10/4: Bike Team Meeting
2023-10-04 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Dry Spokes, 1901 Leavenworth St., Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Join us for our October Bike Team meeting in person at Dry Spokes. Focus will be on organizing a Cranksgiving event on November 4th to get folks out on bikes and get food donations for the local charities.

10/11 Walkability Team Meeting
2023-10-11 19:00 - 20:00
Join the Mode Shift Walkability Team at their October meeting via Zoom to get involved in improving pedestrian infrastructure in Omaha. We will be planning for a November 1 Walk with Us event near the North Omaha Transit Center, ongoing conversations with the City, and more. All are welcome to join and connect with the Walkability Team.

10/14: Coffee Meet Up
2023-10-14 10:00 - 11:00 | Hardy Coffee in Benson, 6051 Maple St., Omaha, Nebraska, 68104, United States
Join the Bike Team at Hardy Coffee in Benson to discuss biking and transportation in Omaha. Open to anyone.

Bike Team Meeting
2023-11-01 19:00 - 20:00 | Dry Spokes, 1901 Leavenworth St., Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Join us for our November Bike Team meeting in person at Dry Spokes. Focus will be on organizing a Cranksgiving event on Saturday November 4th to get folks out on bikes and get food donations for the local charities.

11/2 Walk with Us at North Omaha Transit Center
2023-11-02 17:30 - 18:30 | North Omaha Transit Center, 4308 N 31st Ave, Omaha, Nebraska, 68111, United States
Join us at North Omaha Transit Center for an autumn Walk with Us event. We’ll be looking critically at the safety and connectivity along Ames, with a particular focus on pedestrian routes to and from North High School and the North Omaha Trail. We should have daylight on our side for the hourlong walk, but please dress for the weather! Signs will be available.

Why here and now? Here are a couple of reasons:

This segment of Ames is in the Priority High Injury Network (HIN) identified by Omaha’s Vision Zero plan. Within the Priority HIN, crashes involving fatal and severe injuries are over 9x more likely to occur.

There are multiple schools within walking distance of NOTC. Students have always been power users of transit, and this is especially true since Metro Transit introduced its K12 Rides Free program. But do kids have safe walking routes to and from transit?

11/4: Cranksgiving
2023-11-04 10:00 - 12:00 | Dry Spokes, 1901 Leavenworth St., Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Join Mode Shift Omaha’s Bike Team on Saturday November 4th for Cranksgiving. Cranksgiving is “is a food drive on two wheels. Part bike ride, part food drive, and part scavenger hunt,” and rides are happening across the country. We’re meeting at Dry Spokes, 1901 Leavenworth St at 10:00 AM. Then, we’ll ride to local food stores and return by 12:00 PM. Finally, we’ll ride to Together Inc. to deliver the donations!

Don’t be a turkey, be there!!

11/8: Walkability Team Meeting
2023-11-08 19:00 - 20:00
Join the Mode Shift Walkability Team at their November meeting via Zoom to get involved in improving pedestrian infrastructure in Omaha. We will be debriefing the November 1 Walk with Us event that is happening near the North Omaha Transit Center, ongoing conversations with the City, and more. All are welcome to join and connect with the Walkability Team.

11/11: Coffee Meet up
2023-11-11 10:00 - 11:00 | Dry Spokes, 1901 Leavenworth St., Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Join the Bike Team on Saturday November 11 at 10am at Cafe Ohana pop up with Hawaiian coffee and snacks at Dry Spokes on Leavenworth. Discuss biking and transportation in Omaha. Open to anyone.

11/14: Vision Zero Plan Vote at City Council
2023-11-14 14:00 - 17:00
The Omaha City Council will vote on a resolution to adopt the Vision Zero Plan in the City Council meeting on Tuesday November 14. From the public events and information shared by Vision Zero Omaha, it seems like the plan will be good. You should be able to access the City Council meeting agenda and related materials here, once these are posted.

Vision Zero Omaha logo with pedestrian, bike, and car icons.

It would be great to have folks speak in support of the plan at City Council (and highlight any gaps/opportunities for improvement). There are multiple options for voicing your support:

You can just show up in person and speak on an agenda item

You can speak virtually via Zoom (see instructions below)

You could submit written testimony in support to the City Clerk at: cityclerk@cityofomaha.org (also feel free to include your Councilmember and/or other Councilmembers)

Speaking virtually at City Council

To speak on an agenda item through Zoom, email the City Clerk at cityclerk@cityofomaha.org with the following information: Name Address Item(s) you wish to speak on Proponent or opponent Registrations must be completed by 4:30 PM on the Monday prior to the meeting date (unless otherwise noted on the agenda). *A registration is complete once you have submitted the Zoom meeting invite and receive a “Omaha City Council Meeting Confirmation” email. There is no guarantee of your participation via Zoom in the meeting if all of the above information is not finalized by the deadline.

