Coronavirus

Webinar: Emergency Stabilization and Economic Recovery Recommendations

The economic collapse brought on by the spread of COVID-19 has necessitated urgent action to protect our economy. With a $2 trillion emergency stabilization package already approved, Congress and the administration will continue developing other economic recovery legislation over the coming weeks and months. It should prioritize safety and increase access to jobs and other essential services through investments in Complete Streets and promote equitable transit-oriented development (TOD) and mobility.

Virtual City Cycling Course

For the next six weeks, the Atlanta Bicycle Coalition will be offering a 6-lesson course. ONLINE!

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 each lesson, you will brush up on all the skills needed to safely ride in Atlanta’s streets with a focus on how to make an essential trip while social distancing. All interactive, virtual classes are ‘live’ on Wednesdays between 5:30 and 6:10.

RSVP and more information.

Virtual Bike Walk Macon

The Bike Walk Macon team is working remotely. To break up the day, they walk, bike, and get some fresh air while practicing social distancing. Join their staff, board members, and local community members as they stroll, run, or ride in the next couple of weeks around Macon and Facebook live our adventures on the Bike Walk Macon page. If you would like to lead a virtual bike ride or walk, call Koryn Young, Engagement Coordinator at 917-412-4661 or email her at koryn@bikewalkmacon.com.

Find more information on each day’s virtual event.

Webinar: Tactical Urbanism as COVID-19 Response

COVID19 has caused global upheaval in what feels like a blink of an eye. Mike Lydon, creator of The Open Streets Project, will explain what Tactical Urbanism is and how cities can, and are, leveraging its core principles to respond to this global crisis.  And David Uniman Cruz, former Bicycle Manager for the city of Bogota under Mayor Enrique Penalosa, will expose some of the strategies Bogota is undertaking to counter the effects of COVID19, including bike and transit strategies, as well as policy decisions.

Webinars, virtual events provide forums for bicycle advocacy and education

Cycling groups and other organizations are hosting webinar and other “virtual” events amid the Coronavirus pandemic. Free webinars scheduled for this week include:

The East Coast Greenway Alliance’s Southeast Greenways & Trails Summit is now a day-long virtual event on April 3.

 See an event we should add? Let us know

 

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Webinar: Bicycling is Essential – How Bicycle Shops Are Staying Open Under Stay at Home Orders

This webinar is about the issue of bike shops being designated as essential businesses.

Scheduled speakers include:

  • Pete Piccolo from Bicycle Colorado, who successfully amended their state’s order to say the bicycle repair is essential.
  • Galen Mook from MassBike, who is currently working to bring additional clarity to Massachusetts’s order, but has already clarified that local communities can deem bicycle repair as essential.
  • Representatives from bicycle retailer Landry’s Bicycles and Chain Reaction Bicycles, who have been working to stay open and provide essential services to those who use bicycles as transportation.
  • PeopleForBikes who are working with the bicycle industry on this and other issues. They have an excellent spreadsheet of state orders affecting bicycling and numerous resources on industry efforts.

Webinar: Closing Streets to Create Space for Walking and Biking During COVID-19

During this time of extreme social distancing, much of the local guidance includes outdoor exercise as essential, and many public health experts are reinforcing the importance of being physically active. It’s vital to our wellness and boosting our immunity. However, many communities don’t have outdoor facilities equipped to handle the surge in use, especially as trails and parks close and limit access. For example, typical sidewalks, especially those in denser communities, are not wide enough to allow for 6 feet of social distancing.

Tell us about bicycling conditions in your community

We are asking Georgia residents and local cycling organizations to submit field reports about what they are seeing on neighborhood streets, sidewalks, and trails in their communities.

More people biking, walking and rolling? More kids? Different times of the day when folks are getting out?

How about driver behaviors? More attentive or less? Increased speeding?

Any other changes in how people are getting around?

Please share so we can assemble more crowdsourced data. Email info@georgiabikes.org and let us know what’s happening where you live.

Webinar: Rebalancing Streets for People

Communities around the world are adapting to a new normal. One unanticipated dilemma is how to enable people to walk, bike, and run outside while still social distancing. Popular parks and trails are filled with people exercising, getting some fresh air, and taking care of their mental health. Sidewalks and bike lanes are at capacity as essential workers walk, ride, and scoot instead of taking transit. At the same time, many streets are eerily empty of cars.

The pressure is on to re-balance our streets, at least temporarily, to provide more safe places for people to walk, bike, and run while maintaining a safe physical distance from each other. How do we make this transformation happen? Registration and more information.