UPCOMING EVENTS
Community Mini-grant Cycle 2
Our last grant cycle of the year will open June 1. Award date will be in August for projects completed by December 2025.
The Bentonville Moves Coalition Community Mini-Grant Program aims to build excitement, momentum, and grassroots support for safer and healthier streets in our community. We offer mini-grants ranging from $500 to $2,500 to fund civic groups, community leaders, and individuals to develop events or projects highlighting the benefits of the City's Connecting Bentonville Bike and Pedestrian Master Plan.
SW 28th Street (to Featherstone Road) Ribbon Cutting
We hope you’ll join us as we celebrate another important step toward creating a safer, more accessible Bentonville. This event highlights a key infrastructure project focused on improving connectivity and easing congestion in our growing community.
This project consists of approximately 1.28 miles of improvements on SW 28th St between SW Featherston and I St, including a new section of roadway between SW Bright Rd and the Sullivan Square apartments. The improvements include widening existing roadway sections, a new roundabout at 28th & Bright Rd, and bike/pedestrian infrastructure improvements. This corridor will be a vital east-west connector to hopefully alleviate traffic and congestion on SW Regional Airport Blvd and SW 14th St.
P Street Trail Groundbreaking
Join us for a groundbreaking ceremony to kick off the next exciting project in the Connecting Bentonville Master Plan!
Coalition Q3 Social
Join us for the Q3 Social at Bike Inn Bentonville!
Discover how Bentonville is becoming more accessible and how BMC is working to build a safer, more connected community.
18th Street Sidepath & Se C Street Ribbon Cutting
Join us to celebrate the next new infrastructure launch in the Connecting Bentonville Master Plan.
Bicycle Friendly Business Workshop
Join the coalition leadership for a half-day workshop focused on the Bicycle Friendly Business Application.
***Check back for an official date, time, and location.
Bike to School week
Mark your calendars for Bike to School Week, happening Monday, October 6th, through Friday, October 10th! Grab your helmets and join us for a fun and healthy way to get to school. This is a great opportunity to promote a more active, safer, and connected community here in Bentonville. Let’s ride together!
"30 in 3" Year-End Celebration
This all-committee social will be a special one as we look back at the last three years and celebrate all that we’ve accomplished together. Check back for official date/time/location!
NW Arkansas Vunerable Roads User Safety Summit
Mark your calendars for the Northwest Arkansas Vulnerable Road User Safety Summit on June 3rd! Join safety advocates and community leaders—like our very own expert, Jessica Pearson from Bentonville Moves—for workshops focused on strategies to protect vulnerable road users.
Register now to be part of the conversation and see how Northwest Arkansas can be a safer and accessible community for all.
Bentonville Art Tour with Tom Hoehn
Join us and explore Bentonville’s vibrant public art scene on a fun, relaxed-paced bike ride led by Tom Hoehn from the Bentonville Public Art Advisory Committee and co-host Jessica Pearson from Bentonville Moves Coalition. Along the way, you’ll discover some of the 140+ public artworks scattered throughout downtown.
Ride to Work Wednesdays
Grab your helmet, bike, and gear, and join us for a ride at Airship on 5th this Wednesday, May 21st! Enjoy free coffee and get a raffle ticket just for showing up.
Bentonville on the Move: Exploring Local Capacity for Cycling webinar
Tune in on May 20th at 9:30 AM for an engaging webinar with the Urban Cycling Institute. This session will highlight key findings from a recent case study focused on how Bentonville is building local capacity to expand and improve cycling infrastructure as part of a commitment to active transportation.
Our very own Jessica Pearson, coalition manager of the Bentonville Moves Coalition, will share how local partners are working together to advance a safer, more equitable transportation network. You'll also hear how City Thread’s national expertise is helping to accelerate progress right here in Bentonville.
This interactive webinar is a great opportunity to explore what’s working, ask questions, and consider how these lessons can be applied in your community. We hope you'll join the conversation!
Bentonville Moves Coalition & Specialized Experience Center Bike Giveaway
Join us for a community event with Specialized Bentonville as we partner together to make Bentonville a more bike-friendly and accessible city!
Hear from Jessica Pearson of the Bentonville Moves Coalition, enjoy snacks and drinks, and register here to attend and possibly win a fully loaded Haul ST!
Raffle tickets will be handed out before the intros, and the winner will be announced at the end of the event. Must be present to win!
B Street Bikeway Ribbon Cutting
Join us at R.E. Baker Elementary to celebrate the next new infrastructure launch in the Connecting Bentonville Master Plan.
Bike to Work Week
Biking to work boosts happiness, energy, and well-being—so why not give it a try? Join the Greater Bentonville Area Chamber of Commerce, Bentonville Moves Coalition, and Visit Bentonville for Bike to Work Week (April 28–May 2) and help make Bentonville more bike-friendly!
Bentonville Bike to School Week
Mark your calendars for Bike to School Week, happening Monday, April 28th, through Friday, May 2nd! Grab your helmets and join us for a fun and healthy way to get to school. This is a great opportunity to promote a more active, safer, and connected community here in Bentonville. Let’s ride together!
