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Become a CAT member & help bring healthy, clean, and safe transportation options throughout the Lehigh Valley.

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Join our team of dedicated volunteers.

Bike Rides

Join us for social rides on our trails & streets.

Bike Co-op

Take bike classes. Or come to work on your bike or help others!

Media Coverage

media coverage

 

2026

 

 

February 11 – The Brown and White
Coalition for Appropriate Transportation Opens New Office on North Side

February 3 – Bethlehem City Council Meeting

January 24 – Lehigh Valley News
Coalition for Appropriate Transportation Rides into New Headquarters

January 24 – City of Bethlehem
CAT Ribbon Cutting

 

2025

November 19 – WFMZ
Bethlehem non-profit to give away 110 bikes to children this Christmas

Bethlehem celebrates Walnut Week with events marking new garage opening

Fall 2025 – Lehigh Valley Style Magazine
Healthy Living Issue

August 22 – Lehigh Valley News
CAT Receives Federal Grant Money

May 28 – D&L National Heritage Corridor
Bike Month Special: Trails Offer Experience and Connection

May 15 – WFMZ
Bethlehem Mayor, His Staff Bike Around Town as Part of Bike to Work Week

May 15 – City of Bethlehem Bike to Work Week Mayor Ride coverage

May 15 – Bethlehem Health Bike to Work Week Mayor Ride coverage

May 15 – Lehigh Daily Bike to Work Week Mayor Ride coverage

May 13 – City of Bethlehem Bike to Work Week Announcement

May 13 – Discover Lehigh Valley Bike to Work Week Announcement

May 12 – Bethlehem Chamber Bike to Work Week Announcement

May 10 – Lehigh Valley News
For Purpose or Pleasure, Lehigh Valley will Break Out the Bikes Next Week

May 9 – Blue Zones Lehigh Valley Bike to Work Week Announcement

 

March 31 – Lehigh Valley News
Life’s A Ride: CAT Reflects on a Bountiful 2024


2024

December 19 – Lehigh Valley News
A nonprofit’s labor of love this holiday season, free children’s bikes now available in Bethlehem

October 23 – Lehigh Valley News
Sustainable transportation nonprofit to be first tenant at new Walnut Street Garage

October 23 – WFMZ
Retail space in new Bethlehem garage to promote active transportation options

October 23 – International Parking & Mobility Institute
New Walnut Street Garage Welcomes CAT-Coalition for Appropriate Transportation as a Future Tenant

October 23 – City of Bethlehem, Livestream
Press Conference Announcing CAT to be first tenant at Walnut Street Garage

 

July 10 – Lehigh Valley News
Sensory Garden, Bike Rides, and More: $109K Awarded to 16 Lehigh Valley Conservation Projects

June 16 – The Morning Call
National Youth Bike Council’s National Summit Comes to Lehigh Valley | Photos

February 2 – The Morning Call
West Broad Street’s bike lanes would make it safer for pedestrians, cyclists

January 18 – The Morning Call
Allentown could reduce speed limits citywide, implement other measures to eliminate traffic deaths by 2030

2023

CAT Receives Grant from Rotary Club

December 15 – Lehigh Valley Business
Bethlehem Morning Star Club provides transportation grant to CAT

 Holiday Bike Drive

December 6 – WFMZ-TV
Lehigh Valley nonprofit seeks donations, volunteers for holiday bike drive

December 4 – Lehigh Valley News
Want a Kids Bike for the Holidays? CAT Lehigh Valley is Here to Help

Women’s Overnight Ride

October 23 – Adventure Cycling
Trip Recap: Bringing the CAT Women’s Ride to Life

Press Conference American Rescue Plan Act / Bethlehem Recovery Fund

October 23 – Lehigh Valley News
Bethlehem mayor hopes to keep COVID-relief-style grants running for years

October 23 – Morning Call
Community Recovery Fund Photos

October 23 – WFMZ
Lawmakers Announce Recipients of Fund Grants 

October 23 – WDIY
Leaders Describe Impact of ARP Funding in Bethlehem

 

 

LEPOCO Walk-A-Thon

October 3 – Lehigh Valley Press
Annual LEPOCO Walk-A-Thon

 

Bethlehem Greenway Press Conference  

October 5 – Lehigh Valley News
More than $1.7 million in State Grants to Improve Lehigh Valley Trails, Parks

October 5 – PA Cast
Shapiro Administration Invests $52.5 Million in Recreation and Conservation Projects Across the Commonwealth

October 5 – City of Bethlehem
The Shapiro Administration today announced a $50 million investment for more than 225 projects across Pennsylvania.

 

Allentown Mayor Tuerk Monthly Bike Rides

September 21 – The Morning Call
Allentown Mayor Matt Tuerk and the Coalition for Appropriate Transportation for new Monthly Bike Ride| PHOTOS

September 21 – WFMZ
Allentown mayor launches monthly bike ride program

 

Yield To Pedestrians Campaign

June 7 – Lehigh Valley News
CAT, Bethlehem want drivers to ‘slow down and look around’ with new banner campaign

July 10 – Lehigh Valley Live
Campaign wants to save pedestrian lives on Lehigh Valley streets. Here’s how you can help.

 

 

Bike to Work Week

2023 – Lehigh Valley News
CAT Announces LV Bike to Work Week with Mayors

Bike Broad Graphic FINAL

Register for BIKE BROAD!

 

Join CAT and the City of Bethlehem on

September 12 for our first annual

Bike Broad—a car-free ride across Bethlehem

followed by a festival at the Rose Garden with

music, food, and community partners! 

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