Two people bike down the street in Seattle. Photo credit: Jeanné Clark. Please note: this blog post is available in additional languages via the links below, including Amharic, Korean, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese.
- ግንቦት የቢስክሌት ሁሉም ጋ ወር ነው! በሲያትል ውስጥ እንዴት ብስክሌት እንድሚጋለብ ማወቅ ከፈለጉ እንደዚህ ነው።
- 5월은 Bike Everywhere Month(어디든 자전거로 다니기의 달)입니다! 다음은 자전거로 시애틀 지역을 돌아볼 때 알아야 할 사항입니다.
- Maayo wa bisha meel kasta baaskiil! Waa kan waxa aad u baahan tahay inaad ogaato si aad baaskiil ugu kaxayso agagaarka Seattle.
- ¡Mayo es el “Mes de ir en bici a todas partes”! Esto es lo que necesita saber para andar en bicicleta por Seattle.
- Mayo ay ang Buwan ng Pagbibisikleta Kahit Saan! Narito ang dapat ninyong malaman nang makapagbisikleta sa Seattle.
- Tháng 5 là Tháng Đạp Xe Ở Mọi Nơi (Bike Everywhere Month)! Dưới đây là những điều quý vị cần biết để đi xe đạp quanh Seattle.
Spring is here! Lighter and warmer days mean it’s time to bring out the bikes and get ready to ride. Along with our partner organizations, we offer many programs and projects to help people of all ages and abilities bike around the city.
Please use the “drop-down” links below to jump to any topic within this blog post:
- Bike map and guide
- New bike routes thanks to the Levy to Move Seattle
- Bike tune-ups, rentals, and bike-share
- Planning ahead
- Celebrating Bike Everywhere Day
- Bike to school with friends and family
- Keep flipping your trip
- West Seattle area bike events
Biking, walking, and rolling are great ways to get outside, stay healthy, and get where we need to go. Biking also supports the City’s goal to have 90% of all personal trips have zero emissions by 2030. Zero-emissions modes of transportation include walking, rolling, biking, and taking transit, or using Electric Vehicles (EVs).
Bike map and guide
- Our 2022 bike map is the most up-to-date map of Seattle’s bike lanes, neighborhood greenways, and other bicycle connections in Seattle.
- You can get a 2022 map mailed to you for free! Request a copy.
- Later this month, we plan to publish the updated Seattle Bike Guide, your guide to everything bicycling in Seattle.
New bike routes thanks to the Levy to Move Seattle
- In 2021, thanks to the voter-approved Levy to Move Seattle, we completed nearly 7 miles of new protected bike lanes, and more than 7 miles of new Neighborhood Greenways.
- Since 2016, we’ve completed about 4 miles of bike lanes and 24 miles of protected bike lanes (which have a physical barrier between people biking and moving vehicles). We have also created almost 27 miles of Neighborhood Greenways.
- Check out this video to see Seattleites putting some recently completed bikeways to good use.
- Thank you, Seattle, for making these possible with your Levy tax dollars!
- Stay Healthy Streets are another option open to people walking, biking, and rolling. They are closed to pass-through vehicle traffic.
Bike tune-ups, rentals, and bike-share
- The city’s many local bike shops can get your bike tuned-up and ready to ride. You can find a list of them here.
- Don’t have a bike? Check out these rentals or one of the city’s bike share programs.
Planning ahead
Once your bike is good to go, you’re ready for next steps. Planning ahead can make you feel safe and prepared.
- Find a well-fitting helmet to help keep you safe.
- Where do you want or need to go? Try mapping your route ahead of time using a paper or online 2022 bike map.
- Check out the Bikery’s Commuter Help Desk for hands-on help planning your trip.
- Review the bike guide to make sure signaling and rules of the road are fresh in your mind.
- Then, grab a friend to go with you on a practice ride. The most important thing is feeling safe and comfortable on your trip!
Celebrating Bike Everywhere Day
- You can join your fellow cyclists today, Friday, May 20 for Bike Everywhere Day!
