maps and routes

Map of Atlanta area bicycle shops

Submitted by rebecca on Mon, 2008-06-09 12:55

We get a lot of calls from people looking for a bike shop - find and support your local shop on the map below! Then visit this page to see which of these shops offer 10% discounts to ABC members!

Setting up your own Bike Train Route

So, you've been commuting by bicycle and have a good route that you'd like to share.  We'd like to help you share it with others.

For privacy reasons, you may choose to use a nearby intersection where riders may gather instead of your home location.

There are three options for submitting your route depending on how much you want to enter yourself versus how much you'd like us to enter for you:

Tools for selecting a bike route

Over the past few years people's increased interest in biking places has led to an expanded menu of options for bicycle route planning. Here are three tools we like -- Ride the City, the Atl Trip Planner, and Google bike directions. Let us know what you think!

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Ride the City route finding tool

Submitted by rebecca on Mon, 2011-07-25 17:24

Ride the City (below) is based on user feedback. Simply enter your starting address and destination address or drag the cyclist icon to your start and finish location and a suggested route will be generated for you. Check out the "safe, safest, direct" route selection options.

City-wide bicycle suitability map in the works

Submitted by rebecca on Tue, 2010-11-16 17:18

Our bicycle suitability maps select and rate streets red-yellow-green according to how bikeable they are. ABC staff and volunteers created a great guide to Downtown/Midtown streets (also see Emory and Perimeter maps) several years ago (last updated in 2009) but recognize the need to expand to cover the entire city and beyond.

Fall 2010 Bike Trains - Thursday, Nov. 18

Back in May, the rain fell on our trains, and immediately we started talking about doing this again. We just didn't want to wait until next May.

Thursday, November 18, area cyclists are once again leading "bike trains". Besides making the commute more fun and social, the bike trains help those new to bike commuting feel more comfortable. Please see map below for bike train times and locations. If joining a route, please contact the route leader to let them know they can expect you. That way you can be sure they don't leave without you.

Bike Trains are now Quarterly

Back in May, the rain fell on our trains, and immediately we started talking about doing this again. We just didn't want to wait until next May.

Thursday, September 2, area cyclists are once again leading "bike trains". Besides making the commute more fun and social, the bike trains help those new to bike commuting feel more comfortable. Please see map below for bike train times and locations. If joining a route, please contact the route leader to let them know they can expect you. That way you can be sure they don't leave without you.

Midtown & Downtown bicycle suitability map

Submitted by rebecca on Thu, 2010-02-18 16:06

The linked bicycle suitability map, developed by ABC in with input from cyclists and the Midtown Transportation Solutions and the Downtown TMA, is without a doubt our most popular map. Streets are rated according to how bike-friendly they are and color-coded: red (least bikeable), yellow (fine for the moderately experienced cyclist) and green (bike-friendly).

Existing bicycle facilities (lanes, sidepaths and multi-use trails): Atlanta and DeKalb

Submitted by rebecca on Thu, 2009-08-20 12:46

Last fall, Atlanta Regional Commission Transportation Division intern Lyuba completed an inventory of bicycle facilities across the region. This year, as Lyuba rejoins the ARC as the new bike/ped coordinator, we'd like to share that map with you in hopes of spurring Atlanta and DeKalb to greater investments in bicycle infrastructure. Please read more to check out the map.

Where to park your bike (racks) and where to use caution (thefts)

Submitted by rebecca on Thu, 2009-02-12 22:04

In December of 2007, ABC volunteers fanned out across the city to hunt down and assess bicycle racks. Below is a map of the results, completed with GIS volunteer expertise from Jeff and Lyuba. In addition to the bike racks, indicated by the green bikes, this map also features a layer showing the locations of stolen bikes reported during 2007-2008 (through October), indicated by the red markers. While we know stolen bikes tend to be greatly under-reported, it's interesting to see where the reported thefts took place. The concentration in the northeast quadrant of the city likely indicates the presence of an active cycling population that is more likely to report bike thefts to the police.

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