BikeWalkNC

North Carolina’s advocate for safe cycling and walking

Event

2020 NC BikeWalk Summit November 5-6 Online

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 this year is Inclusive Transportation. What do we mean when we talk about including everyone—not only by accommodating all with various travel modes but also by ensuring that all groups are represented when decisions are made? We’ll be looking at these questions and more throughout the Summit.

We have the opportunity to reach more people than ever with an online platform, and every registration this year comes with a one-year membership to BikeWalk NC (normally $30), which will allow you to keep up with important developments in the legislature and around the state concerning active transportation. We’ll have opportunities for virtual social gatherings, to see old friends and to make new ones, and of course, we will have a few contests, too. Who should attend? Transit and transportation planners and engineers (we are working to secure credit hours), Vision Zero advocates, NCDOT employees and Board members, fleet operators, elected officials, engineers, bicycle and pedestrian advocates, health practitioners, environmentalists, and economic developers will all find something relevant.

We hope you will join us. To see the preliminary slate of events and to register, visit the Summit Page.

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

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 are currently accepting proposals from people, organizations or partnerships who would like to talk about how they are making how we can make “Healthy, Active Communities with a carbon free transportation future!”
The 2019 NC BikeWalk Summit is the proud to be in Winston-Salem for the first time!. We want you to help us tell the story of our present state of active transportation, all that has changed and lay out a  vision for North Carolina. Please submit a proposal for a panel, workshop, mobile workshop or poster. You can propose your own panel, or a single presentation and BikeWalkNC will select the best.

To help get you started, we are looking for proposals that address the following themes:

• Advocacy
• Environmental and Social Justice
• Infrastructure Design/Safety
• Transportation Demand Management
• Health and Wellness
• Education (adult, school age)
• Funding mechanisms
• Policy and Planning (e.g., Complete Streets)
• Laws
• Economic impacts
• Success stories
• Climate Change Impacts
• Anything you would like!
Sponsorships are also available and needed to make our event a success.  Please review our sponsorship proposal here.

2019 BikeWalkNC Lobby Day

JOIN BikeWalkNC IN RALEIGH FOR YOUR LOBBY DAY TO SUPPORT BICYCLING AND WALKING APRIL 30,2019

We are BikeWalkNC, your statewide advocacy organization for people who bike and walk. Join us and fellow cycling, walking and active transportation advocates in Raleigh to meet with our state legislators, show them who you are and how important it is to support safe infrastructure for people biking and walking.

Our goals for the 2019 BikeWalkNC Lobby Day are to focus our messaging to positively impact safety for cycling and walking and to ensure that our representatives understand the existing health, environmental, economic and placemaking benefits of investments in active transportation infrastructure.  

This year’s General Assembly has been dynamic and has shown an interest for active transportation funding, policy and defining new modes of transportation within existing and future bicycle, pedestrian and multi use facilities.

WE NEED YOUR HELP TO:

  1. Educate our legislators about the rights of people who ride and walk.
  2. As their constituents, build relationships with them to bring all available federal, state and local resources to their districts for active transportation infrastructure, education, encouragement and enforcement.
  3. Inform legislators on the issues confronting bicycling and walking in North Carolina.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR THE APRIL 30 LOBBY DAY AND REGISTER HERE: https://bikewalknc.wildapricot.org/event-3340138 

TRAINING: APRIL 22,  AT 3PM, BikeWalkNC will hold a 45 minute ADVOCACY 101 TRAINING webinar to  review protocols and logistics for the 2019 NC BikeWalk Lobby Day. WHETHER YOU ATTEND LOBBY DAY OR NOT, ALL ARE WELCOME.

LOBBY DAY DATE AND TIME:  April 30 from 10am to 4pm on the third floor of the NC General Assembly Legislative Office Building, 16 W Jones St, Raleigh, NC 27601. We will meet for a pre-lobby breakfast at 9:00 at the Daily Planet Cafe 121 W Jones St, Raleigh, NC 27601.

2018 BikeWalk NC – eBike Central Raffle round 2

BikeWalk NC and eBikeCentral made Averi Ritchie one happy camper at the 2018 NC Bike/Walk Summit last week when she was presented with a Riese and Muller Cruiser Mixte.

But we have one more electric bike to raffle off on December 10, generously donated by eBikeCentral. All proceeds from your raffle tickets will go toward building statewide advocacy for bicyclists and pedestrians.

You may enter one of two ways:

The basic rules are:

  • Joining or Renewing membership at BikeWalk NC for $30 will gain you one raffle ticket.
  • Raffle tickets alone are available for $20 each.
  • You may purchase as many tickets as you wish.
  • Non-winning tickets from the first raffle will be rolled over to the second raffle.
  • If you won the first raffle, you are not eligible to win the second raffle.

2018 BikeWalk NC – eBike Central Raffle

We are pleased to announce the raffle of two electric bikes, generously donated by eBikeCentral. All proceeds will go towards our statewide advocacy for bicycling and pedestrians.

There are three ways you may enter:

The basic rules are:

  • Each bike will be raffled in a separate raffle. The dates are listed below.
  • Raffle tickets are available for $20 each.
  • You may purchase as many tickets as you wish.
  • Non-winning tickets from the first raffle will be rolled over to the second raffle.
  • If you win the first raffle, you are not eligible to win the second raffle.

The detailed rules and conditions of the Raffle are listed at the end of this post.

Raffle 1: Raffle for the 2018 NC Bike/Walk Summit

During the 2018 summit (October 19-20), we will hold a raffle for a Riese and Muller Cruiser Mixte.

Raffle 2: Raffle on December 10, 2018

On December 10, we will hold a raffle for an Emotion Bike Evo-eco commuter.

Raffle rules and conditions

General Conditions: By entering, entrants accept and agree to the decisions of BikeWalk North Carolina, which are final and binding in all respects. To be eligible, entrant must be 18 years or older and a resident of the state of North Carolina. If from a state other than North Carolina, the raffle entry purchase will be considered a donation. Winner will be notified by telephone and email, or in person from BikeWalkNC and will be required to execute and return a liability release and a publicity release, where legal, within 7 days of notification. In the event of non-compliance with requirements, or if prize notification is returned as undeliverable, prize will be forfeited, and an alternate winner will be selected. By accepting the prize, except where prohibited by law, winner agrees to the use of his or her name and/or photograph for advertising/publicity purposes without further compensation or notice. Raffle tickets are not tax-deductible contributions to BikeWalk North Carolina. By participating, entrant agrees to release and hold harmless BikeWalk North Carolina, their affiliates and subsidiaries, and the directors, officers, agents and employees of any such entity (collectively, the “released parties”) from any and all liability arising from participating in the raffle and/or acceptance, possession or use/misuse of prize, regardless of whether such claims are founded in whole or part upon alleged negligence, gross negligence or willful misconduct of any of the released parties. BikeWalk North Carolina reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds, in its sole discretion, to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the raffle; to be in violation of the Official Rules, or to be acting in a disruptive manner, or with the intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. Any activities intended to disrupt or interfere with the proper play of the raffle or defraud BikeWalk North Carolina in any way will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. The raffle is subject to all applicable laws of North Carolina and the United States. BikeWalk North Carolina may, in its sole discretion, cancel the raffle and/or return/refund all entries or select the winner in a random drawing comprised of all eligible entries received prior to (and/or after, if appropriate) the action taken by BikeWalk North Carolina. BikeWalk North Carolina reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the raffle. All prizes will be awarded in “as is” condition and subject to all tax reporting requirements by the winner(s). Current employees, staff, Board and company members of Bike Walk North Carolina and eBike Central are not eligible to win.