Safe Routes to School Conference - Building a Path to the Future March 21, 2018 8 am – 4:30 pm Koury Convention Center Greensboro, NC Save the date for the NC Safe Routes to School Conference. Hear inspiring success stories and leave with new ideas to amplify and sustain your own work. Sessions will feature: school, community and state action including Active Routes to School Project successes; collaboration with other transportation and health priorities; and the process for changing the physical environment for walking and biking. Registration is $35 and will open in … [Read more...]
Hurry – Register Now and Get Your Hotel Room for the NC Bike/Walk Summit
Completing our Streets…for All! The 6th Annual Bike/Walk Summit Hosted in Collaboration with AARP and Cape Fear Cyclists November 3-4, 2017 in Wilmington NC Register Now! Just a few Bike/Walk Summit custom socks left so register now to secure a pair. Also, the hotel rates (some at major hotel chains <$70/night within 10 min of downtown) must be booked by the end of September (in ~ 2 weeks!). We are excited for new topics at the such as: Facilitated discussions with advocates on how to make our organizations stronger to better advance bicycling and walking in our state. … [Read more...]
Early Registration Now Open For 2017 Bike/Walk Summit
Completing our Streets…for All! Early registration is now open through the end of August for the 6th Annual NC Bike/Walk Summit in Wilmington, NC hosted by BWNC in collaboration with AARP and Cape Fear Cyclists on Nov 3-4. We are excited for new topics such as: Facilitated discussions with advocates on how to make our organizations stronger to better advance bicycling and walking in our state. Health advocates to share their SRTS successes BikeShare Technology - implemented and being considered - roundtable Our state's Vision Zero team from NCSU ITRE will be on hand … [Read more...]
Get Out and Enjoy a Bike Month Event!
This May, BikeWalk NC encourages you to celebrate National Bike Month! In 1956, the League of American Bicyclists made Bike Month official. This is a prime opportunity for people of all ages to gather for events ranging from festivals to group rides to educational sessions, all inspired by the shared love for bicycling and the desire to help spread this love to others. The month offers opportunities to explore your community and the many reasons people choose to ride. It is an excellent chance for people to get motivated to go out and ride with others. Be sure to keep an eye out for a Bike … [Read more...]
BikeWalk NC hosts Our First Lobby Day
The General Assembly is back and ready for business! Since meeting for the long session on Jan. 11, the Assembly has been coming together for regular meetings and to work on the budget. Currently, one bill, H.B. 135, addresses the need for bike safety to be added to the public school curriculum. The General Assembly asserts that the public school community upholds the responsibility to ensure that each child is able “to learn, to achieve, and to fulfill his or her potential.” The bill, short-titled “Technical Changes to Courses of Study Statute,” will ensure that the state Board of Education … [Read more...]
NC Annual Bike Summit Almost Here!
Make sure you are registered for the 5th Annual NC Bike Summit being held in Asheville on SEPTEMBER 16-17, 2016!! We are excited to be hosting the Summit in collaboration with Asheville on Bikes. Couple things: The program is now available on our summit website here. Still spots in the Traffic Safety Skills Class for Cyclists (pre-requisite for LCI) on Thursday. Please Register Now here and get your lodging! Thank You BCBS of North Carolina for sponsoring our keynote Mike Lydon of StreetPlans (internationally recognized author on Tactical Urbanism, Open Streets). Want some … [Read more...]
NC Bike Summit in Asheville – Register and Get Lodging NOW!
On SEPTEMBER 16-17, 2016 we are excited to be hosting the 5th Annual NC Bike Summit in collaboration with Asheville on Bikes. The planning committee has been hard at work and has developed an amazing two days (up to four with the Traffic Skills class and Cyclovia Open Streets event). Our main message is please register now and please get your lodging now. It is a wonderful time to be in the mountains so rooms are filling up fast. We've put alternative lodgings on our summit website and can work to arrange home stays. We want you all there when state leaders kick off the summit Friday at … [Read more...]
Praise for a Successful 2016 Tour de Fat Event
BikeWalk NC is happy to announce that the 2016 Tour de Fat celebration in Durham, NC on June 25 was a tremendous success. Sponsored by New Belgium Brewing Company, the Tour de Fat is an annual beer and bicycle festival that travels to various locations around the country. Durham’s Tour event is the biggest fundraiser for BikeWalk NC; proceeds from the event benefit BWNC, Triangle Spokes Group, and the Durham Bike Co-op. BikeWalk NC would like to thank New Belgium, the many volunteers (over 200!) and other bicycling organizations, and everyone who attended the event for helping to make the … [Read more...]
TOUR DE FAT – In Just 2 Weeks – JUNE 25TH in DURHAM!!!
TOUR DE FAT On Saturday June 25th at Diamond Park in Durham, join thousands of your friends for a costumed bike parade and nationally touring and locally loved musical acts, peppered with interactive fun like a 1,000 Person Dance Contest (to win a bike!) a Slow Ride competition (how slow can you go?), and the inspirational car-for-bike swapper series in which brave souls hand over their car keys and commit to commute by bike. (Interested? Apply to be a Car for Bike Trader now.) We’ll see you for bikes, beer and bemusement. In the meantime, read the Tour de Fat 10 Commandments. And check … [Read more...]
Present at 2016 NC Bike Summit
You're invited to submit a proposal to present at the 5th annual NC Bike Summit held in Asheville, NC September 16-17. The theme of this year's summit is "pedaling toward economic development." Proposals for presentations should address these issues: * Funding strategies for bicycling * Advancing bicycle advocacy * Economic benefits of bicycling - job creation & business stability. There are two presentations format options - Traditional Breakout Session w/ Q&A or Tours and Mobile Workshops.The presentation committee may group individual presentations into one … [Read more...]