BikeWalkNC

North Carolina’s advocate for safe cycling and walking

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BikeWalk NC’s first permanent traffic garden coming to Eastern NC

In collaboration with the Town of Winterville, AARP and others, BikeWalk NC will establish the first permanent traffic garden in Eastern NC this fall!

A traffic garden is a painted surface that serves as a bicycling safety course.

Local community members are now providing input and feedback on three proposed designs from internationally recognized traffic designer, Fionnuala Quinn. 

Stay tuned for information about the winning design, or better yet, come see it in person at the 2022 NC BikeWalk Transportation Summit in October! 

Safer Roads for Us All: online presentation

“When you have a brain injury, you have to start over with everything…”
-Diamone Ricketts, artist and crash survivor

A person’s story can affect  us in a way that data and statistics never fully can.  

The Bicycle Friendly Driver Program was recently honored to partner with the Brain Injury Association of NC, the NC Department of Health and Human Services and others to present Safer Roads for Us All, featuring the stories of North Carolinians directly impacted by motor vehicle crashes.  

Ben Barry, Diamone Ricketts and Onnr Grogan honestly and powerfully shared through their personal stories how our behavior as motorists can forever impact other people.

The presentation’s recording is available here. We encourage you to watch it, share it with others, and most importantly, drive in a way that respects the experience of these presenters and so many other vulnerable road users.

Trish Farnham is BikeWalk NC’s new Program Manager!

BikeWalk NC is very pleased to introduce Trish Farnham as its first Programs Manager.  Trish joined the staff in November of 2021, and will manage BikeWalk NC’s new Bicycle Friendly Driver Safety program and its other educational programs.  

Trish is a lifelong pedestrian and self-described, unapologetic “basket bike” cyclist. She first became interested in the work of BikeWalk NC after attending the 2019 Summit in Winston-Salem. As a long-time disability rights advocate, Trish was drawn to BikeWalk NC’s inclusive mission. After twelve years of working on healthcare and long-term care policy at the NC Department of Health and Human Services, Trish is excited to bring her program management experience to BikeWalkNC.  Throughout her life, Trish has directly witnessed the transformative impact physical activity and accessibility can have on the collective health and well-being of a community.    

Trish has an MPA from Georgia State University and a BA in Geography and American Studies from Miami University.

Please join us in welcoming her to our community!

Say hello at: programs(at)bikewalknc.org

Tell your legislator to advance HB 511

NC transportation funding structure’s failure to meet the moment as walking and cycling grow during COVID has been a constant theme over the past year.  But, since 2013, our NC General Assembly has prevented stand alone pedestrian and bicycle projects from accessing state transprotation dollars. 

This has to end. 

BikeWalkNC successfully advanced similar language in the last NC General Assembly Session but failed to make change.  This year, right now, we have been successful in creating a bill that will restore access to state transportation dollars without disrupting the prioritization process for state, regional and local projects.  

It is time to act: contact the bill sponsors and thank them for their support, contact all members of the General Assembly to advance this bill out of committee and to restore funding for pedestrian and bicycle projects!

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NC BikeWalk Summit Highlight

Warren Logan: “The Public Input Process. What’s in Your Toolbox?”

In this session, Warren relates the story of creating community trust and support through an honest and unconventional public input process leading to Oakland’s “Slow Streets,” which were established in the early days of the pandemic.