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...]
Supporters Rally at Raleigh City Council Bike Share Discussion Today
Today, Sig Hutchinson read this poem as he expressed his support for Raleigh's proposed Bike Share. … [Read more...]
Bicycle Safety Laws Study – Last Meeting to be Held Nov 18th
The last meeting of the House Bill 232 Bicycle Safety Laws Study working group will be held on Wednesday, November 18, 2015, from 10 am to 2 pm, at the NCDOT Transportation Building in the Emergency Information Center (EIC) Conference Room – 1 South Wilmington Street in downtown Raleigh (same location as the last meeting). Here is a link in Google maps. Important issues will be discussed during this meeting: (1) Whether bicyclists on a roadway should be required to ride single file or allowed to ride two or more abreast. (2) Operating position in roadway (3) Aggressive … [Read more...]
Highlights of the October 6 HB232 Bike Law Committee Meeting
The HB232 Bicycle Safety and Traffic Law Committee that was established recently by NCDOT to report to the NC Legislature had its third meeting on October 6. The committee composition includes law enforcement officials, a roadway safety researcher, city and county staff, a trucking industry representative, a bike shop owner, a bike event promoter, a BikeWalk NC board member, an NCDOT expert in bicycle transportation, and the State Traffic Engineer. The committee also includes a Wake County farmer who is vocal and very concerned about the safety and delay of motorists who must share the road … [Read more...]