Laramie marks Bike Month with citywide events and Bike to Work Day breakfast

Laramie is turning Bike Month into something residents can use right away: a breakfast on First Street Plaza, a string of ride-oriented events, and a citywide push to make bicycling feel like a practical part of daily travel in Albany County, not just a warm-weather pastime.

The City of Laramie marked the month with a council proclamation on May 6 and is using the observance to highlight a network of more than 30 miles of trails and shared-use paths. That framing fits a longer planning effort aimed at building a bikeway system that works with pedestrians, automobiles and transit, while also drawing attention to the city’s bike-friendly culture and spring riding season.

The centerpiece comes on National Bike to Work Day, Friday, May 15. From 7 to 9 a.m., Laramie BikeNet, Blue FCU, Fast Haus Ski & Bike, UniWyo Credit Union, Coal Creek Coffee, AARP Wyoming, Basecamp, Feeding Laramie Valley and Wyoming Assistive Technology Resources will host a community breakfast at First Street Plaza. The event will include breakfast burritos, coffee, juice, a smoothie bike and assistive technology bikes, making it as much a public gathering as a commuter perk.

The calendar extends beyond that single morning. An adult mountain bike clinic is set for May 18, followed by a youth cycling program for students in grades 2 through 8 starting May 21 and running through June 11. Free bike shuttles on May 25 will support a downhill ride from Pilot Hill, and the month will close with a free Ritual Mountain Bike Film Tour at the Gryphon Theatre on May 30. Bike to Work Week runs May 11 through May 17, adding national context to the local push.

The broader bike effort has been building for years. Laramie BikeNet, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit established in 1996, helped advance the city’s bike-park concept with a $10,500 donation in 2017. City planning materials say that earlier work drew 249 public participants and 2,292 survey responses. The bike park is now under construction next to the Laramie Community Recreation Center and is expected to be finished in the summer of 2026, with plans including Wyoming’s first asphalt pump track. City concept materials say the project is meant to support healthy lifestyles and local economic development, a reminder that Bike Month in Laramie is tied to infrastructure, access and the way people actually move through town.