Bicycling
Bicycling gives your mood a lift by boosting endorphins, reducing stress, and improving overall health!
Memphis is a great city for commuting by bicycle. The Bluff City’s bicycle-friendly culture features bike lanes on city streets, protected green lanes, bike racks, bike shops and co-ops, bike-related organizations and group rides, and cycling events. You’ll save on fuel, parking, and vehicle maintenance costs while knowing you’re doing your part to reduce the environmental impact of single-occupancy vehicle commuting.
And commuting by bicycle is a wonderful way to improve your health. A flat, five-mile commute will burn about 500 calories a day. Bicycling to work is an ideal way to get exercise without having to set aside time solely for working out. Bicycling provides cardiovascular exercise to help keep your heart healthy, lower your blood pressure, and reduce your risk of hypertension, osteoporosis, and type II diabetes.
Resources
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AirNow
Check on the air quality of Shelby County today and contribute to make it cleaner by riding your Commute Options. Check Air Quality.
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Calculator
Learn how much money you are spending by driving every day to work and how much you could be saving by using Commute Options! Go to Calculator.
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Carpenter Art Garden's Carpenter Street Workshop
Sign your child up for weekly bike rides, bike maintenance workshops and an earn a bike program.
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City of Memphis Bike Lane Map
Find the safest route for your bicycle commute with the help of this interactive map that includes existing bikeways, repair stands, bike retail stores and bike share stations.
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Explore Bike Share
Find convenient bike share stations located from West Memphis to Shelby Farms Park. Hop on a bicycle and explore the Bluff City!
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Oasis of Hope
Learn to make repairs and buy or earn a used bike by working in the neighborhood. All ages are welcome!
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Revolutions Bicycle Co-Op
Learn to fix a flat, give your bike a tune-up or build a bicycle from used parts at this local Memphis bicycle co-op.
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Strava
Track your fitness activity, record your run, map a cycling route, and analyze your training with all the stats - for free!
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Germantown Municipal School District Bicycle Curriculum
GMSD and Bike the Planet have created a comprehensive bicycle curriculum with resources available on their website.
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Tips: Bicycling in the Cold
Check out our tips to help you stay warm and safe while riding in the cold. Developed for kids grades 4-5.
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Tips: Bicycling in the Heat
Review our tips to make riding your bike in the summer heat easier and more fun. Developed for kids grades 4-5.
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Tips: Bicycling in the Rain
Check out our tips for riding your bicycle safely in light to medium rain. Developed for kids grades 4-5.
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Tips: Bicycle Safety when there's no bike lane
Riding a bike can be scary, especially if there’s no bike lane. Check out our tips to stay safe. Developed for kids grades 4-5.
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Tips: Bicycle Safety Hand Signals
Stay safe on the streets by using these hand signals to communicate with the people and traffic around you.