Celebrate National Bike Month With Cycling Resources, Events

May is National Bike Month, and spring weather makes it an ideal time to explore cycling options on and around campus.

Georgia Tech is a Gold-Level Bicycle Friendly University, and the Institute offers a wide range of amenities for those who want to ride.

For Tech employees, switching to a bike or another alternative mode of transportation can also pay off. Cash incentives are available through Georgia Commute Options.

But whether you're a student or an employee, if you're new to biking on campus, you're joining a well-established community of bike enthusiasts.

If You're New to Cycling on Campus

• Georgia Tech has more than 4,000 bike parking spaces, including three secure parking areas in the Dalney Building, the Student Center Parking Deck, and the Tech Square Hotel Parking Deck.

• All campus cyclists are encouraged to register their bikes with the Georgia Tech Police Department, which can assist with recovery in the event of theft. Scooter owners can register their scooters through the same system.

• Parking and Transportation Services offers a virtual bike and scooter safety class that covers bike care tips and rules of the road. Participants who complete the class receive a free helmet.

Happening This Month

• Love to Ride Bike Month Challenge: Log your rides and compete for prizes from May 1 - 31.

• National Bike to Work Week runs May 11 - 17, with Bike to Work Day on Friday, May 15.

• The Atlanta Cycling Festival features events and rides across the city, May 9 - 16.

• Atlanta Streets Alive returns May 31, closing a stretch of Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard from West End to Grant Park for walking, biking, and rolling.

Recent Campus Improvements and Accolades

• The Campus Cycle Track was named among the Best New U.S. Bike Lanes of 2025 by PeopleForBikes.

• Propel ATL awarded Georgia Tech the 2025 Institutional Leadership in Mobility Award.

• Georgia Tech was recognized by Georgia Commute Options as one of Metro Atlanta's top five best workplaces for commuters.

• For the fifth consecutive year, Georgia Tech won Love to Ride's Atlanta Bicycle Biketober Challenge, with employees cycling 22,132 miles in October 2025.

Read more about recent sustainable transportation news.

Follow campus construction plans and progress at facilities.gatech.edu/exterior-projects.

Related Links:

• https://www.pts.gatech.edu/2025/10/30/new-bike-room-in-w02-student-center-parking-deck/

• https://www.pts.gatech.edu/commute/commute-options/bicycling-pmds/