Click here to find instructions and guidelines for Zoom participation at City Council meetings.

11/28: Giving Tuesday Party
2023-11-28 18:00 - 20:00 | Ponderosa Cyclery, 3901 Leavenworth St., Omaha, Nebraska, 68105, United States
Join us for our Giving Tuesday party Tuesday November 28 at Ponderosa Cyclery! Like days of old we’ll hang out and text and email folks reminding them to donate to Mode Shift at a bike shop with pizza. Going to be tons of fun

12/6: Social Media Training
2023-12-06 17:30 - 18:30
We rely on volunteers to run our social media and are excited to train and onboard some new folks to contribute to our virtual presence! Join us on Zoom to learn about the tools we use, how to access them, and the type of content we like to post. Zoom link to join: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85978350347?pwd=[REDACTED]

Bike Team Meeting
2023-12-06 19:00 - 20:00 | Dry Spokes, 1901 Leavenworth St., Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Join us for our December Bike Team meeting in person at Dry Spokes. Focus will be on debriefing the Cranksgiving event on November 4th, collaborations with other bike groups/bike shops, and planning for 2024.

12/9: Coffee Meet Up
2023-12-09 10:00 - 11:00 | Astute Coffee, 1818 Dodge St, Omaha, Nebraska, 68102, United States Minor Outlying Islands
UPDATE: Free Bikes for Kidz Omaha (FB4K) has finished all of the bike builds for this year, which is great! So, FB4K does not need volunteers on Saturday. Instead we’re just going to have a coffee meet up at 10 am at Astute Coffee at 1818 Dodge St. There’s no agenda and anyone is welcome to talk biking or transportation in Omaha and learn more about Mode Shift.

12/13: Walkability Team Meeting
2023-12-13 19:00 - 20:00
Join the Mode Shift Walkability Team at their December meeting via Zoom to get involved in improving pedestrian infrastructure in Omaha. We will be discussing Walk with Us events, ongoing conversations with the City, and more. All are welcome to join and connect with the Walkability Team.

Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1076541523764886

12/14: Happy Hour
2023-12-14 17:00 - 18:30 | Site-1 Brewing, 2566 Farnam St., Omaha, Nebraska, 68131, United States
Join us for a happy hour at Site-1 Brewing from 5 to 6:30pm on Thursday December 14th. There’s no agenda, and all supporters of Mode Shift are invited. (Site-1 has a beer, cider, cocktail, and nonalcoholic drink menu — but no food. We are allowed to bring in outside food.)

1/3: Bike Team Meeting
2024-01-03 19:00 - 20:00 | Dry Spokes, 1901 Leavenworth St., Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Join the Bike Team for our January meeting in person at Dry Spokes on Wednesday January 3 at 7pm. Focus will be on 2024 planning including bike valet, bike ride, and education events.

1/11: Happy Hour
2024-01-11 17:00 - 19:00 | Muchachos, 1258 S 13th S, Omaha, Nebraska, 68108, United States
Join us for a happy hour at Muchachos from 5 to 7 pm on Thursday, January 11th. There’s no agenda, and all supporters of Mode Shift are invited. Muchachos is a restaurant on South 13th Street that offers tacos, rice bowls, and other dishes from New Mexico. Drinks include craft beer, cider, cocktails (including diverse margaritas) and sodas.

1/13: Coffee Meet Up
2024-01-13 10:00 - 11:00 | Myrtle & Cypress Coffeehouse, 517 N 33rd St., Omaha, Nebraska, 68131
Join the Bike Team on Saturday January 13 at 10am at Myrtle & Cypress Coffeehouse in Gifford Park area. Discuss biking and transportation in Omaha. Open to anyone.

2/21 Walkability Team Meeting
2024-02-21 19:00 - 20:00
Join the Mode Shift Walkability Team at our February meeting via Zoom to get involved in improving pedestrian infrastructure in Omaha. We will be discussing Walk with Us events, ongoing conversations with the City, and more. All are welcome to join and connect with the Walkability Team.

Please note that starting in February, we’re meeting on the third Wednesday of the month, rather than the second. The registration link has the updated dates. If you already had the meeting series downloaded to your calendar, please use the same link to re-register and get a new calendar invitation.

2/24 Walkability Sign-Making Party
2024-02-24 13:00 - 15:30 | Omaha Public Library – Downtown Branch, 1401 Jones St, Omaha, Nebraska, 68102, United States
Before spring arrives and another season of outdoor events begins, it’s time to refresh our collection of handheld signs. Come join the Walkability team at the downtown library (room 102) to exercise your artistic skills and/or get your favorite slogans on paper! Poster paper, markers, and snacks will be provided; feel free to bring any other sign-making materials you have handy. (Within reason — let’s not use spray paint, glitter, or anything else that would make librarians unhappy.)

2/28: Member Meeting: Omaha Climate Plan
2024-02-28 19:00 - 20:30
Join us for our membership meeting in February! We are excited to hear from representatives from the City of Omaha on transportation strategies included in Omaha’s Climate Action & Resilience plan. This meeting will be via Zoom; click link below to join.

3/20: Walkability Team Meeting
2024-03-20 19:00 - 20:00
Join the Mode Shift Walkability Team at our March meeting via Zoom to get involved in improving pedestrian infrastructure in Omaha. We will be discussing Walk with Us events, ongoing conversations with the City, and more. All are welcome to join and connect with the Walkability Team.

3/25: Evolving Omaha - Part 3
2024-03-25 18:30 - 20:30 | UNO Community Engagement Center, 6400 South University Drive, Omaha, Nebraska, 68182, United States
Join us for another video series on active commuting, city planning, and urban design in Omaha! 6:30 – 7:00 we’ll have time for visiting, and 7:00 – 8:30 we’ll watch a series of short videos with discussion. See you there! We’ll be at the UNO Community Engagement Center (CEC) in Room 221.

3/27: Member meeting: Dr. Bereitschaft on Walkability & Equity
2024-03-27 19:00 - 20:15 | UNO Community Engagement Center, 6400 South University Drive, Omaha, Nebraska, 68182, United States
We are having a hybrid membership meeting! You can join us via the Zoom link below or in the UNO CEC (ask front desk for room number). Dr. Bradley Bereitschaft from UNO will present on some of his research on walkability and equity. Facebook Event.

4/13: Coffee Meet Up
2024-04-13 10:00 - 11:30 | The Mill Coffee & Tea, 3105 Leavenworth Street, Omaha, Nebraska, 68105, United States
Join the Bike Team on Saturday April 13 at 10am at The Mill Coffee & Tea on Leavenworth. Discuss biking and transportation in Omaha. Open to anyone.

4/16: Bike Walk Give Day
2024-04-16 00:00 - 23:59
Bike Walk Give Day is a day to rally Nebraskans in support of the active transportation nonprofits serving their communities. It is a 24-hour, statewide, online-giving event to celebrate and support active transportation-related nonprofits within Nebraska. The inaugural Bike Walk Give Day is on Tuesday, April 16th, from midnight to midnight.

Support Mode Shift Omaha and any of 17 other active transportation nonprofits serving Nebraska communities!

4/24: Member meeting: Preparing for Omaha's Comprehensive Plan
2024-04-24 19:00 - 20:15 | UNO Community Engagement Center, 6400 South University Drive, Omaha, Nebraska, 68182, United States
Join us for our hybrid monthly membership meeting! We’ll be in person at the UNO Community Engagement Center (CEC) in room 209 and online on Zoom. Derek Miller from the City of Omaha will provide information about Omaha’s Comprehensive Plan. The Comp Plan is an opportunity to provide input into Omaha’s plan for the future.

4/27: Earth Day volunteers
2024-04-27 10:00 - 18:00 | Elmwood Park, Elmwood Park Road, Omaha, Nebraska, 68106, United States
It’s that time of year again!! Birds are singing, flowers are blooming, and Omaha is thawing out. Spring is here, and that means that Earth Day Omaha is just around the corner. Once again, Mode Shift Omaha will be providing bike valet parking for the event. Join us for a day of fun, learning, and admiring all of the two-wheeled vehicles coming to roost for a while in our corral. Hopefully it will be warmer than last year! There are only four volunteer spaces per two-hour shift, so don’t wait too long. Sign up here and lend a hand: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050C4FAEA72FA1FA7-48156925-earth#/

5/1: Bike Team Meeting
2024-05-01 19:00 - 20:00 | Dry Spokes, 1901 Leavenworth St., Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Join us for our May Bike Team meeting in person at Dry Spokes. Focus will be on planning a bike ride in May for bike month. Open to anyone interested in improving biking in Omaha.

5/11: Coffee Meet-up
2024-05-11 10:00 - 11:30 | Speilbound, 3229 Harney St., Omaha, Nebraska, 68131, United States
Join the Bike Team on Saturday May 11 at 10am at Speilbound Board Game Cafe on Harney St. Discuss biking and transportation in Omaha. Open to anyone.
