First class of students graduates from Advocacy Bootcamp
The word boot camp is usually associated with pain, sweat and maybe some tears. Our Advocacy Bootcamp may not be quite so intense, but the results are just as great.
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Atlanta Streets Alive opens the streets
Over 100,000 people flocked to Highland Ave., North Ave., Boulevard, and North Highland to walk, bike, and play in the streets Sunday!
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City of Atlanta Hires New Chief Bicycle Officer
The City of Atlanta has hired its new Chief Bicycle Officer, and if you’re active in the Atlanta bicycle community, you may already know her.
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Peachtree Road - let's keep connecting the city
The Buckhead CID and Georgia Department of Transportation's Peachtree Road project started as a safety initiative to reduce crashes - mainly car crashes. It proposed taking advantage of a repaving opportunity to convert Peachtree Road from a 6 lane free-for-all into 5 organized lanes with two-way left turn lanes.
But the brouhaha in Buckhead over bike lanes has overshadowed the safety benefits of the project.
Bike lanes on Peachtree Road would connect with the BeltLine and form an important link in our city's bike network. Please attend the public meeting on the future of Peachtree Thursday, October 29 from 5-7pm at the Shepherd Center, 2020 Peachtree Road.
Read more to find out about the project's background and how you can get involved.
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6 must-do activities at Atlanta Streets Alive Highland+!
Repeat after us, Atlanta Streets Alive is not a festival. It is not a bike event. Atlanta Streets Alive is so much more.
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Advocacy Roundup: Week of Sept. 14-18
From Ormewood Park to Buckhead, last week was a busy week on the advocacy front. Here's a breakdown of what happened.
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What to Know for Atlanta Streets Alive Highland+
Where will you be in 9 days? If you're not at Atlanta Streets Alive Highland+, you're missing a chance to witness the transformative effects of open streets on the community.
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Atlanta City Council members and key city staff attend Chicago Study Tour with ABC and PeopleForBikes
Image credit Chicago Community Loan Fund
Last week, five Atlanta City Councilmembers, Commissioners of the Department of Planning and Community Development and Public Works, key city staff including the Mayor's Office, and several Atlanta Bicycle Coalition board members and staff attended a study tour of Chicago. Sponsored by PeopleForBikes, the tour was coordinated by ABC, the City of Atlanta, and the Chicago Department of Transportation.
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Business and Bikes is a Success!
On Friday, August 14, 170 local residents biked to Peachtree Street between 8th and 10th Streets in Midtown Atlanta as part of the first ever Business and Bikes.
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Bike repair kiosks coming to MARTA stations
Soon people on bikes will be able to make routine bicycle repairs at select MARTA rail stations across the system. MARTA is installing seven self-service, Dero bicycle repair kiosks equipped with the necessary tools for routine bike maintenance and repair, from tightening handlebars to pumping a flat tire.
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We have big news about Atlanta Streets Alive!
We have some big news about Atlanta Streets Alive that we'd like to share with you!
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Why You Should Attend Business and Bikes on Friday
We at the Atlanta Bicycle Coalition love and support local businesses. And many of these local businesses love us back.
You may have heard about our brand-new Business and Bikes event on Friday, August 14th, where we'll collectively support restaurants and shops along Peachtree Street between 8th and 10th streets.
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What to know about the Peachtree Center Avenue Bike Lanes
The Atlanta Downtown Improvement District and the City of Atlanta have completed construction on the protected two-way bike lane along Peachtree Center Avenue (between Peachtree Street and Edgewood Avenue) to provide a safe north-south cycling route through the heart of Downtown.
This protected bike lane will connect to other bikeways planned in Downtown on Peachtree Street, John Portman Boulevard, Edgewood Avenue and Auburn Avenue, as well as the citywide network proposed in Cycle Atlanta.
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Congrats to our summer 2015 Earn-a-Bike Graduates
After eight weeks of hands-on classes, 40 adults walked away with their own bicycles at the Earn-a-Bike graduation last week.
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