Bike The Woodlands Month
Each May, we join communities around the country to host Bike Month, when we celebrate riding for fitness, recreation, and active transportation.
For Bike Month 2024, The Woodlands Township offers a wealth of events for all ages and skill levels, and Bike The Woodlands Coalition is a proud partner in hosting and creating these activities. With group rides and children’s events and workshops on topics from bike commuting to bike maintenance, this year’s Bike Month offers something for everyone.
Save the Dates for Bike Month’s biggest events!
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Wednesday 5/1: BTWC Annual Meeting
Join us on Wednesday 51 for our annual meeting to learn more about our work and find out how you can get involved. This event is free and light dinner and refreshments will be provided.
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Wednesday 5/8: Bike & Roll to School Day
Join communities across the country for national Bike & Roll to School Day! Email u to learn how to get involved.
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Saturday 5/18: Bands, Badges & Bikes
Join us from 5:30-7:30 PM at Northshore Park for Bike Month’s big event! This free event will feature activities for kids, a food truck, and awards for our local ride competition.
Nominate local businesses for our first Bike-Friendly Business Awards!
For the first time this year, Bike The Woodlands Coalition would like to recognize some especially bike-friendly spots, like coffee shops that welcome groups of riders, stores with convenient bike parking, and bike shops that do great work. We're also interested in places that need improvement: Where do you WISH you could get to on a bike? What stores need a better bike rack -- or a bike rack at all? We won't publish the results of those more critical responses, but we will reach out to those businesses to see how we can help make bike-friendly improvements.
We're accepting nominations for these awards from April 25th through May 3rd. Then, we'll open up a new survey and invite community members to vote on the finalists. Winning businesses will be announced at Bands, Badges, and Bikes on Saturday 5/18 at Northshore Park.
May 15-17: Bike to Work Week
During the week of May 15, corporations, schools, small businesses, local governments, and nonprofits across the country will encourage their employees to ride their bikes to work and imagine how they might add active transportation to their daily commute. We’ll celebrate Bike to Work Week in The Woodlands on Wednesday 5/15, Thursday 5/16, and Friday 5/17. Visit participating local coffee shops to learn more about bike commuting and how you might fit more time on your bike into your work week.
The Woodlands Township and Bike The Woodlands Coalition have promoted Bike Month in The Woodlands since 2016.
This year, we're reaching out to local businesses to promote new ways to get involved.
Encourage Employees to Bike to Work
Promote Bike Month activities via email, Slack, or Teams messages. Let folks know they're part of a national effort to promote active transportation.
Prepare your space: Do you have safe bike parking? Do you have a space for people to change clothes? Will you encourage a bike convoy or bike meetup? Will you snap a photo?
Offer incentives: Consider how you might motivate employees to participate. Will you offer a giveaway to participating employees? Will there be free coffee or snacks?
Get recognized! Use the form below to let us know that your workplace will participate in Bike To Work Day. If you take a photo of your employees who bike to work on Friday 5/19, please tag The Woodlands Township and Bike The Woodlands on social media. We'd love to promote your business!
Get Expert Advice
On Monday 5/13, Join board members from Bike The Woodlands Coalition to get expert tips and tricks for biking to work. Bring your questions and get advice from veteran bike commuters on what to wear, how to park, and how to prepare for a successful bike to work. Then join us for Bike to Work Week later that week!
This virtual event will be available on Facebook. There will be a brief video presentation and viewers can comment with questions and Bike The Woodlands board members will weigh in with expert advice.
About Bike Month in The Woodlands
Bike The Woodlands Coalition organized the first Bike The Woodlands month in May 2016. This month-long community celebration of bicycling features group rides, workshops, and events for anyone who rides a bike.
The goals of Bike Month are to:
Encourage residents of The Woodlands and surrounding communities to safely engage in cycling for transportation, fitness, and recreation.
Generate a culture of mutual respect among bicyclists and non-bicyclists in the community.
Increase appreciation and awareness of bicycling as an important part of The Woodlands community and living experience.
Want to learn more about Bike Month activities nationwide? Read on!
Bike Houston
Bike Houston does terrific work bringing better bikeways to all Houstonians. Learn more about their activities on their website.
League of American Bicyclists
This national organization has great resources for National Bike Month in May. Check out their website to learn more.
Walk & Bike to School
In 2021, Bike The Woodlands Coalition distributed more than 5,000 stickers to area public and private schools for National Bike to School Day on May 5. Learn more here about this event and other efforts to promote bicycle and pedestrian safety for children and families.
Check out more photos from past Bike Months on our Flickr page.
