Durham BPAC

The Durham Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Commission (BPAC) has officially endorsed the Connecting Durham 2024 bond referendum! Also known as the streets & sidewalks bond, the referendum allocates $115M of funding for sidewalk repair, maintenance, and construction in Walltown, near NCCU’s campus, and other parts of our city in need of better sidewalk connectivity. Vote in favor of safer streets and sidewalks for all Durhamites!

Thank you to all of those who came to our in-person meeting at this past Tuesday! It was a great opportunity to hear from our partners at on the great work happening in our community to improve the bicycling and pedestrian experience for all Durham residents. Check out these photos from last week’s event!

Today is the day! Check out these news of getting around starting at 3pm today.

Join us at the Durham Station on Thursday, August 22nd from 3-6 PM as we celebrate new micromobility options in Durham!

Come try out new electric bicycles (e-bike) and seated scooters and learn how you can rent and use them for work, school, groceries, and more.

Staff from GoDurham and the Transportation Department will also be available to share information and gather feedback on bus service expansion, multimodal transportation options, and traffic safety across the city.

Visit durhamnc.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=3705
for more information!

is putting together a ride to commemorate Black August and invite us into some intentional practice.

Meet downtown at the CCB plaza at 12:30pm.

RSVP at the link in the comments. The ride will be 7 miles long. will share some history about Black August history and yours truly will share about local mobility justice opportunities. Sponsors are and

For folks who want a notice sent to your phone with a text alert about emergencies like storms and flooding, use this site to put your phone number on the emergency alert system for Durham.

Smart911 This service helps 9-1-1 protect your family by providing more information to first responders. You should sign up too, it is free!

The Better Bus Project has 4 days left to hear from you on making sure that our neighbors can safely get to and from bus stops on Fayetteville and Holloway St. We also want to know your thoughts for a new transit center to be added near Wellons Village. Submit your thoughts at bit.ly/bbp2024survey by June 30th for a chance to win $200.

Join the Caravan for Disability Freedom and Justice! They are coming to Durham for two stops on June 25th from 6-8:30pm.

Outdoor/High Stimulus
Part & Parcel
1901 Chapel Hill Rd. Durham, NC 27707

Indoor/Low Stimulus
Community Family Life and Recreation Center at Lyon Park, 1309 Halley Street, Durham, NC 27707

https://thedisabilitycaravan.com/north-carolina/

We are so excited to announce yesterday, June 17th, The City Council unanimously approved the City of Durham's budget for the 2024-2025 Fiscal Year!

The approval of this budget ensures that GoDurham buses will remain free for riders through June 30, 2025! 🎉

Cheers to another year of free fare services in the City of Durham!

For more information visit https://www.durhamnc.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=3662

TODAY! Join us for an open house at W.D. Hill on safe and dignified access to public transit and bus stops on Fayetteville St. The meeting is drop in style so show your face any time between 6-8pm.

TODAY! Join us for an open house at W.D. Hill on safe and dignified access to public transit and bus stops on Fayetteville St.. The meeting is drop in style so show your face any time between 6-8pm.

And that’s a wrap! We had several exciting events for Bike Month this past month here in Durham. This included:

🚲 The Bike Month Kick-off ride exploring the impact of the Durham Freeway on our community

💼 Bike to Work day taking riders from downtown to RTP

🎥 The ‘Biking While Black’ movie screening and panel

… and countless more. We hope everyone had a safe and happy Bike Month!

What has better odds than the lottery AND helps Durham hit the jackpot in terms of public transit for our neighbors?

The survey for the Fayetteville St., Holloway St., & Transit Center near Wellons Village! The survey closes on June 30th but if you submit an entry you'll be entered into a drawing (link in comments). We are pulling four surveys on June 30th to give away $200 for each winner.

AND your thoughts get included in the DESIGN phase of how to make accessing public transit in those areas safer and easier. Join us to learn more about these projects at upcoming open houses.

So Fayetteville Street is getting lots of attention in terms of upcoming investments and improvements. You might have heard about the planning work done right as the pandemic was starting. That work is called the Better Bus Project and it was focused on getting to and from public transit safely, NOW we're in the DESIGN phase that gets things ready for the construction phase. Progress baby! Come get these updates! Helpful links in the comments.

Pictures from BPAC’s first in-person meeting since 2020! We heard from GoDurham’s Mobility Services Manager Brian Fahey about the exciting work going on in the paratransit and microtransit space to connect all Durham residents to their destination.

We also discussed some opportunities over the next month to get involved with Bike Month activities happening in our city. Stay tuned for more information, and thanks to all those who attended our meeting the other night!

Congratulations for the successful completion of the 29th annual Hayti Heritage Film Festival! On Saturday night, there were two awe inspiring films about cycling featured that documented two different 350 mile rides.

The two films were The Route to Emancipation and Bike Vessel.

Bicycling is for everyone!

Why Black Cycling is the Next Big Thing in Bikes Black Cycling has hit the tipping point and is now poised to transform cycling at both the recreational and competitive levels.

Spotlight on BPAC Member:
Meet Mike Shepherd, who is the current BPAC Secretary and also participates on the Education, Encouragement, and Engagement Committee.

Thanks for your commitment to BPAC and Durham, Mike!

Full BPAC Meeting Tonight at 7pm! Meet the Chair, Vice Chair, and Secretary...

Education, Encouragement, and Engagement Committee: Second Tuesday of the Month (Jan 10th), 6:00 pm.

Meeting link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84610553157
Book club discussion begins at 7pm - join for EEE, book club or both! Again, reading the book is not required...

What a great day at Pearsontown Elementary, with Bike Durham, celebrating the end of Bike Durham's 6 weeks of bike safety classes course that is wrapping up at that school... was open to the students, families, and community... great turn-out, fresh air, movement, and education!