It Takes a Community
Behind every successful bicycle advocacy effort is something far greater than a bike path, event, campaign, or website. It is a community coming together around a shared vision.
At Team Tahoe, our mission is simple: get more people riding bicycles. Yet achieving that mission requires more than passion and volunteer effort. It depends on the support of community organizations, local businesses, public agencies, and municipalities that recognize the value bicycling brings to our region.
Today, one example of this collaboration is our Best of Bike 2026 program. What may appear to be a simple community voting campaign is actually a celebration of the people, places, trails, organizations, and businesses that make the Tahoe region a remarkable place to ride a bike.
Programs like Best of Bike require significant outreach, promotion, coordination, and public engagement. Community support helps underwrite the costs associated with community outreach, marketing, educational initiatives, and public participation efforts.
More importantly, their involvement sends a powerful regional message: bicycling at Lake Tahoe matters.
When a municipality supports bicycle advocacy, it shows a commitment to healthier transportation options, safer streets, and a more connected community. When businesses support cycling initiatives, they recognize the economic value that cyclists bring to local shops, restaurants, lodging properties, and recreation providers. When nonprofit organizations collaborate on advocacy efforts, they amplify a shared commitment to sustainability, wellness, and quality of life.
Bicycle advocacy serves as a catalyst that helps bring these benefits together, but it can only succeed when the community actively takes part.
That is why we are grateful for every organization, business, agency, and individual who contributes to Team Tahoe’s Bike Tahoe efforts. Their support allows us to educate, inspire, and engage more people in bicycling while building a stronger culture of riding throughout the region.
The Best of Bike campaign shows what can happen when a community comes together around a shared purpose.
As voting continues, we encourage everyone to participate. Cast your vote, share the campaign with friends and family, and help recognize the businesses, trails and places that have you coming back for more. The results from your votes will help inform your interests and identify areas for improvement. Vote here.
Together, we are not simply choosing favorites. We are strengthening Tahoe’s bike culture that supports healthy lifestyles, vibrant communities, sustainable transportation, and outdoor recreation for generations to come.
It is with deep appreciation and gratitude that I thank each of our partners and supporters for helping move our advocacy forward. Your commitment move our community closer to a more connected bicycle-friendly Lake Tahoe.
Best of Bike 2026 Sponsors:
