Bike Month NYC is the annual celebration of bicycling in metropolitan New York City. Each year the Department of Transportation and Transportation Alternatives team up to bring you Bike Month NYC, a city wide campaign to promote the joys of cycling in New York City. We work with many individuals and organizations to bring you over 200 rides, workshops, races and events.

History

Bike Month has grown since 1990 from a one-day celebration of biking to work, to a week long celebration of bicycling in NYC, to a month full of activities that showcase bicycling in NYC and the tri-state region. Cycling in NYC has grown by leaps and bounds during that time. On an average day, 236,000 New Yorkers bicycle—more than double the number who biked only five years ago. This number continues to grow fueled by government and advocates' efforts to improve and promote biking.

Partners

Bike Month NYC is brought to you by the following partners:

Transportation Alternatives' mission is to reclaim New York City's streets from the automobile, and to advocate for bicycling, walking and public transit as the best transportation alternatives.

NYC Department of Transportation's mission is to provide for the safe, efficient and environmentally responsible movement of people and goods in the City of New York and to maintain and enhance the transportation infrastructure crucial to the economic vitality and quality of life of our primary customers, city residents.

In collaboration with these agencies:

NYC Department of Parks and Recreation seeks to maintain a clean and safe parks system, providing the public with a greener city and a wide variety of recreational opportunities.

GreeNYC is the public education component of PlaNYC, designed to educate, engage and mobilize all New Yorkers on the simple steps they can take to reduce pollution and greenhouse gases, and to create a greener, greater New York City.

NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's mission is to protect and promote the health of all New Yorkers.