Celebrating Our Strength and Impact by
REMEMBERING HOW WE GOT HERE 2013 2014
Norte is founded with one bike train to Eastern Elementary in Traverse City
The Bike Más Project launches at Traverse Heights Elementary Bike trains expand Vasa Domingos begins
2015
Kids Bike Library launches Farmers Market Bike Valet TC Rides gets started
2016
Traverse City Summer Bike Camp begins with one session Pro Walk/Pro Bike Advocacy committee is founded El Liderato Youth Leadership Council forms
Estrellas Balance Bike begins as a summertime meet up at F&M Park
2017
Winter Walk Wednesdays begin Clubhouse opens with Community Bike Shop Estrellas Balance Bike grows to 15 area schools
2018
Expand to Elk Rapids and Northport
Wheelhouse opens Amigos, our program for kids with special needs, begins The Solution, a bike mechanics education series, begins $4.5 million bond to accelerate sidewalk building mostly in the Traverse Heights neighborhood is approved First Advocate Academy “More Girls on Bikes” initiative begins
2019
Expand to Kalkaska and Suttons Bay Two safer crosswalk signals installed on the Grandview Parkway Revisioned 8th Street with northern Michigan’s first protected bike lane Explore Academy starts Grand Traverse Regional Youth Mountain Bike Team grows to become largest youth mountain bike team in the state of Michigan Kids Bike Library grows to 160 bikes
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NORTE | 2019 ANNUAL REPORT