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BikeWalk NC is the statewide advocacy organization for bicyclists and pedestrians. We work through education, advocacy and promotion to make it safer and more accessible to walk and bike for transportation, recreation, and health. Walkable, bicycle-friendly communities are more equitable and economically vibrant.

Our stakeholders help identify issues and provide input to solutions as we work with elected officials, government agencies and other nonprofit organizations to increase access to and safety of our sidewalks, cross walks, greenways, trails, bike lanes, bike accommodations, and other active transportation infrastructure. We are a member-based, 501(c)-3 nonprofit organization.

“We envision a state where anyone can choose to bicycle, skate, run, and walk as normal, practical, healthy, safe and active transportation.”

Our Mission: “To inspire and support advocacy and educational efforts throughout North Carolina for an environment that fairly and equitably accommodates bicyclists, skaters, pedestrians, and others using human-powered active transportation.”

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Ongoing Initiatives

  • Be the Go-To Resource – for bike/ped related issues such as NC laws, best practices, enforcement officer safety training curriculum, etc., with shared information via our website, tweets, and Facebook.
  • Annual Bike Summit – advocacy, education and networking event (Winston Salem 2019)
  • Statewide Bicycle Safety and Law Education Program Planning – BWNC is working with NCDOT to improve safety and knowledge of bike laws by motorists, bicyclists and enforcement officers in an effort to reduce conflicts on the road and reduce injuries. We also participate on the Governor’s Highway Safety Program’s Vision Zero Task Force. We are working to develop a new, broader, more grassroots approach to safety education and outreach.
  • Complete Streets Campaign – we are leading a statewide broad stakeholder group (health, environmental and transportation representatives from government, academia and NGOs) working to move NC from policy to implementation.
  • Capital Area Ride for Safety (CARS) – an annual ride to encourage safe cycling and to promote positive interactions between cyclists and motorists in September. With this ride we promote Vision Zero – the belief that no traffic fatalities are acceptable and zero fatalities should be our goal – and we’d like to expand this ride to other cities in the near future.

Our Goals: Our first goal is to promote active transportation for health and recreation, as well as for travel. See the rest of our goals.

Board of Directors: Our Board consists of committed advocates and community leadership from across the state. Read about our Board of Directors. Our contact form and mailing address can be found here.

Latest News and Events

2020 NC BikeWalk Summit November 5-6 Online

August 25, 2020

Registration is now open for the 2020 NC BikeWalk Summit, being held virtually November 5– 6. We are putting together an informative and exciting online. Some terrific speakers are already lined up, and several informative presentations will have you looking at transportation in new ways. The theme … [Read More...]

2019 NC BikeWalk Summit November 8-9 in Winston-Salem

May 17, 2019

We wanted to let you all know that we are so very excited to announce our 8th Annual North Carolina BikeWalk Summit! BikeWalkNC and its partners would like to invite you to be a part of the 2019 NC BikeWalk Summit which will take place November 8-9, 2019 in Winston-Salem North Carolina. We … [Read More...]

How to Pass a Bicyclist

May 17, 2019

Originally posted: FEBRUARY 26, 2016 How to Pass a Bicyclist On most roads, motor vehicle drivers must move into the next lane to pass safely. Knowedgeable bicyclists will often ride near the center of a narrow travel lane to encourage this. [Image credit: i am … [Read More...]

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