Biking at Emory

After the past year and a half, it’s time for a lift! Bicycling is a good way to take care of your mind and body. And taking part in Biketober is a great way to have some fun while doing so. Emory University Transportation & Parking Services is partnering with Georgia Commute Options for another year of the Atlanta region’s favorite Bike Challenge. An Emory team WON in 2020, so help Emory pedal to the top of the leaderboard again this year by signing up!

Get Involved

Sign up at Biketober.com to create your account or join a team.
Starting Oct. 1, ride anytime, anywhere for just 10 minutes or more each day.
Log your rides for chances to win some outstanding prizes.
Earn points for every mile you log.

Win Great Prizes

The more you ride, the more points you earn and the better your chances to win amazing prizes*:

Early registration prize (by Sept. 30): $1,000 REI gift card
Grand prize: Edison Electric Bike
Follow Georgia Commute Options on Facebook and Instagram for a chance to win weekly prizes.

Transportation and Parking Services supports biking for the Emory Community through advocacy and investments in bicycle infrastructure, including bike racks, bike rentals, and PATH multi-use pathways.
In partnership with the PATH Foundation, three sections of grade separated, multi-use pathways have been completed since 2018. The first segment completed connects the Clairmont Campus to the South Peachtree Creek Trail. The second runs from Ridgewood Drive to Clifton Road, following North Decatur Road as it rolls past the Burlington Road Building, the Performing Arts Studio, the North Decatur Building and Emory University School of Law. The third two-lane segment follows Haygood Drive from Druid Hills High School and Andrews Drive to Clifton Road. The fourth is in under construction along Haygood Drive from Ridgewood Drive to North Decatur Road.

Semester Bike Rental Program

Rental Period #1: August 17, 2020 - December 18, 2020 – $95
Rental Period #2: January 4, 2021 - April 30, 2021 - $95
Academic year rental: August 17, 2020 - April 30, 2021 - $175
Summer rental: May 17, 2021 - August 6, 2021 - $50

Lock rental: $15 rental; $5 refunded when returned

Renting a Bike

Bike Deposit: All bike rentals require a refundable $50 security deposit

Faculty, staff, and students can rent a bike from TPS for a semester or the academic year. Review the Bike Emory general guidelines, the Bike Emory release, and the Georgia Bike Sense Guide.

Use this form to reserve your bike. A representative will contact you to complete the process.
Bike rentals are paid for and picked up at the Parking Office located on the 4^th level of the Starvine Deck, 1945 Starvine Way, Suite 400B.

Campus Resources

Emory Employee Cycling Network (EECN) strives to create a more active cycling community and environment among Emory faculty and staff with an emphasis on advocacy, social activities, and cycling/commuting education. You can join the EECN listserv by sending an email to FACULTYSTAFFCYCLING-request@LISTSERV.CC.EMORY.EDU. Visit their Facebook page.

Emory Bike Social is an undergraduate student group dedicated to supporting and advocating a healthy sustainable bicycle community at Emory. They collaborate with the Emory Spokes Council to run the Fixie, a free bike repair shop on campus, and organize a variety of social rides and educational events about cycling in Atlanta. For more information contact them at EmoryBikeSocial@gmail.com. Visit their Facebook page.

Emory Spokes Council is a graduate student group that connects, supports, and advocates for Emory's Bicycle Community. To accomplish these goals, they host regular bike socials, regular open shop hours at the Fixie, bike workshops, and special awareness and advocacy events. For more information contact them at emory.spokes.council@gmail.com. Visit their Facebook page.

EPD Bike Registration

Campus Bike Parking Rules

Bicycles should only be secured to designated bike racks.
To find a list of current bike racks, please view this map.
TPS will remove and impound bicycles secured in any way to objects other than designated bike racks or blocking ADA access. This includes:

Railings, handrails, and guardrails, especially those railings or other objects that may be required by persons with mobility impairments.
Areas that restrict egress for life safety purposes or in any area that would impede or restrict pedestrian or vehicular traffic
An impound retrieval fee may be charged.

The University is not responsible for damage to locking devices that require removal because they are secured to objects other than designated bike racks or are abandoned. If the bicycle is registered with Emory Police or the National Bike Registry, the owner will be contacted at the residence on file.
Impounded bicycles will be held for thirty (30) days, after which the bicycles will be recycled.

If you believe your bike has been impounded, please email commute@emory.edu.

Bicycles that are abandoned for more than fourteen (14) days in a bike rack will be impounded.

To report an abandoned bike, please email commute@emory.edu.