Bike Walk Nebraska

Cultivating safe and accessible active transportation in Nebraska through partnerships, education and advocacy.

[Bike Walk Nebraska @BikeWalkNE]

Policy win! The Vulnerable Road User Law is designated as a priority bill. Next, it goes to debate by all legislators and the prioritization helps move it through the next steps.

Thank you to the Judiciary Committee for hearing testimonies and making LB 530 a priority!

[Bike Walk Nebraska @BikeWalkNE]

🎉 Save the Date: March 11th 🎉

Bike Walk Give Day is a 24-hour online giving event for Nebraska's active transportation non-profits: https://t.co/ragxXJ4sZ3

[Bike Walk Nebraska @BikeWalkNE]

Talk about incremental progress!

The City of Lincoln Government was just awarded the funds to construct over two miles of protected bike lanes. The project was first identified five years ago as a part of the 2019 Lincoln Bike Plan.

https://t.co/3VJQMKGNhI

[Bike Walk Nebraska @BikeWalkNE]

Our recently published crash analysis has a section diving into Omaha, where we identify trends and areas for accelerated investment for the safety of all road users.

View the full analysis: https://t.co/q0zyuDt7JO

[Bike Walk Nebraska @BikeWalkNE]

The state as a whole cannot progress forward while our largest metropolitan area is statistically moving backwards in terms of safety: https://t.co/UuuyEH0Wkh

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Bike Walk Nebraska generated a Vulnerable Road User Crash Analysis of 2024, finding a 122% increase in bicyclist crashes statewide.

This report comes on the heels of our 48th national ranking for bike-friendliness. Learn more: https://t.co/q0zyuDt7JO

[Bike Walk Nebraska @BikeWalkNE]

@Bike_DE @Rockmiller @EngineerDustin @salimfurth @DavidZipper @Slate @AmericanFietser @Dickvanveen @henrygrabar @BethOsborneT4A @DanielleArigoni @schlthss @ITEhq @annaholligan @JayCrossley What's the source for this document?

[Bike Walk Nebraska @BikeWalkNE]

Alongside the Nebraska Trails Foundation, we declared this goal in 2018. The relentless & collaborative efforts of all organizations a part of the MoPac Alliance, including the Great Plains Trails Network, who created the MoPac Trail decades ago, got us where we are today

[Bike Walk Nebraska @BikeWalkNE]

It's official! There's a route for the MoPac Trail! Once done, the trail will fully connect Omaha and Lincoln.

The planning, funding, approval, and political will needed to complete the gap in the MoPac Trail has been over six years in the making.

https://t.co/iqNxwAXuWB

[Bike Walk Nebraska @BikeWalkNE]

OMAHA! You also have great, FREE active transportation options to use on Tuesday to get to the polls. PLEASE PLEASE VOTE!

[ORBT @rideORBT]

🗳️ Bus to Ballot 2024 🗳️
We’re providing fare-free rides for Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 5th! Rides on Metro, ORBT, and MOBY will be free all day to help make transportation less of a barrier.
Our friends at Heartland Bike Share have 24-hour passes for just $1 with code VOTE24

[Bike Walk Nebraska @BikeWalkNE]

LINCOLN! Check these great and FREE active transportation options to get to the polls on Tuesday! Please, please vote. Please.

[Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird @MayorLeirion]

On Election Day, November 5, the City will provide bus and bike rides FREE OF CHARGE to help you reach the polls! We will waive fares on all StarTran bus and paratransit services, and you can enjoy free rides with BikeLNK using the promo code VOTE24 in the BCycle app. 🗳️

[Bike Walk Nebraska @BikeWalkNE]

MoPac Trail Users: It's time to weigh in on the route.

Please take a few minutes to complete this comment form by Friday: https://t.co/tboKMLHr7d

[Bike Walk Nebraska @BikeWalkNE]

Last week, our staff had the opportunity to present at the @LeagueNE 's Annual Conference about the transformational power of trails and how biking and walking can revitalize Nebraskan communities.

The house was packed for two sessions! Thank you for having us.

[Bike Walk Nebraska @BikeWalkNE]

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[Jonathan Berk @berkie1]

“No single legislative action did more to contribute to housing creation than the elimination of parking minimums.”

- Director of City Planning

📍 Minneapolis, MN

[Bike Walk Nebraska @BikeWalkNE]

@mapacog Bravo! Well deserved.

[Omaha Scanner @omaha_scanner]

.@OmahaPolice are investigating a fatal hit and run crash at 34th and Center Street that killed Walter Tighe, 89. A silver truck fled the scene. Contact @CrimeOpd with tips using RB#AU12258. This is the 44th fatal crash in Omaha.

[Omaha Scanner @omaha_scanner]

.@OmahaPolice have released photos of the suspect vehicle used in the fatal hit and run crash at 34th and Center.

The vehicle appears to be a 2007 to 2012 silver Chevy Silverado 1500, Z71 crew cab. The truck appears to have extensive rust, a spare right passenger rim, and damage to the driver's side headlight.

Anyone with information is urged to contact the OPD Traffic Unit at (402).
444-5626 or anonymously contact Omaha Crime Stoppers.

[Bike Walk Nebraska @BikeWalkNE]

🎯 this this this:

[Barb Chamberlain @BarbChamberlain]

“The answer is not to add expensive signals to every crosswalk, or to prohibit pedestrians from crossing away from signals,” he wrote. “The answer, as always, is to slow down the cars.” -@WarrenJWells in https://t.co/lCb7W592BT by @StreetsblogKea. #SafetyOverSpeed #RoadSafety

[Barb Chamberlain @BarbChamberlain]

"People don’t walk in dangerous areas (of which we’ve created infinity of), unless they don’t have better options. And those circumstances would likely preclude them from doing things like buying and carrying special visibility garb." --@schmangee
https://t.co/p4jUdE4lAj

[Bike Walk Nebraska @BikeWalkNE]

We are distressed to hear about another person killed while walking in Omaha this morning. This brings the # of deaths of pedestrians+bicyclists equal to that of those in vehicles for the year. What is the plan to address this @omahapublicwrks @OmahaOfficial?