On Friday, May 8th, more than 200 advocates, neighbors, and supporters gathered for the 2026 Blinkie Awards to celebrate the people and projects transforming Atlanta’s streets into safe, inclusive, and thriving spaces for people to ride, walk, and roll.

Guests heard moving remarks from awardees like Jay Reid of Dope Pedalers and the parents behind Atlanta Bike Bus, watched stories of community impact captured by Community in Focus, laughed along with comedian Mark Kendall, and danced to beats from DJ Mike Zarin of Zegi throughout the night.

The evening was filled with laughter, music, and powerful reminders of what’s possible when people come together around a shared vision for Atlanta’s streets.

Honoring This Year’s Awardees

This year’s Blinkie Awards recognized sustainable transportation leaders transforming Atlanta’s streets in different ways — some through advocacy and community building, others through storytelling and public leadership. Regardless of their method, all winners share a commitment to creating an Atlanta where everyone can move safely, easily, and sustainably throughout the City.

2026 awardees included:

🌟 Amber Berg & Tejas Kotak: Volunteer Impact Award

🌟 Atlanta Bike Bus Program: Safe Routes to School Award

🌟 Atlanta Councilmember Jason Winston: Safe Streets Champion Award

🌟 Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine at Morehouse School of Medicine: Institutional Leadership Award

🌟 Dope Pedalers: Expanding the Movement Award

🌟 Krystle Chanel Terry: Community Storytelling Award

🌟 Kristal Dixon & Thomas Wheatley: Transportation Media Award

Learn more about the 2026 Blinkie Award Winners here.

More Than a Celebration

While the evening celebrated accomplishments of the last year, it also helped fuel the work ahead.

Thanks to the generosity of attendees, ticket purchases and donations from the event will directly support Propel ATL’s advocacy efforts, including the ongoing “Where’s My Project?” Campaign, an initiative focused on pushing for the delivery of promised safety and infrastructure improvements across Atlanta.

These contributions help us organize residents, build grassroots advocacy teams, and hold leaders accountable for creating safer streets in every neighborhood.

To everyone who attended, volunteered, donated, sponsored, performed, or supported the Blinkies in any way: thank you.

P.S. If you weren’t able to make it this year or you missed the pledge box, it’s not too late! You can still contribute online here.

P.P.S. Relive the celebration, check out photos: Blinkie Awards 2026 Photos!

Blinkies Sponsors

A special thanks to Kupcakerie for providing dessert and Golda Kombucha for providing complimentary kombucha at check-in.