With in-person events finally coming back online, we’re excited to see this one back on the calendar, too. The city’s bicycle infrastructure and cycling community have come a long way in the 20 years since the first Bike Charlotte event. Let’s just say it’s been an honor and a very personal journey to guide this project into a year-long resource and see it return to its on-the-ground roots.
Bike to Breakfast is back in person on April 22, kicking off the 22nd year of Bike Charlotte.
After two years of virtual rides, Bike Charlotte, a citywide celebration of all things cycling, kicks off April 22 with its traditional breakfast ride along the Little Sugar Creek Greenway to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center.
Government center activities include breakfast, informative speakers about Charlotte’s bike and pedestrian infrastructure, and a trail bike demonstration by Trail Boss Jeff Lenosky, three-time national trail bike champion and world record holder for the bunny hop.
Bike Charlotte events will continue through May 8. For more information visit the Bike Charlotte calendar of events.
“The past few years, we talked virtually about the best places to ride, where to ride safely and how to ride,” says Will Washam, bicycle program coordinator for the City of Charlotte. “Now we can all ride together!”
Bike Charlotte promotes the everyday use of bicycles for transportation, recreation, and discovery and has been instrumental in improving Charlotte’s bicycle infrastructure and in planning for a better biking future. Highlights include:
- The Queen City now has more than 120 miles of paved, on-road bike lanes, with another 43 miles expected during the next five years.
- An uptown “cycle track” of protected bike lanes will open in mid-April, connecting Little Sugar Creek in Midtown to Irwin Creek in West End.
- The 6th Street Cycle Track will connect cyclists directly to more than 40 miles of greenways and bike lanes.
- Mecklenburg County’s greenway system now stretches 62 miles, with another 12 miles to be finished this year.
“A lot of people have taken up biking during the pandemic and want to do more,” says Washam. “Bike Charlotte is the perfect opportunity for new riders to ride alongside more experienced riders and find out about all the great riding spots in Charlotte.”
For more information about Bike Charlotte, visit the Bike Charlotte website.