the WORLD OF BIKING
Austin Transportation Department -- Love to Ride
Austin Transportation Department will feature bike ambassadors, large-screen trip planning, and the Love to Ride initiative. The Big Jump is an initiative to significatly increase bike ridership in Austin over the next two years. The City of Austin has worked hard to make it easier for cyclists to ride Austin's streets in safety. Explore the programs that are bringing biking into our ever day lives.
Free Passes from B-Cycle
B-Cycle will have a pop-up station at Earth Day ATX and is offering free passes on Earth Day. Use the code 42118 at any kiosk on Earth Day, April 21st 2018 to waive the 24 hour access fee.
Bike Training and Release Schedule
12:00 -- Bicycle Adventure Course / Registration for Bike Drawing
1:00 -- Bicycle Adventure Course / Registration for Bike Drawing
2:00 -- Bicycle Adventure Course / Registration for Bike Drawing
3:00 -- Drawing for Youth-Sized Bikes
4:00 -- Bike Skills Challenge
5:00 -- Drawing for Adult-Sized Bikes
6:00 -- Bicycle Adventure Course
Bike Release
Earth Day Austin is pleased to partner with Bicycle Sport Shop, Austin's Yellow Bike Project, and the Ghisallo Cycling Initiative to collect, repair and redistribute bikes for young people at the Earth Day ATX event Saturday, April 21 at Huston-Tillotson University (900 Chicon Street). If you have a child or are a student in need of a bicycle, enter and register for the drawing that will be taking place at 3pm at the Yellow Bike Project booth during the Earth Day festival for dozens of free bikes. A drawing for adult-sized bikes for students through college will take place at 5pm. Winners of bikes will also receive a bike helmet, proper bike and helmet fittings, safety training and the opportunity to test their new wheels in a bicycle rodeo.
Bike Workshop Schedule
1:30 -- "What is an Electric Vehicle" with Z-Bikez
2:30 -- Going Car-Free (with Electric Avenue Scooters)
3:30 -- Discover foldable electric bikes with Kukara.
4:30 -- "What is Dockless Biking," presented by Lime Bikes
Workshop Tent
Learn more about topics related to biking in Austin. Explore new technologies, learn about bike maintenance and safety, and get support for going car-free.
Bike Demo Area
1:00 -- Trike Demo Rides
2:30 -- Lime Bikes Demo Rides
4:00 -- Fast Folks Demo Rides
5:30 -- Rolling Ryot Bike/Music Presentation
Bike and Trike Demos
Try out a variety of bikes and trikes in the demo area at the north end of campus.
E-Bike Demo Rides
12:00 -- Bicycle Sports Shop
1:30 -- Kukara
3:00 -- Z-Bikez
4:30 -- Electric Avenue Scooters
Electric Bike Demos
Electric bikes have entered the market. Test-ride an electric bike and see what all the fuss is about.
