The Lace & Axle Newsletter
The Lace & Axle Newsletter, a digital bulletin issued quarterly, includes information on recent pedestrian and bicycle improvements throughout Jacksonville. Please contact Lurise Bannister, Planning Services Manager, at Lurise@coj.net for the most recent newsletter.
JaxRax Bike Rack Request Form
Are you a business owner who would benefit from bicycle parking? Do you know a business that needs a bicycle rack? The City will furnish and install bike racks, free of charge, to businesses in an effort to become a Bicycle Friendly Community. For the JaxRax Program Manual, Click Here. To request a bicycle rack, fill out the below form.
2017 Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan
The Master Plan developed a prioritized network of recommended bicycle facilities for City and State roads located within the I-295 Beltway.
Download a copy of the Master Plan here.
BPAC Meeting
Event by Friends of BPAC
Online via Zoom on Thursday, March 4, 2021 at 5:30 PM EST – 7 PM EST
Price: Free · Duration: 1 hr 30 min
Public · Anyone on or off Facebook
We will meet monthly on the first Thursday via Zoom at 5:30 pm.
The agenda for March 4 will include the following:
- Vacant COJ Bike/Ped Coordinator position
- Updates from Virtual National Bike Summit Feb. 28-March 3
If you would like to attend and have not received an email with the meeting link, you can receive one by emailing Larry Roberts at lawhar17@comcast.net
Local Biking Information and Groups
- Parks Trail Guides and Maps
- Find local trails to bike and hike
- JTA Bikes on Buses
- How to load a bicycle on a bus and more
- The Honey Pot Bike Collective
- A non-profit dedicated to fixing up bicycles for community members
- North Florida Bike Club
- Find local rides, popular routes, and community events
- BPAC
- Bicycle Pedestrian Action Committee (BPAC) which advocates for bicyclist and pedestrians in Jacksonville
- Bike Duval
- Community organization committed to social rides and events
- SPAR
- Springfield Preservation and Revitalization (SPAR) hosts "Explore the Core" social bike rides and more
Gov't Resources
Questions/Comments?
Lurise Bannister
Planning Services Manager
Can be reached at (904) 255-7939
Lurise@coj.net