TMACOG Bike Month – Big Week Coming Up
May is Bike Month, promoted by TMACOG and many partners. This week includes some of the biggest events.
Wednesday, May 16, Ride of Silence. Start at the University of Toledo, 6:45 p.m.
More than 200 cyclists –including children on their first 2-wheelers, couples on tandems, and bike clubs wearing colorful jerseys – are expected to join this 8-mile ride around west Toledo. Police will protect the riders, blocking traffic at intersections and driveways. The goal of this annual ride is to remind drivers to share the road with cyclists who are out in more numbers in the spring and summer. The ride remembers local people who have been injured or killed while riding bikes.
Wednesday, May 16, Public reception for the artist-designed bike racks project. Manhattan’s restaurant, Adams St., downtown Toledo, 5:30 – 7 pm. A series of bike racks have been installed in the Uptown arts and entertainment area. The area is popular with cyclists, especially riders from the Old West End.
Friday, May 18, Bike to Work Day. This is national Bike to Work Day when people are encouraged to leave their cars at home and try riding to work for a day.
Saturday, May 19, Bike Day at the Farmers’ Market in downtown Toledo, 9 a.m. - noon. Ride your bike to the Farmers’ Market and get a free Bike Month T-shirt and a cup of coffee (quantities limited). Maps and other information on area bike paths will be on display.
Saturday, May 19, Bike Rodeo at Larc Lane School, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Help children learn to ride safely.
Sunday, May 20, Birds, Blooms, and Bikes at Woodlawn Cemetery, 4 p.m. A 4-mile ride on the winding paths of the cemetery to explore the remarkable flora and fauna of this beautiful spot.
Thank you to 2012 Bike Month partners:
ProMedica Health System
TMACOG
Metroparks of the Toledo Area
ODOT District 2
City of Oregon
Oregon City Schools
TARTA
Safe Kids Coalition
University of Toledo
Black Swamp Bicyclists Society
Hostelling International
Maumee Valley Wheelmen
Toledo Area Bicyclists
Press Release Contact Name: Mary Pat McCarthy
Press Release Contact Email: [email protected]
Organization Name: TMACOG
Organization Address: Toledo, OH