Goldenride is Bike Walk Nebraska’s signature fundraising event, and part of your registration fee will go to furthering their mission. Bike Walk Nebraska works to influence policy makers to consider the safety for all Nebraska road users, including cyclists and pedestrians, and strives to increase the economic impact of bicycle tourism in our state by supporting Nebraska’s trail system and its stakeholders.
“Bike Walk Nebraska cultivates and supports safe and accessible active transportation across our state by leading sound policy and advocating for best practices. We work across sectors in partnership with elected officials, municipalities, and organizations to ensure that biking and walking - whether for transportation or recreation - works for all Nebraskans.”
Your donation helps us to promote the consideration of active transportation in road design & policy decisions.
We appreciate your support and believe we are all in this together. Let’s make a difference — become a member today!
BWN is the only statewide advocacy organization working to make active transportation safe, accessible & enjoyable.
1905 Harney St #401-G
Omaha, Nebraska 68102
206 South Antelope Valley Pkwy
Lincoln, NE 68510
Bike Walk Nebraska began as the Nebraska Bicycling Alliance in 2013. Founding President Brent Davis and a small group of volunteers initially focused on smaller legislative efforts and working to improve state roadways for cyclists. It soon became clear, though, that progress towards making Nebraska truly bike friendly would require a more sustained effort through use of professional staff.
Julie Tuttle Harris moved from board Vice President to become Executive Director in April 2015. Despite a limited budget, the Nebraska Bicycling Alliance began to make progress through partnerships, education and advocacy. The organization achieved legislative and policy changes and emerged as a subject matter expert and an influential voice for people who bike and walk.
In the fall of 2018, the Board of Directors modified the organization’s mission to include walking and decided to formally change its name to Bike Walk Nebraska in March 2019.
We’ve worked with the Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) to establish a state level active transportation committee.
We have lobbied the NDOT to include bike and pedestrian issues to the Long-range transportation plan AND we have secured a seat on the Advisory Committee.
We have provided technical assistance on bicycle friendliness, walkable communities, complete streets and safe routes to schools to over 15 communities and will continue these efforts in the future.
We worked with NDOT to modify highway rumble strips to be more bicycle-friendly.
We worked with the Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles to update bicycle-related information in the state driver’s manual.
We successfully advocated for LB716 (104th Legislature), which gave bicyclists the same rights as pedestrians in crosswalks and abolished the mandatory sidepath law.
The safety of all users of our streets and roads requires a proactive approach at the planning and policy level.
Street and road design directly impacts the safety of people biking and walking and Nebraska streets and roads need to be designed to be safe for all users.
The speed of vehicles is a major contributor to the severity of all crashes, including those that lead to serious and fatal injuries of people that bike and walk.
We must address mobility justice issues related to those who bike and walk, especially those for people of color and those for whom active transportation is not a choice.
Data and technology have the ability to improve safety for all users of our streets and roads.
