05/27/2026
Last night we gathered at Durham Bottling Co. to celebrate the people who made this year possible: PE teachers, volunteers, school staff, and partners.
Through partnerships with 13 Durham Public Schools, over 1,200 students received pedestrian safety education and more than 2,500 participated in bicycle safety programming this year.
Our ride marshals, event volunteers, and tabling crews kept every group ride and community event running.
One teacher shared a story of watching a student go from afraid to ride to fluent on a bike by the end of the program and how that moment made it all feel worth it.
None of that happens without the people in that room.
Congratulations to Dr. Vanessa Alford of C.C. Spaulding Elementary, recognized as Principal of the Year, and to Dr. Wanda McClain-Daye, recipient of the Caroline Shauger Memorial Teacher of the Year Award — named in memory of Caroline Shauger, an avid cyclist whose life was taken by a driver in 2016, and in honor of her daughter Allison, former Bike Durham board chair, who channeled her grief into advocacy for safe streets.
Thank you to Safe Routes To School and Donna Lopp for tremendous support of pedestrian education. And to Durham Bike Co-op. Without them we wouldn't have bikes. They keep our fleet running, support our classes, and provided bike giveaways for schools across Durham.
To every DPS school that welcomed us in and every volunteer who gave their time: Thank you. We can't wait to do it again.
