So, ILTB -- are you pro-LAB? Are you a member?

I like the League's history, and I'm basically in favor of their stated core goals:

• "Changing the look of America, town by town, city by city by encouraging communities to provide better facilities for cyclists and publicly rewarding them for doing so."
  
  This sounds pretty good, but how do you answer the criticism that they reward any facilities ("facilities" means bike lanes 95% of the time, doesn't it?), regardless of whether the facilities are well- or poorly-designed?
  
  
• "Providing materials and training courses to help people feel more secure about getting on their bikes."
  
  The phrase "to help people feel more secure" is troubling. Shouldn't this be "to help people bicycle more safely"? You know, actually safe, instead of just seemingly? But maybe that's just semantics. The courses described on the Bike Ed Course Descriptions page look a lot like VC to me.
  
  
• "Leadership at the national, state and local levels."
  
  This is what cycling needs, and the most attractive thing these guys bring to the table. Is their leadership effective?
  
  
• "National sponsorship of Bike Month and Bike to Work Day."
  
  I'm in favor of anything to get more people cycling and aware of cycling, but to me every day is Bike to Work Day and there are 12 Bike Months each year!

I also notice that LAB is active in dealing with legal issues, which seems to me a top priority for cycling advocacy.

So at least in theory they're on the right track, but they also seem to have some issues. Not answering e-mails is a warning sign, as far as I'm concerned. LAB reform's concerns about financial management, Board/bylaw policies and so forth, also seem well-founded. I'd like to hear opinions (and dare I hope -- facts) from people who know what's going on.

I'm all in favor of reform from within -- that's what LAB Reform advocates -- but I'd like to know whether that's a necessary or realistic goal.

I'm not trying to talk anyone out of joining LAB; I just want more opinions -- and if possible, information -- before I join.