Traverse City to the Mackinac Bridge: 25 Awesome People Going Big for More Kids on Bikes
Last summer, Patrick Cotant rode 100 miles/day for 2 days to raise awareness and funds for Norte. He called it Patrick’s Heavy Ride […]
Mid-summer shout out to citizen advocates
Greetings everyone! I hope your July is full of enjoyable walks to local cafes and easy rolls past long lines of people […]
Recovery Through Advocacy, One Step at a Time
by Gary Howe, Advocacy Director Last July 22, Kaischa Smith was riding her bike to the Leelanau Trail from her home in […]
Gracias, Brian!
Meet Brian Buysse, one of Norte’s awesome volunteers! Brian started coming into the Wheelhouse this spring and summer to wrench on bikes […]
Why language matters and accidents aren’t accidents
by Gary Howe, Advocacy Director Implicit bias in the language we use to discuss walking and biking was a key topic through […]
Getting past the myths that persist
2019 is shaping up to be an awesome year for people who walk and bike in Traverse City. In June, MDOT will […]
Northern Michigan Kids Are About To Bike To School In a Big Way
The 2019 Northern Michigan Bikes To School Day, a region-wide, multi-school celebration of National Bike To School Day, is next Wednesday, May […]
Continued Learning for Citizen Advocates
We recently shared the story of the 2019 Advocate Academy with the primary funder of this year’s program, the League of Michigan Bicyclists. […]
Big Saturday on tap in Traverse City: Here’s 4 awesome things to do
1. Free CPR Classes at the Library. 2. Norte does the Maker Fest! Join us at the City […]
Norte and West Middle School to Launch New Program For Good
The Solution in School is part of Norte’s broader community-wide bike mechanics education initiative dedicated to empowering people of all ages and abilities to learn the […]
Munson Healthcare, Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation, and Norte Offer Free CPR Classes at the Library
Learn the skills. Save a life. In partnership with the Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation and Munson Healthcare, Norte is excited to […]
Traverse City’s Revisioned 8th Street: Lots to like
Thanks to the fabulous Envision 8th public engagement process of 2017, a new and improved Eighth Street is coming in 2019. The final […]
A Wishlist to Help Norte Launch a New Bike Mechanics Program at Traverse City Area Middle Schools
The Solution in School is part of Norte’s broader community-wide bike mechanics education initiative dedicated to empowering people of all ages and abilities to […]
Yo, Kids! Here’s to Less Swiping, Scrolling, Tapping and More Wrenching, Fixing, Learning this Spring Break
Sticking around Traverse City this spring break? Hop in one of our 10 fun bike mechanics classes at the Wheelhouse to turn […]
Norte to Launch New Learn-to-Wrench Community Project
The Solution is a new community-wide bike mechanics education initiative dedicated to empowering people of all ages and abilities to learn the […]
Grand Traverse Pro Walk/Pro Bike Update: Valentine’s Day Edition
Happy Valentine’s day! Love is certainly in the air…or is that snow??? A few important things walk/bike things to add to your […]
13 Grand Traverse Residents Chosen to Participate in the 2019 Pro Walk/Pro Bike Advocate Academy
Stoked to announce that these 13 awesome people have been accepted into the 2019 Grand Traverse Advocate Academy that begins next Thursday, […]
I winter bike
Ben Boyce spends most of his time at work riding around town with kids on bikes as the program director for Norte. […]
What’s Happening at Norte? Lots!
In between lots of shoveling and winter walking, we’ve been busy planning for a big, big 2019. This year, we’ll continue to […]
World Class Walk/Bike Infrastructure on Traverse City’s Revisioned 8th Street? Yes, please
After last night’s Traverse City Commission Study Session, I’ve been thinking and researching a lot on best practice cycle-track design, which I truly […]
