Bike Walk Kentucky Summit 2024
You’re invited to the Bike Walk Kentucky Summit 2024 on August 15th and 16th organized by Bike Walk Kentucky and hosted at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky.
The Bike Walk Kentucky Summit is a statewide conference that will connect over 400 Kentucky leaders in tourism, transportation, government, recreation, and education to share ideas and learn best practices. Leaders and advocates from our rural and urban communities who represent all types of cyclists (recreational, commuters, mountain bikers, and road cyclists) and walkers will be invited to participate and contribute to the conference. Creating ongoing conversations among all the stakeholders in Kentucky is a central goal for the Summit.
2024 Kentucky Cycling Challenge
Need a cycling goal for the year? Looking for new routes to tour beautiful scenery and communities across Kentucky? All while earning a free jersey, cycling shorts, or bibs?
Our mission is to educate and advocate for safe bicycling and walking across Kentucky.
Bike Walk Kentucky Focus Areas
Advocacy
We work with government officials and other organizations to make cycling and walking more accessible and safer for all.
Education
We engage Kentuckians of all abilities, interests, and skills to increase knowledge, acceptance, and understanding of cycling and walking, whether for transportation, recreation, or both.
Health & Safety
By working with government officials and through educational programming, we are working to create a built environment and promote individual behaviors that promote safety.
Tourism & Economic
Development
Our commonwealth’s natural beauty is one of its greatest assets. Easy access to safe cycling and walking activities will bring people to Kentucky and grow our economy.
Bike Walk Kentucky News
- Complete Streets Policy and October NewsDear Friends, Great things are happening this year in Kentucky, and much of it centers on the Complete Streets policy adopted in 2022 by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. This newsletter is dedicated to: Also in the newsletter, you will find your invitation to the annual meeting of the Kentucky Bicycle and Bikeway Commission, November 2Continue reading “Complete Streets Policy and October News”
- Kentucky Complete Streets Manual Wins National AwardKentucky is again proving itself as a national model for developing safer and more inclusive infrastructure. Kentucky’s new “Complete Streets, Roads, and Highways Manual” has earned a National Recognition Award in the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) 2023 Engineering Excellence Awards (EEA) competition—the “Academy Awards of the engineering industry.” Keith Lovan, Vice President ofContinue reading “Kentucky Complete Streets Manual Wins National Award”
- Kentucky Cycling Challenge: 2023 RecapA premier challenge with routes across Kentucky since 2013, Bike Walk Kentucky organized the Kentucky Cycling Challenge again this year to promote cycling and support local cycling events. The events in all five participating communities are now complete. Participating Communities: Over 3,500 cyclists visited these communities from almost every U.S. state and at least 3Continue reading “Kentucky Cycling Challenge: 2023 Recap”
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Contact Us
Mailing Address
Bike Walk Kentucky
838 East High Street Suite 143
Lexington, KY 40502-2107
Email
Contact@BikeWalk.Ky