You are invited to be part of National Bike Month here in Alpharetta – Advocate. Celebrate. Participate.
SAT, May 6 – Healthy Kids Day Event
• 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
• Ed Isakson/Alphaetta Family YMCA
3655 Preston Ridge Road • Alpharetta, GA 30005
• Free and open to the public! Bike Alpharetta joins Alpharetta Dept of Public Safety for helmet fittings, helmet giveaways, water bottle giveaways and cycling safety information.
• Check out the flyer – click here
SUN, May 7 – Bike Share 1-Yr Anniversary
• 8 a.m.
• Rock Mill Park in Alpharetta
• Celebrate one-year anniversary of ZAGSTER bike share program in Alpharetta!
• We’ll take a group photo, then head out on a Zagster or your own bike for a ride.
• Share your ride photos with hashtag, #ZagsterBikeMonth to be featured on Instagram all month!
• Check out Zagster on Facebook about prizes being given away in May.
WED, May 10 – Bike to School – Alpharetta Elem.
• 7-8:30 a.m.
• from Independence H.S. to Alpharetta Elementary
• volunteers from Bike Alpharetta will help Dept. of Public Safety officers guide children along route. Children and parents invited to bike or walk.
FRI, May 12 – Bike to School – Manning Oaks Elem.
• 7-8:30 a.m.
• along Henderson Pkwy to Alpharetta Elementary on Cumming Street
• volunteers from Bike Alpharetta will help Dept. of Public Safety officers guide children from start at shopping center on the corner of Henderson Pkwy /Hwy 9. Children and parents invited to bike or walk.
SAT, May 13 – Bicycle Rodeo at Avalon
• 9-11:30 a.m.
• North Parking Deck of Avalon (off Westside Pkwy)
• Alpharetta Police Dept. and Safe Kids North Fulton invite adults and children to a free event – helmet fittings, learn safe cycling skills!
WED, May 17 – Ride of Silence
Ride of Silence 2016
• 7-8 p.m.
• Independence H.S. parking lot; route will follow Six-Mile BLUE City Bike Route “Crabapple Loop”
• Ride your bike in a silent procession to honor cyclists who have been killed or injured while cycling on public roadways.
• This is one of more than 425 Ride of Silence events in U.S. on May 17.
• Join Bike Alpharetta following ride at Marlow’s Tavern in Avalon for rehydration and conversation.
FRI, May 19 – Bike to Work Day
• If you can’t ride TO work, we invite you to bring your bike to work and ride at lunch!
• Try Zagster Bike Share and ride the Big Creek Greenway!
• Look for Bike to Work events all around metro Atlanta.
We are very lucky to have the opportunity to host the 
May 15-19 is National Bike to Work Week, a time when everyone has the chance to try out riding bikes to work, even if it’s just part of the way or a break for lunch. Throughout the week, many organizations in the region are hosting events, encouraging new ridership, and rewarding those already riding their bikes to and from work. We’ve got plenty of resources to help get you started, too.
The Bicycle Friendly America program provides incentives, hands-on assistance and award recognition for communities, universities and businesses that actively support bicycling, and ranks states annually based on their level of bike-friendliness. As of March, the League of American Bicyclists had 1,132 BFBs in 49 states and the District of Columbia. Only 11 of these are in Georgia.
