{"id":40350,"date":"2026-04-23T15:37:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T22:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/?page_id=40350"},"modified":"2026-04-23T16:05:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T23:05:02","slug":"bike-month-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/index.php\/challenges\/bike-month-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Bike Month 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/1\/embed?mid=1JkohicTuU6sbVaul5QLTCp0md0jVFcY&#038;ehbc=2E312F\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><b>Bike Month Actions You Can Take<\/b><\/h2>\n<h3><b>Bike Month Proclamation<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ask your mayor and city council to proclaim May as <\/span><b>Bike Month<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in your town. It\u2019s a great way to celebrate recent wins for biking, highlight opportunities for more progress, and kickstart conversations with your elected officials on why safe, accessible biking matters in your community.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Work with your elected officials to set a date for when the proclamation will be voted on and who will accept it \u2013 this can happen anytime leading up to or during the month of May. Let reporters know when the proclamation will be voted on, and get the word out in your community to bring people who represent all kinds of bicycling to accept the proclamation.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/City-Bike-Month-Proclamation-_-Template-.docx\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Customize your Bike Month Proclamation with this template<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Word doc.)<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Bike Month Challenge<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Washington Bike Everywhere Challenge returns this May! Ride solo or form a team, log miles, and earn prizes. It&#8217;s that easy! Learn more and sign up <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/index.php\/growing-bicycling\/resources\/bike-month-challenges-in-washington-state\/challenge\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. 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