Pedallers, Last year was an interesting time to be on a bicycle in Asheville. While we enhanced the quality of Asheville’s infrastructure, we faced challenges and threats along the way. The egregious acts of Charles Diez and the leniency of the court during his sentencing left some in our community bewildered, others frustrated and most [...]

ASHEVILLE CITIZEN TIMES: The Group ‘Asheville on Bikes’ had their annual Bright Light Biker, a family friendly winter pedal through town. This year’s event focused on safe biking after a local man, Alan Simons, was shot at while on his bike. The Simons family were the featured guests during the ride. CLICK HERE TO SEE [...]

Pedallers, I reviewed the plans for the Clingman Ave climbing lane yesterday and was surprised to find that the Clingman climbing lane stops short of the intersection at Hilliard and does not extend all the way to Patton Ave as stated in the Bicycle Comprehensive Plan. Now is the time for cyclists of Asheville to [...]

Pedallers, Let’s shed some light by riding a bike. The Bright Light Biker, a community ride throughout downtown Asheville designed to highlight all aspects of the cycling community. AoB’s featured guest is the Simons family. Saturday, December 12th 3:30pm – Gather @ Pack Square Park in City County Plaza 4:00pm – Pedal w/ pride throughout our [...]

Saturday, Nov. 21st 9:30am – 1pm This year, AoB partners with the Blue Ridge Bicycle Club and Asheville CityTransit with the theme of  “Riding High in the Clean Sky.” Our parade event highlights the connection between multimodal transportation networks and preserving one of our most valued local resources, our pristine mountain air. AoB’s bicycle participants [...]

All types of pumpkins were plucked from the patch and rolled throughout our city. Thanks to the patrol and all of the spooky characters! By our count there were tendrils of folks not photographed, tendrils who showed up moments after the photo, and still more tendrils that  joined en route.  Judging by the amount in [...]