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2023 NC BikeWalk Summit Wrap Up

The city of Salisbury and Catawba College served as host to the 2023 NC BikeWalk Transportation Summit, September 14-16.  The 208 registered attendees from 59 North Carolina cities and towns were treated to speaker sessions covering topics such as, Transportation Demand Management, funding opportunities, developing library partnerships, as well as programming and funding success stories from around the state.

Erick Cedeño, The Bicycle Nomad, delivered the day’s keynote address on his experiences traveling the country by bicycle, and how investment in infrastructure in different areas has shaped his experiences.

National representatives from both Trips For Kids and The League of American Bicyclists selected BikeWalkNC’s Summit to formally announce that the two organizations have teamed up to help bring equity to youth cycling through their combined membership and award-winning ride, safety and education programs.

Active Saturday sessions included walk audits of two local neighborhoods in addition to a bike ride to the NC Transportation Museum, which generously displayed their exhibit, Eccentric Cycles: Unique Bicycles and the Stories Behind Them.

Coverage of the 2023 Summit by the Salisbury Post can be found here.

Transportation at the Summit

Whether driving, carpooling, or taking the train to the NC BikeWalk Transportation Summit this year, it is our hope that you will take advantage of several transportation options available to you as you move throughout Salisbury for Summit events.

In addition to working with Salisbury Transit to identify the best points of access to their existing transit network, we have also partnered with the Rowan County Convention and Visitors Bureau to provide shuttle service via their F&M Bank Trolley system.  

This dedicated shuttle will offer transportation between the Courtyard by Marriott and Holiday Inn Express Hotels to Catawba College from 7am-9am on Friday morning, and between Catawba College, the hotels, and The Pedal Factory for our evening social that evening from 5pm-9pm.  On Saturday the shuttle will again run from 7am-9am between the hotels and college, before transitioning to shuttling attendees to the NC Transportation Museum and Walk Audit sites in Spencer, NC.   

Salisbury Transit offers Summit attendees complimentary bus service between the official Summit hotel locations and Catawba College via the Arlington/Innes stop on Route 2 (Red), and a transfer at Depot St. to Route 3 (Blue), which stops at Catawaba College.  The bus has a longer travel time than the trolley, but the buses are equipped with bike racks. A detailed interactive map showing these routes and others is available on their website.

Vision Zero Leadership Institute

On June 13–14, BikeWalk NC Executive Director Terry Lansdell served on a panel of experts for the Vision Zero Leadership Team Institute.

This event, hosted by NC Vision Zero and UNC-Chapel Hill, provided multi-sector teams with best practice tools and approaches to help them move toward effective Vision Zero planning and implementation. Sessions were tailored to meet the needs of communities and gave teams the chance to work together to develop a firm Vision Zero foundation and concrete action steps, relevant to their current situation. The Institute served as an opportunity for Vision Zero communities to take a deeper dive into working through complex problems.

The panel on which Terry served was “Quick Build Projects: Examples and Lessons From the Field.” For this topic Terry focused his presentation on the Slow Streets program implemented in Charlotte, the success of BikeWalk NC in developing Traffic Gardens, and how other organizations and municipalities may approach similar projects.

D9 Brewing Names BikeWalk NC as their March Round Up Beneficiary

D9 Brewing has generously made BikeWalk NC the beneficiary of their March Round Up, meaning a portion of proceeds from all beers sold at the Lake Norman location in the month of March will be donated directly to BikeWalk NC.  BikeWalk NC will be on site at D9 Lake Norman (11138 Treynorth Dr) on Sunday, March 19th from 2-5pm, to engage with the public, answer questions, and also conduct a presentation of the NC Friendly Driver Program. All those in the Greater Charlotte area are encouraged to attend and show their support for BikeWalk NC, and appreciation to D9 Brewing for their generosity.  

REMINDER: Repeal the Bicycle Pedestrian Funding Limitation Copy

It is important that the BikeWalk NC community let Governor Roy Cooper know that the Bicycle and Pedestrian Funding Limitation has to end.  Under this 2013 law no state funds can be used for stand alone Bicycle-Pedestrian infrastructure projects.

By appealing directly to the Governor you can tell him how this negatively impacts you and your community

You can submit your feedback through the Governors website or by emailing zach.pierce@nc.gov