Bike Baton Rouge works to make the city safe for people who ride bikes. Mark Martin started an organization called Baton Rouge Advocates for Safe Streets, now called Bike Baton Rouge. Baton Rouge Moms Demand Safe Streets is another group that works to improve bicycle safety. Even though there isn't a single answer to Baton Rouge's traffic problems, people who like to ride bikes want to create an alternative to driving. Walking and public transportation are also great ways to get around Baton Rouge without getting stuck in traffic.
Bicyclists in Baton Rouge also have a lot of ways to get around the city. Seventy-three bike paths go through the town right now. Most of these routes are easy and popular in September because they are flat. Instead of using a different bike, you can rent one from one of the many hubs in Baton Rouge.
In 2009, the League of American Bicyclists gave Baton Rouge an award for its work to make biking safer. The city's planning commission applied to become a Bike Friendly City with the help of bicycle advocacy groups in the area. Since then, the Baton Rouge Planning Commission has given the Bronze Designation. The group works with local government agencies and bicycle advocacy groups to make the city safer for cyclists and pedestrians.
Baton Rouge is getting a new website that helps cyclists find routes in the area. The BR Biker is a blog that tells what local cyclists are up to. It also gives information and advice about things that have to do with bikes. There are also many things in the city for cyclists, like bike rides in parks.
Significant Numbers Every month, a ride goes to Baton Rouge. It happened most months in 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002. People who went to it often dressed up, and each ride had a theme. There was also a way to get from LSU to downtown. A few months later, the ride moved to City Park, and in August 2018, it went back to the LSU clock tower.
Baton Rouge will also have its first bike festival and bike rides. It will happen at Perkins Road Community Park on Saturday, April 9. During the festival, groups that work with bikes will show off their work. Some activities include free rides on the BMX track, bicycle polo, and guided bike rides along the Pennington Trail.
BREC also wants to build a 6-mile bike trail connecting Monte Sano Park and Memorial Stadium in North Baton Rouge. This project will be paid for by a federal grant of $3.7 million. The route will mix off-street trails and trails from roads to courses. BREC has even made a map of the best ways to ride a bike through the residential grids of the city.
Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome, District 12 Councilwoman Jennifer Racca, and the Southside Civic Association celebrated the new bike lanes on Hyacinth Avenue at a ceremony. From Glasgow Avenue to Stanford Avenue, catch basins, and drainage ditches are also in the streets. Bicycle lanes should have their road. They should also be made to meet all users' needs, including those who walk and drive.