- Throughout the month, Cascade Bicycle Club runs the Bike Everywhere Challenge.
- Riders in the Challenge can track and compare trips, win virtual badges, and participate a community passionate about cycling.
- Check out Cascade’s web page for group rides, happy hour rides, and more fun, bike-friendly ways to celebrate all month long!
These videos from Commute Seattle show some of our neighbors sharing their climate-friendly commute story.
This one is about a Seattle Public Schools (SPS) middle school teacher who bikes every day from the Central District to school:
Bike to school with friends and family
- Bike Everywhere Month is also a great time to try out biking to school. In May, we also celebrate National Bike & Roll to School Day.
- Many students have celebrated so far this month!
- Concord International Elementary in South Park welcomed students to school with watermelon and free lights, coloring books, and colored pencils. Many students walked or biked to school that day. Students also took calendars where they can track their walking and biking minutes each day and receive prizes at the end of the month. Kate Ayers has been teaching at Concord since 2000 and supporting students in walking and biking for all 22 years!
- Genesee Hill Elementary in West Seattle also celebrated Walk, Bike, & Roll to School Day. Over 100 kids biked and rode scooters to school and many walked. Students got an enthusiastic welcome from Principal Dunn and parent volunteers. Everyone received free reflectors, stickers, coloring books, and pencil cases.
- One Seattle Public Schools middle school teacher bikes every day to school! Learn more here.
Here are some other ways we and our partners support biking and rolling to school:
- SDOT’s Safe Routes to School projects include raised crosswalks, flashing lights at crossings, walkways, and signage to promote safe walking, rolling, and biking to school.
- The Let’s Go Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety and Let’s Go Further programs teach bicycling and walking safety skills to thousands of elementary and middle school students during the academic year. Let’s Go also partners with the Outdoors for All Foundation to provide special training for children with disabilities.
- Outdoors for All rents out adaptive bicycles, including cycles with three or four wheels and handcycles for those with limited or no leg movement.
- Bike to School Events, hosted by the Cascade Bicycle Club, are fun ways to get your school involved. Don’t forget to register your school’s event!
- Bike Train Support is offered by the Cascade Bicycle Club for those interested in organizing supervised bike rides to school.
- Learn more about how we helped students safely travel to school last year.
Keep flipping your trip!
- Sign up at FlipYourTrip.org to receive a special welcome bonus worth $25 in FREE trips you can use on transit, water taxi, and bike/scooter-share (using the Transit GO Ticket app).
- You can also receive your first month free on Metro vanpools, personalized trip planning, informational events, and more.
- If you join Flip Your Trip participants in the Cascade Bicycle Club’s Bike Everywhere Challenge, you are eligible for a weekly drawing to win $100 gift cards to local restaurants and bike shops!
- Learn more about biking during the West Seattle Bridge closure on Cascade’s website.
- West Seattle Bike Connections can help with route suggestions from West Seattle.
West Seattle area bike events
| Date | Time | Details |
| Saturday, May 14 Alki Beach | 10 AM – 2 PM | The BikeMobile and Outdoors for All will provide accessible bike repairs and rides for riders of all ages and abilities. |
| Thursday, May 19 Back Alley Bike Repair | 4 PM | A Peace Peloton and Jones Barbeque bike ride between Downtown to Georgetown. |
| Friday, May 20 West Seattle Bridge Bike Trail | 6 – 9 AM & 4 – 7 PM | Bike Everywhere Day Celebration Station: Stop by for snacks, beverages, free light sets, bike repair services, and drawings to local restaurants and bike shops. |
| Saturday, May 21 Delridge Community Center | 10 AM – 1 PM | Bring the family to the Bike Rodeo and get free helmets and fitting, bike maintenance checks, and ride a bike safety course. |
| Sunday, May 22 Occidental Park | 5 PM | A Peace Peloton and Beer Star bike ride from Occidental Park to White Center. |