BikeWalkNC

North Carolina’s advocate for safe cycling and walking

Education

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.

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.

Summit Highlight, Vol 3: Equitable Public Input

All of the BikeWalk NC Summit sessions were amazing this year, but this is one that we deem to be a must-watch for any elected official, planner or participant in the public input process.

In this session, panelists discuss why, in order to realize equitable outcomes from our transportation system, we must start by building equitable engagement into our practices for developing transportation plans and projects. Watch this rousing panel discussion to gain insight into how communities can be intentional about centering equity in their engagement practices.

Moderator: Kim Roney
Panelists: Laura Biediger, Hana Creger, Aidil Ortiz, Olatunji Oboi Reed

Let’s Build Some Trails!

Durham’s Trail Implementation Program

Increased use of trails during the pandemic has amplified the call for trails to be considered “essential infrastructure.” See the steps the City of Durham is taking to move projects from its master trails plan toward design and development. The focus on implementation makes this Plan a unique product in North Carolina, one that other communities can replicate.

Presenters: Matt Hayes and Lindsay Smart