City of Atlanta

Bike riders and bike supporters! If you share our vision that the bicycle has an important role to play in the future of Atlanta's transportation system, mark Saturday, July 19th on your calendars. That Saturday from 10-12 ABC and the Connect Atlanta team will present the proposed Bicycle Network, drafted over months of public input to the Connect Atlanta Plan, for your review. This is your chance to learn about the proposed bicycle network and to give planners and city officials your feedback.

You say you want the powers-that-be to pay attention to bicycling in Atlanta - more bike lanes and paths and full integration of bike routes into a comprehensive Atlanta transit network, for example. Well, here is your opportunity - actually 7 opportunities - to speak out and be heard.

If you care about the future of bicycling in Atlanta, especially bicycling as a transportation alternative, please attend one of the upcoming Transportation Public Meetings for the Connect Atlanta Plan. This will be the city's first master transportation plan and you can be a part of it!

Browse this assortment of photos from BikeFest 2008, held at Woodruff Park in Downtown Atlanta and sponsored by the Atlanta Bicycle Campaign and Central Atlanta Progress' Downtown Transportation Management Association.

BikeFest 2008, held Wednesday at Woodruff Park in Downtown Atlanta, concluded with a daring performance, one that launched a wrong-way Charlie the Cycling Clown - known in some circles as Kyle Torok - headlong toward a tempera-coated corrugated-cardboard jalopy piloted by the law-abiding Irene. Ringmaster, Erica Crabb Moon, not only provided play-by-play commentary for the unfolding drama but also graciously rendered assistance to a dazed - but fortunately uninjured - Charlie.

You can see more of this theatrical premier and other photos of ABC's not-ready-for-drive-time players in this photo gallery.

While we at the Atlanta Bicycle Campaign think anytime is a good time for bicycling, officially speaking, May is Bike Month, which makes it a particularly special time. Bring a bicycle - or just a bike-friendly attitude - and help us kick off the month-long celebration with a delicious breakfast and a free cup of coffee!

Thursday, May 1, 7 - 9 am
Thumbs Up Diner
573 Edgewood Ave SE
Atlanta, Georgia 30312
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Take a look at some of the faces of the just-completed 2008 BeltLine Bike Tour in this image gallery. (Use comments to help us name the unidentified participants, if you would.) More photos of BBT group scenes will follow.

The Atlanta Bicycle Campaign has committed to serve on both the Technical Advisory and Stakeholder Committees of the Connect Atlanta Plan, the City's effort to prepare for a future that insures mobility, fosters economic growth and enhances quality of life. You can help us help make these things happen.