What unique role is the city of Atlanta hiring for?

Until June 12, the city of Atlanta is seeking applications for its first chief bicycle officer.

The official hired will be responsible for curating projects and ideas to help make the city more bike-friendly, while working with the Department of Public Works and the Georgia Department of Transportation.

“A chief bicycle officer for Atlanta comes at the perfect time to leverage the progress we have made and the opportunities before the city,” Mayor Kasim Reed said. “From the city’s infrastructure bond spend to the bike sharing program and Atlanta’s engagement with the ‘Mayor’s Challenge for Safer People, Safer Streets’ sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation, this is an exciting time for cycling in Atlanta.”

Reed said some of his goals for bicycles in the city include doubling the number of bike-line and bike-facility miles to encourage more people to use bicycles to travel to work.