Bike Alpharetta Inc. worked with the city this summer to add bike lanes and map cycling routes across Alpharetta's growing trail network.

The nonprofit helped the City of Alpharetta re-stripe some roads with bike lanes and wider shoulders, according to a summer progress report the group published Sept. 16. The work focused on protecting what the organization called "vulnerable road users," including people biking, rolling, running and walking on local streets.

Bike Alpharetta is also consulting with the city on a set of recommended cycling routes that would link the Big Creek Greenway and the Alpha Loop to parks and local businesses. The city's trail network already spans more than 18 miles, with six miles of the Alpha Loop and more than 12 miles of the Greenway open, according to CBS News Atlanta. That network is set to expand. As we reported Sept. 16, the City Council approved a $15.99 million contract for the Alpha Link, a one-mile trail along GA 400 between Haynes Bridge Road and Encore Parkway that will connect the two systems.

The route-mapping effort would give cyclists and pedestrians clearly marked paths between those trails and nearby shops, restaurants and parks.

In May, Bike Alpharetta celebrated National Bike Month with a group ride on the Big Creek Greenway and an outdoor meeting at Rock Mill Park. Over the summer, the group hosted its first Ice Cream Social ride and gathered members at City Centre for the July 4 Drone Show, an Alpharetta Parks event. Quarterly Adopt-A-Mile roadside cleanups continued as well.

The nonprofit also partners with the Pedal Forward Foundation, which teaches underprivileged youth to ride at no-cost bike camps. When Pedal Forward holds camps in Alpharetta, Bike Alpharetta volunteers hand out new helmets to participants. The group also runs a Bikes For Kids program each December, refurbishing bikes and trikes for families in need.

Now the organization is looking for more help. In its progress report, Bike Alpharetta asked residents to email the group with ideas for safer cycling advocacy or to join a committee. Most committee work happens virtually, the group said, so the time commitment is light.