EVERETT, MAY 7: One thing about Everett – we are a city that loves our bikes. This National Bike Month, organizations are participating by offering events, promotions and social media challenges.
Everett was recognized as a bronze-level Bicycle Friendly Community by the League of American Bicyclists in 2021. Washington State itself was named the #1 Bicycle Friendly State last year.
Bike Everett 2025
Everett Transit hosts the city’s annual “Bike Day” (formally “Bike to Work Day”) on the third Friday of May.
Everett’s Bike Week celebration kicks off with a social media challenge on Monday, May 12 and closes with the annual community event.
The social media challenge runs the week of May 12. Simply post a picture biking your favorite route and tag @EverettTransit on Facebook or Instagram with #BikeEverett to be entered to win a $50 ORCA card.
The main event, Bike Everett 2025, is a free community get-together to enjoy all things biking including safety checks, repairs, games and prizes. Stop by from 3-6 p.m., Friday, May 16 at the Everett Station, 3201 Smith Ave.
Other ways to get involved
Plan your next ride with The Master Parks Map which includes bus stops and bike routes, categorized by comfort level. Enjoy the Lowell Riverfront Trail or the Smith Island Trail. Everett also has six interactive bike tours which can take you through the history of neighborhoods and key locations. See here.
Beginning June 26, Sharing Wheels Community Bike Shop will host Bike Repair Clinics at the Evergreen Branch Library. Additional clinics will be held on the fourth Tuesday of every month through September.
Looking to do some reading? Check out the Bike Month 2025 booklist at the Everett Public Library. Check out books like “Urban Bikers’ Tricks & trips: low-tech & no-tech ways to find, ride & keep a bicycle.” Or a more adventurous book like “Cycling Home from Siberia.”
Be a bicycle-friendly driver by watching “Sharing the road with bicycles: A bicycle-friendly driver program.”
Future bike projects
The City of Everett is guided by its Bicycle Master Plan, which was created to lay a roadmap for including bicycling as a convenient and viable transportation option. There will be two changes to the city’s bicycle network for 2025.
The Fulton Street Pedestrian and Bicycle Corridor project will build bicycle facilities and fill in missing sidewalk on Fulton Street between Pacific Avenue and California Street.
The Edgewater Bridge Replacement Project will include new 5-foot bike lanes on each side of the bridge. The old bridge did not have bike facilities.
