Become a Member

Imagine a Durham where everyone can move around safely and easily with access to transportation options that suit their needs. Bike Durham members make a difference by supporting our advocacy, education, and events with financial support and/or volunteer time.

There are three ways that you can become a Bike Durham member:

  1. Be a Sustainer by making a monthly or annual recurring financial contribution;

  2. Make a one-time gift of at least $35; or

  3. Volunteer at least five (5) hours. and complete a form

With your membership support, our collective voice becomes stronger as we call for safer street design and great transit.

Choose Your Membership Option

Member Benefits

+ (NEW) Ride with GPS Bike Durham Club Account

  • We're excited to announce a NEW benefit available to all Bike Durham members - we've created a Bike Durham club account with Ride with GPS, the best route planner and voice navigation app for bicyclists! Use the Ride with GPS app to navigate our curated routes around Durham.
  • When you become a member of Bike Durham, you'll receive a special link to get FREE access to premium features (a $40/year value!) like turn-by-turn voice navigation, live logging, offline maps, and more, for all Bike Durham curated routes.
  • Examples of our current and future routes include: educational bike tours, casual and fun routes that create 'GPS Art', trail and multi-use path routes, and city-to-city routes with a focus on safe transit (ex. Durham to Cary, Durham to Morrisville, Durham to Chapel Hill)

+ Bike Durham Swag

  • All new members have the option to recieve a Bike Durham t-shirt

+ (NEW) Member Appreciation Events, Raffles, and Group Rides

  • The Bike Durham Events Committee will be planning new members-only special events throughout the year that celebrate you, our dedicated members, and our collective love for biking! Stay tuned as we announce upcoming events in our newsletter and on our Facebook page.

+ Make a Difference

  • With your support, you add to Bike Durham’s collective voice calling for safer street design. Through education, letter writing campaigns, and showing up to public hearings, we are influencing local leaders, City Council and the Department of Transportation. Our goal is for residents of Durham, regardless of where they live, to have access to a low-stress bike network of safe streets, protected bike lanes, and greenways that connects residents and empowers them to move around our Bull City.

  • Through our member engagement and influence on Department of Transportation and City Council, we have achieved the following to provide safer street infrastructure in Durham:

    • Durham now has longest protected bike lane (E Main St) in North Carolina

    • Road diet and buffered bike lanes on South Roxboro St and Durham Chapel Hill Blvd

    • Continually educating City Council on benefits of protected bike network and provided tour of bike network in Seville, Spain for councilmember Jillian Johnson

    • Providing consulting to Durham Department of Transportation for planning protected bike lane network

+ Stay in the loop on local bike news and events

  • When you sign up as a member, you get access to monthly newsletters and call to actions to inform you of:

    • Regular updates on upcoming bike events in Durham

    • Status of key bike infrastructure projects in Durham, Bike Durham recommendations, and what you can do to influence local leaders

    • Educational tools to empower you on knowing safe street design and riding tips

    • Updates on Bike Durham organizational news and community events

Bike Durham is a registered 501(c)(3) organization with EIN 46-5356944. Your charitable contribution is tax-deductible. Contact director@bikedurham.org or 919.672.3862 with questions and thank you for donating.

If you are already a member and want to change your contribution amount, watch this short video for instructions.