ABC's summer campaign is Connecting the City. View this email in your browser We hear you. For over twenty years, weâ€™ve been your voice for better biking in Atlanta. Now that Atlanta is finally at a tipping point to becoming a bike-friendly city, we think itâ€™s time to have connected bikeways in the heart of Atlanta.



We have a plan to make this happen.



This summer, we'll be advocating for 13 connected miles of bikeways on Peachtree Street, DeKalb Avenue, and Lee Street. And we'll need to raise $10,000 this summer to do it with an exciting advocacy campaign, Connecting the City.



Your donations can help us achieve a monumental leap forward for cycling in Atlanta. We need safe, convenient and continuous bikeways to make getting across town by bike possible for more people. And your contributions to this campaign will be stretched with matching grants. Why we need your support now:



Part of Peachtree Street Downtown is slated for bike lanes that will connect with a two-way cycle track on Peachtree Center Avenue. North of Midtown, bike lanes are proposed for Brookwood. That leaves a mile-long gap in the heart of Midtown. A continuous bike connection along Peachtree Street will make a strong statement and dramatically increase biking in the city.



And Peachtree Street is just the beginning. ABC will target two more key crosstown connectors: DeKalb Avenue and Lee Street. And thereâ€™s more to come! This Thursday, June 27th from 6-8 PM, IKEA and ABC invite you to the grand opening of our new office. Please RSVP via our website: And thereâ€™s more to come! This Thursday, June 27th from 6-8 PM, IKEA and ABC invite you to the grand opening of our new office. Please RSVP via our website: www.atlantabike.org Our advocacy â€“ with your support â€“ is creating results.



Please donate today by clicking the image below to give securely online, or send a check to our new address: 692 Kirkwood Ave #C-1 Atlanta, GA 30316.

P.S. Already 2013 is shaping up to be one of our best years ever. Thanks for all you to do make it happen! Your advocacy helped us win National Bicycle Leadership Award

Membership is up 30% over 2012

Nearly 15,000 thrilled to a car-free Peachtree Street on May 19th

Weâ€™re on pace to distribute 100+ bikes to kids

The Great Atlanta Bicycle Expedition debuted to rave reviews

Tour de Fat raised over $13,000

IKEA awarded us $10,000 in furnishings/design for the new office - thanks to your votes!

We're adding a third Atlanta Streets Alive event this year. Please join us September 8 and October 6!