Blue Ridge Commuter Connections is Western North Carolina's commuter assistance program, to assist you with a smoother commute.

The Bicycle Friendly Community Campaign is an awards program that recognizes municipalities that actively support bicycling and is administered by the The League of American Bicyclists.

The Blue Ridge Bicycle Club

The City of Asheville has available a North Carolina Bicycle Commuter's Guide. To request a printed copy of the guide contact Kathy Molin, Transportation Demand Coordinator. Her telephone number is 828-232-4564 and her email address is KMolin@ashevillenc.gov. The guides are free to the Asheville public. They can also be picked up at local bicycle shops and the chamber of commerce or city hall in the engineering office on the first floor to the left of the elevators.

City of Asheville Pedestrian plan.

The Coalition of Asheville Neighborhood Associations

French Broad River Metropolitan Planning Organization has many resources about local transportation issues.

Healthy Buncombe is a coalition on individuals and organizations interested in making policy changes that will enable our citizens to be more healthy and fit.

International Safe Routes to Schools Program

The League of Illinois Bicyclists, with funding from the Illinois Department of Transportation, has a nearly seven-minute video on motorist-bicyclist safety.

North Carolina Dept of Transportation Division of Bicycle & Pedestrian Transportation has a wealth of information about bicycling in NC and the NC Safe Routes to School Program. Go here to register for the SRTS regional workshops being held across the state in October.

The City of Olympia Washington has an informative site including cycling, walking, and roundabouts (traffic circles).

A video on the rights and duties of bicyclists is on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rU4nKKq02BU. Among other things, it shows bicyclists how to ride in traffic, including controlling the lane and using left turn lanes to turn left.