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BikeWalk NC Joins GHSP for Safety City at the State Fair
On October 22, BikeWalk NC joined the North Carolina Governor’s Highway Safety Program (GHSP) at Safety City during the State Fair. Our team shared educational materials, distributed helmets, and talked with fairgoers about ways to make our roads safer for everyone. Through these conversations, we continued our work to promote safer walking, biking, and driving…
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Bike Law NC: Know Your Rights As A Cyclist!
Join us for an evening of cycling law, real-world cases, and local advocacy. What are your rights when you’re riding a bike? What does North Carolina law actually say, and what should you do if you’re involved in a crash? Join Oaks & Spokes, BikeWalk NC, and Bike Law NC for Know Your Rights as…
2026 Summit Replay: Bike Buses
At the 2026 NC BikeWalk Transportation Summit, Kevina Casaletto, Bethanie Johnson, and Erik J. Landfried,came together to discuss the growing popularity of bike buses and how communities across North Carolina are helping more children experience the joy of biking to school. Bike buses bring students together to ride to school along a planned route, often…
Success stories from across the state!
Communities across North Carolina are finding creative ways to make walking, biking, and rolling safer, more accessible, and more inclusive. At the 2026 NC BikeWalk Transportation Summit, this session brought together five success stories highlighting the people, partnerships, and programs making a difference across the state. From coastal greenway development to youth cycling programs, campus…
2026 Summit Replay: Safety Action Plans
How can communities use data, planning, and federal funding to make meaningful progress toward eliminating roadway deaths and serious injuries? At the 2026 NC BikeWalk Transportation Summit, Erik J. Landfried, AICP, Planning Associate with Alta Planning + Design; Lydia M. McIntyre, P.E., MPA; Carter Spradling; and Nathan Smiley, MURP, AICP came together to discuss how…
The Power of Livable and Age-Friendly Communities
What makes a community work well for people at every stage of life? At the 2026 NC BikeWalk Transportation Summit, Mark Hensley, MA, Associate State Director for Community Outreach & Advocacy with AARP North Carolina’s Triad Region, introduced attendees to AARP’s Livable and Age-Friendly Communities initiative and the ways communities across the country are working…
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Integrating Bike Safety Into Schools
What does it take to make it safer and easier for kids to walk, bike, and roll to school and around their communities? At the 2026 NC BikeWalk Transportation Summit, Dr. Kat Dale of Winterville Safe Routes to School and Oaks & Spokes, Tiffany L. Hooker, Police Officer III with Greensboro Police Department, Desiree Squire…
