Atlanta Bicycle Coalition Quarterly Stakeholder Meeting

Do you have a stake in building an Atlanta where everyone moves safely, easily, and sustainably throughout the city?

Please join Atlanta Bicycle Coalition staff on Thursday, Feb. 18 at 6:30 p.m. for its third quarterly stakeholder briefing as we discuss our 2021 priorities, our 2021 City of Atlanta and Atlanta School Board elections policy agenda, and our new equity framework. We look forward to sharing this time with you and hearing your feedback! RSVP below, and you’ll receive an emailed link to virtually join the briefing on Feb. 18. More information.

VeloCity Atlanta: Ride/Run/Walk to Support Grady Hospital!

Grady Health Foundation’s fourth annual VeloCity fundraiser will take place on Saturday, May 1, 2021, at the beautiful Bouckaert Farm in Chattahoochee Hills. With its vast 8,000 acres, our new location will allow us to implement any necessary COVID-19 precautions so that our participants may ride or run safely. VeloCity 2021 features a variety of distance options, including 100-mile, 62- mile, 50-mile, 25-mile, and 10-mile rides along metro Atlanta’s best bike routes and run/walk options, including the Grady Superhero 5K and a 9-mile trail run on the 8,000-acre Bouckaert Farm. Participants of all ages and abilities who register for this movement are invited to stay for lunch and an all-day, family-friendly celebration after crossing the finish line.

Registration starts at $30, depending on the course. Participants who cannot join the event on May 1 have an option to register as a Virtual Rider. VeloCity 2021 supports the overall mission of the Grady Health System. Participants can organize teams or raise funds as an individual. No matter how you move or what distance you choose, your registration fee and the funds you raise will directly support Grady’s mission.

Who: Grady Health Foundation
What: Velocity Atlanta 2021
When: 6:30 a.m., Saturday, May 1, 2021
Where: Bouckaert Farm in Chattahoochee Hills, Fairburn, GA
For more information and registration, visit www.velocityatlanta.com; www.facebook.com/VeloCityAtlanta

Peachtree Shares Space Great Streets Forum

What makes a great street? Chat with a panel of national experts on what makes them work and how we can make the Peachtree Shared Space an exceptional public space for Atlanta. Based on community input during the Discovery Workshop in November, this event will focus on four factors that will influence the success of the shared space:

  • Equity: What are the inequities facing Peachtree Street and how can we design a space that is inclusive of all people?
  • Activation and Maintenance: What will it take to program and sustain this space for the long term?
  • Stormwater and Green Infrastructure: How can best practices in green infrastructure help manage stormwater on Peachtree Street and add the touches of nature people are craving?
  • Transportation Paradigm Shifts: What does it take for a city to make bold moves and test new approaches to infrastructure?

The event format will include a presentation from each of the panelists on their tips for success, followed by a question and answer session with the community. More information.

Virtual True Beginners Course

Are you ready to be part of Atlanta’s bicycling craze? The city’s got more and more folks out there riding bikes for fitness, commuting to work and school, as a means to get errands done, or taking in the BeltLine and other park spaces on two wheels. Come learn how to ride a bike.

This class is for true beginners – adults who have never been on a bicycle or those who may have tried riding a bike a few times, but are not comfortable balancing, starting and stopping, shifting gears, and scanning the environment while pedaling. After you complete the classes in this course, you will get all those skills and leave empowered to join the thousands of other cyclists enjoying and negotiating Atlanta. Registration and more information.

Virtual City Cycling – Essential Trip

Whether you are riding our city streets out of necessity to get to work, to the pharmacy, to the grocery store, or to an appointment or you are wanting to just get out and move your body, the Atlanta Bicycle Coalition is here for you.

In this lesson, you will:

  • know where to get a bike or your bike repaired
  • learn how to do an ABC-Q check to make sure you’re bike is ready to go
  • fit your helmet
  • plan your essential trip route
  • learn signaling and other timely communication strategies
  • know how to safely take the lane
  • share your strategies for safely getting to, being at, and getting home from your destination

We are committed to your safety as you negotiate the city streets for transportation, essential services, and recreation.  We’ll remind you of the CDC’s Social Distancing and Prevention Guidelines that apply to people on bikes in each class.

Registration and more information.

Biketober Film Fest

Join REI and Cannondale as they celebrate Biketober with a collection of exciting and inspiring cycling short films. Watch the films live, under the stars at Steady Hand Brewery or online from the comfort of your home! The first 100 registered guests viewing the films at Steady Hand, will receive their first beer courtesy of the brewery. Joining the Atlanta Bicycle Coalition at the live event will include cool giveaways from REI and Cannondale. Be sure to choose the virtual or live option when you register. More information.

HBCU Cycle Revolution

Join us for a combination of fun, fitness, fundraising, competition and awareness as we celebrate and educate our community on the brilliant lives of HBCU alumni. Those legends who were pillars in the birth of the Student Movement forced open the doors to many of the liberties we enjoy today. We will raise money for our HBCUs, promote the continuation of an active lifestyle and of course have little competitive fun! To participate you just need a bike, register to join a team and commit to ride whatever amount of miles you are comfortable with between Oct. 1 and Nov 3. More information.

Historic Druid Hills Bike Tour

Bring your helmet to the first annual Emory Village Open Streets’ family friendly Ride Druid Hills. Cyclists will experience the beauty and learn about the history of Druid Hills as they ride the 7-mile route comprised mostly of dedicated paths and quiet residential streets, beginning and ending at the former Slice and Pint parking lot. More information.