BWGI is looking to expand its staff! The new Education Coordinator position is a part-time role with flexible working hours and will have a mission of expanding our safety programs. If you have a passion for cycling/walking/running/rolling, have a background in event planning and promotion, and enjoy working in our Read more…
BWGI celebrates first bike fix-it repair station Bike Walk Golden Isles celebrated its first bike fix-it station on Saturday, August 17! This joint project was funded through a grant from Hello GoodBuy and was installed by the City of Brunswick Public Works Department at Howard Coffin Park, 1402 Sonny Miller Read more…
Click here to see the slideshow we showed the board Bike Walk Golden Isles officially asked the Glynn County Board of Commissioners to address numerous safety concerns on St. Simons Island. During a special commission work session on Tuesday, July 6, 2024, BWGI infrastructure chair Murray Pounds shared a presentation highlighting pedestrian and cycling issues Read more…
Previous Next Young superheroes got to put their cycling skills to the test at Crooked River Park in St. Mary’s on Tuesday, July 16. During the Party at the Park, a superhero-themed health and wellness resource fair, BWGI and Georgia Bikes held a bike helmet fitting along with a cycling obstacle course. During the Read more…
Bike Walk Golden Isles has repeatedly heard from people about confusion as to the legality of riding bikes on the various pathways on St. Simons Island. BWGI has asked the Glynn County Commissioners to relieve this confusion by updating ordinances. It is clear that Glynn County leadership believes the pathways Read more…
Do you know all you need to know to safely ride a bike with traffic? Do you feel you know enough to teach your children how to ride cautiously and conspicuously while on their own? When you drive your car, are you confident on how to share the road with Read more…
Join Georgia Bikes and Bike Walk Golden Isles for a Brunswick-area Law Enforcement Bicycle Safety Workshop on Friday, May 3. The course covers the best practices for law enforcement officers to educate bicyclists, pedestrians, and drivers on the safe use of roadways. Also included is a review of O.C.G.A. sections pertinent to Read more…
BWGI facilitated a Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety presentation with Connor Booth, the Georgia Department of Transportation Bicycle & Pedestrian Engineer, as well as local traffic engineers at the Golden Isles Track Club quarterly meeting in mid-February. Connor shared how Georgia is making state roads safer for those who walk, run, cycle and roll, and BWGI is proud Read more…
Georgia Bikes will hold the 2024 Georgia Bike-Walk-Live Summit at The Courtyard Decatur in downtown Atlanta from October 3-5. Ticket are $80, plus fees. The event will feature interactive workshops and informative presentations. Please click here for more info.
BWGI members and volunteers conducted a traffic audit on Broadway Street in St. Simons on June 23. Click here to read Terry Dickson’s coverage of the event in The Brunswick News.