The 2026 Blinkie Awards

Propel ATL is thrilled to invite you to our annual Blinkie Awards. This year's Blinkie Awards will celebrate some of Atlanta's most dedicated sustainable transportation advocates. In addition to inspirational stories from our award winners, we’ll have music, food and drinks, bike valet, and door prizes representing our walk/bike/roll/transit mission. 

Door prizes: Specialized Globe Haul E-Bike (refurbished), Abbadabba's gift card, and more!

Introducing the Blinkies host: Mark Kendall! Mark Kendall is an Atlanta-based comedian. Along with his production partner, Bill Worley, he is the co-founder of CoolCoolCool Productions, where they use comedy to encourage civic engagement. Their videos were named “Best Reason to Laugh” by Atlanta Magazine in 2021. Mark is currently the co-host of the podcast "What's Good Atlanta?" for WABE/NPR. While studying film at Northwestern University, he completed the Comedy Central Chris Rock Summer School Program, where he pitched jokes at “The Daily Show” and “The Colbert Report.” Mark was named best Professional Funnyman by Creative Loafing in 2015 and was the Readers Pick for Best Comedian in Creative Loafing Atlanta in 2019.  Follow Mark on Instagram.

Tickets: General admission tickets to the Blinkie Awards are $60. Day-of general admission tickets will go up to $70, so don't wait to secure your spot!