Georgia and South Carolina bicycle advocacy groups, including Bike Alpharetta, teamed up for a Georgia-lina Bike Summit on October 20 in Augusta, GA. It was a chance for citizens, advocates, planners, engineers, and elected officials to meet and network together. In one announcement, Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) unveiled the new Complete Streets policy for the state, which makes it a policy to routinely incorporate bicycle, pedestrian, and transit into the transportation infrastructure. It’s great news for improving mobility, access, and safety for the traveling public, and Georgia is the 26th state in the nation to adopt the Complete Streets initiative.
Workshops at the Summit included Effective Local Advocacy for innovative approaches to cycling safety, education, and awareness; How to be a Bicycle Friendly Community for information leading to a BFC award; and Promoting Cycling & Safe Cycling Behaviors in Small Towns which describes a model for identifying safe routes and publicizing them to the community, among many, many other informative workshops.
In another announcement, Southern Off-Road Bicycle Association (SORBA) announced the Forks Area Trail System in South Carolina has been chosen as International Mountain Bike Association (IMBA) Ride Center. Ride Centers are large scale mountain bike trail systems, considered national and international destinations. Only ten in the world have the designation.
Thanks to Sandy Reedy for attending and representing Bike Alpharetta at the Bike Summit.
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GDOT unveils the new Complete Streets policy for the State
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Workshop on Effective Local Advocacy
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Packed house at Augusta State University!
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2012 Bike Summit
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Thanks to organizers and volunteers who made the 6th Annual Bike Drive a huge success this year! Bike Alpharetta members were part of the 150-plus volunteers who cleaned and repaired bicycles for North Fulton area children through North Fulton Community Charity’s Santa Shop. Over 650 gently used bikes, trikes, scooters and helmets (and some new ones!) are now ready as gifts to lucky children in our area, through NFCC.
