and activists win the Annual Green Globe prize for excellency and acting in favor of the environment.

• Changing the Organization's name from "Tel-Aviv Bicycle Association" to "Israel Bicycle Association" in order to reflect our nation-wide expanding activity.