With the onset of spring, people everywhere are getting ready to enjoy the outdoors. May is bike month, which reminds us that there are many benefits to biking—for the individual and the community—but not every community makes it easy to realize these benefits.

Building a bike-friendly community takes time and can mean infrastructure changes like adding bike baths, and building bike lanes and bike correls. The following resources will show you that with a little planning, there is a lot you can do to create a more bike-friendly community this spring!

• Visit the bikeways and cycling topic pages to see all of the latest documents, articles, blog posts, questions, and more related to biking that are being added to the Knowledge Network every day!
• Already have bike lanes and paths and are looking to do something more? How about creating a bike-sharing program like the ones already successful in New York, Chicago. and Washington, DC. Learn about some smaller bike-sharing programs from this Knowledge Network question.
• “Bedminster Township Hike and Bikeway: A Success Story” is an excellent case study that shows how transformative bike paths can be and how they were able to use private and community support to complete their project.
• Learn about the critical elements in creating a successful urban bikeway system in your community in “Cycling Towards a Sustainable Future: A Plan for the Implementation of Bicycle Networks in Springfield.”
• In addition to bikeways, it is important to remember that cyclists will need bike racks at the end of their paths so they can use the bikeways to run errands or get to work. Check out “Roseville’s Bicycle Rack Guide” for everything you need to know about planning racks and shelter along your bike paths.

If your community has already created bike paths, bike lanes or implemented a system of bike racks then add your documents to the Knowledge Network so others can learn from your example and take the first step in becoming bike friendly communities.