Welcome to Bike GT
Dedicated to providing Georgia Tech students, staff, and faculty with events, information, and opportunities to make Tech a more bike-friendly place
Welcome to Bike GT
Dedicated to providing Georgia Tech students, staff, and faculty with events, information, and opportunities to make Tech a more bike-friendly place
The BIIC is bidding farewell to some of its members as they go off to bigger and better things; this means we’re looking for new members (particularly undergraduates!). If you’re interested, complete the application form below! We’ll contact you via email if we think you’re a good fit for the committee.
The BIIC, in partnership with Stamps Health Center, has made available on our website a new Incident Report Form that can be quickly submitted online to let us know about any issues you encounter around campus. We encourage everyone to take advantage of this tool to help us make better decisions about improvements to campus [...]
On March 20th Georgia Tech is hosting a special bike safety class we’re calling “enlightened cycling” (with the support of the Atlanta Bicycle Coalition). We call it that because it’s going to focus on safety skills that are highly practical in nature, as well as information that will help make you a safer and more [...]
The Atlanta Bicycle Coalition (ABC) began gathering data on cyclist travel patterns and demographics in the City of Atlanta in Spring 2009. Since then, with the help of volunteers across the city, ABC has been able to document a 386% growth in the number of Atlanta residents commuting by bicycle! Not only does this information highlight the [...]
Well, it took some time, but Bike Week has returned for a second year! Last year’s event was a great time, and we had a lot of participation, but we’re hoping to do even better this year, with more events AND more prizes! Details on each event can be found on the drop down menu [...]
FREE BICYCLE U-LOCK GIVEAWAY!!! The GTPD is encouraging our community to choose cycling as a clean alternative mode of transportation in support of Earth Day. Stop by the GTPD table on Tech Walkway this Friday, April 20th (Earth Day) for a chance to receive a free Bicycle U-Lock. To participate, you will need to bring [...]
This week marks Georgia Tech’s annual “Think Green Week”, culminating with our Earth Day festivities on Friday, April 20th. Both Starter Bikes and the BIIC have some events planned for the week, so check them out! – Starter Bikes Repair Station Thursday and Friday of this week Starter Bikes will have a free bike repair [...]
As the end of the 2011-2012 school year approaches, the BIIC must sadly bid farewell to a few of its current student members, who are leaving Georgia Tech for bigger and better things. However, this means that we have the opportunity to invite students who are interested in being a part of the BIIC to [...]
We’re very (very) excited to announce that the Georgia Institute of Technology has been recognized by the League of American Bicyclists as a Bike Friendly University (BFU), with the rating of Silver (the potential rankings are None, Honorable Mention, Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum). This is a tremendous recognition, and serves not only to validate [...]
In this final installment of my reports on the National Bike Summit, I’m going to do my best to rundown the state of the federal transportation bill(s) and where Hill insiders think things are headed. Inside the Senate, things are basically concluded for the time being; Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st century, or [...]