Thirteen Years. One Vision.
Bike Walk Nebraska began as the Nebraska Bicycling Alliance in 2013 with a mission to improve roadway safety for bicyclists. In 2019, the organization adopted the name you know today, but our vision of safe and accessible biking and walking for all Nebraskans has remained unchanged.
Our Impact Over the Years:
- 2016: Passed a bill granting bicyclists the same rights as pedestrians in a cross walk and abolished the mandatory side path law;
- 2017: Successfully lobbied in support of the Nebraska Department of Roads to become the Nebraska Department of Transportation, paving thew ay for more inclusive transportation efforts across the state
- 2018: Negotiated with AAA Nebraska to offer roadside assistance to cyclists
- 2021: Championed the creation of a specialty license plate, generating over $150,000 to date for trail maintenance
- 2022: Secured $8.3 million appropriation from the state budget for trail development
- 2023: Launched the state's first-ever Adult Learn-to-Ride Classes
- 2024: Successfully lobbied to update the state statute for eBike Classifications
- 2025: Passed the Vulnerable Road User law, including an expansion of the 3-foot passing law, increased fines for excessive speeding, and additional penalties for drivers responsible in vulnerable road user crashes
- 2026: Facilitated the creation of over 20 trailhead signs and other amenities along the Cowboy Trail
Read About Our Wins
The 2025 Unicameral session brought some big wins, hopeful progress, and a stinging loss for safe biking and walking.
Bike Walk Give Day is 24-hour, statewide, online giving event created to rally Nebraskans in support of active transportation nonprofits, hosted by Bike Walk Nebraska. The event is designed raise awareness, accelerate community efforts, and target active transportation projects, causes, and organizations across Nebraska.
Nebraska now has an updated, aligned with best practice definition of "electric bicycle" in our state statutes and a revised definition of "bicycle," including three and four-wheeled bikes.