Bicycle Friendly Workshop
Join the coalition leadership for a half-day workshop focused on the Bicycle Friendly Business Application.
Build Bentonville "Where Will the Roads Take Us?" Panel Discussion
Join us for the upcoming Build Bentonville panel discussion, “Where Will the Road Take Us?”, hosted by the Greater Bentonville Area Chamber of Commerce. This engaging session will focus on the future of transportation in Bentonville by featuring panelists like Jessica Pearson from Bentonville Moves, who will share insights on logistics, mobility, and the economic impact of transportation in the city of Bentonville.
Water Tower Road Sidepath Ribbon Cutting
Join us for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate this project, which involved upgrading the previous two-lane roadway to arterial street standards between SE 14th St and the 8th St roundabout. This upgrade includes an expanded four-lane roadway with center medians, sidewalks, and a 10-foot multi-use trail on the west side of the road. These improvements will provide a vital connection to the intersection at SE 14th St, Northwest Arkansas Community College, and the 8th St interchange. This project was made possible through the efforts of the City of Bentonville Transportation Department, the design engineer McClelland Consulting Engineers, Inc., and the primary contractor APAC-Central, Inc.
Coalition Q2 Social
Plan on joining us as we celebrate all the exciting events of spring! Stay tuned for details about our upcoming after-work gathering, where we’ll announce the next round of mini-grant recipients!
Bicycle Friendly Business Workshop
Join the coalition leadership and the League of American Bicyclists for a half-day workshop that focuses on navigating the Bicycle Friendly Business Application. There will be a Q&A session, and as a token of appreciation for your participation, the coalition will cover your application fees. Please register here to attend.
MoPros Q1 Social
Join us to kick off the new year with great people in a great location!
Community Mini-grant Cycle 1
Our first mini-grant cycle of the year is open! Projects will be selected in March for completion by May, 2025.
The Bentonville Moves Coalition Community Mini-Grant Program aims to build excitement, momentum, and grassroots support for safer and healthier streets in our community. We offer mini-grants ranging from $500 to $2,500 to fund civic groups, community leaders, and individuals to develop events or projects highlighting the benefits of the City's Connecting Bentonville Bike and Pedestrian Master Plan.
BMC All Committee Meeting
Join us as we gather our group together to learn, share and plan for 2025, whether you work on activations, businesses & nonprofits, schools & neighborhoods or connect & engage! Location coming soon!
8th Street Ribbon Cutting
Join us at Thaden School for this exciting new opening that will connect Gateway Park to the rest of Bentonville.
Gator Road/SW 28th Ribbon Cutting with Department of Transportation
Join Us for the Exciting Unveiling of SW Gator to SW Morningstar Street Improvements!
We’re thrilled to announce a fantastic project enhancing all modes of transportation in our community! The new street will extend SW Gator, connecting it to SW Morningstar, creating another essential east/west route.
Key features include:
0.5 miles of improvements
3 lanes for vehicles and bus transit
Green space for a pleasant environment
A 5’ sidewalk on one side
A 12’ shared use path on the other side, part of the future SW trail loop
Come celebrate these enhancements and envision a more connected, accessible future for our neighborhood!
Southwest Gator Road ribbon cutting
Join Us for the Exciting Unveiling of SW Gator to SW Morningstar Street Improvements!🚶♀️
We’re thrilled to announce a fantastic project enhancing all modes of transportation in our community! The new street will extend SW Gator, connecting it to SW Morningstar, creating another essential east/west route.
Key features include:
0.5 miles of improvements
3 lanes for vehicles and bus transit
Green space for a pleasant environment
A 5’ sidewalk on one side
A 12’ shared use path on the other side, part of the future SW trail loop
Come celebrate these enhancements and envision a more connected, accessible future for our neighborhood! 🚴♀️
*POSTPONED* NW A Street Flyover Bridge Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Join us in celebrating the NW A Street Flyover Bridge with a Ribbon Cutting. The celebration will take place on the North End of the Bridge, near the NE A Street Tunnel.
We encourage everyone to participate in group rides, rolls, and strolls to and from the event. If you're driving, we recommend parking at the NE A Street Park, Cub & NE A Street Parking Lot (limited), or Downtown Bentonville.
After the ribbon cutting, all attendees are invited to enjoy complimentary Oh-Snap ice cream on-site, while supplies last. It's our way of saying thank you for supporting this incredible investment in local active transportation infrastructure.
Creekside Park Splash Pad Opening Day
Free ice cream sponsored by Bentonville Moves Coalition!
Ride to Work Wednesday
PeopleForBikes and Bentonville Moves want to show the love to our Bentonville businesses. Starting at the SW 8th Street Bike Path, let's meet for Hero's Coffee and Crepes Paulette before riding to work. The Cozy Apple crochet group will also be hosting a yarn bomb in honor of the big tree preserved near the meetup.
Grand Re-Opening of the Wishing Spring Trail
Join us along with the Parks Department for a ribbon cutting to celebrate the new bridge and trail at the Bentonville Bypass due for completion at the end of October.