What Bicycling for Louisville Does

What We Do

Advocacy

We passed an ordinance allowing tandem bicycles and “trail-a-bikes” to operate on streets - LMCO 74.01 B

Bicycling for Louisville's professional staff is uniquely positioned to champion the interests of all cyclists. Browse our ongoing advocacy efforts. Past accomplishments include:

Advocating for more and better bicycle facilities - traffic calming, neighborhood greenways, multi use trails, bike lanes, road diets, speed tables, and modern roundabouts.
Bike Month
Commuter Challenge
Introducing a roadway safety bill to the Kentucky legislature
Helped develop Louisville's Complete Streets Policy 2008
Helped develop Louisville's Bicycling Master Plan 2010
Ran bicycle advocacy trainings in cooperation with the Alliance for Biking and Walking
Developing and running a successful Valet Bike Parking program for major civic events
Shifting local perception of “bicycle” from “toy” to “transportation”

Education

We have educated over a hundred "bicycle superheroes" through the League of American Bicyclists Traffic Skills 101 curriculum

Bicycling for Louisville runs many education programs. Check out our ongoing efforts. Our most notable achievements include:

Training dozens of League Cycling Instructors in cooperation with the League of American Bicyclists
Staffing the Wayside Bike Shop, which teaches people how to keep their bicycles in safe working order

Research & Advising

Browse our ongoing efforts.

Parking

Bicycling for Louisville can park 1000 bicycles in the space of 50 cars.

When parking spaces are a problem, encourage people to come on bikes - 20 bikes take the space of 1 car. Bicycling for Louisville can run this service for your next event.

Valet Bike Parking
Bike Rack Rentals

Tabling

We provide materials and people to promote bicycling at health fairs and similar events for our organizational members.