May is Bike Month in Richmond
Download our May Is Bike Month in Richmond calendar of events.
BikeWalk Virginia Says
"Bike-to-Work Richmond!"
Look Who's Biking
Harrison Music at
at 8980 Quioccasin Rd, in Quioccasin Station Shopping. Eric plans to ride to work and is encouraging employees to do the same. "We're thinking of buying lunch for all who ride to work," he said.
Russ Baxter, deputy director, reports that the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation will promote Bike-to-Work day to employees and will hold a drawing for bike-related goodies for those who participate.
Look Who's Walking
Ashley will be walking to work at BCWH on Broad Street.
Tell Us What You're Doing
Help us create a fun experience for bike commuters!
Let us know how you're planning to participate.
Celebrate May 17 at these
Day-After-Bike-to-Work Day
Events!
Berryville
Join in the Third Annual Rich Rau Memorial Bicycle Ride and Pancake Breakfast
in beautiful Clarke County,Virginia
.
The Tour is a self-paced ride for recreational
and serious cyclists. Choose either a 15, 30,
or 50 mile course.
SAG support with two rest stops provided. All funds
from this event will be used for safety programs
sponsored by the Town of Berryville
and the Berryville Police Department.
Mathews
Celebrate the arrival of spring at the Tour de Chesapeake, a bike ride through scenic and flat Mathews County backroads along the Chesapeake Bay. This tour is perfect as a family’s first biking adventure or a relaxed experience for the intermediate rider. The experienced veteran can use the day as a season warm-up. Cyclists can choose tours of 17, 40, 60 and 80 miles in length. |
How are BikeWalk Virginia Members celebrating Bike-to-Work Day?
Charlottesville
The Alliance for Community Choice in Transportation is coordinating a series of community events, May 12 -18th, to celebrate Bike Week. Check out the schedule of events online and call ACCT at (434) 295-6554 to get involved!
Harrisonburg
John and Cindy Reeves are Family Members of BikeWalk Virginia and Individual Partners in the Healthy Community Council. They report that Bike-to-Work Week, May 12-16, will be sponsored by the Green Team of the Healthy Community Council. (Harrisonburg Bike-to-Work-Week flyer - .pdf file)
Norfolk
Members of the provisional BikeWalk Norfolk chapter will be standing on busy corners around the city to hand out coupons to Bike-to-Work riders for cups of coffee and other goodies. They will also be handing out membership forms and hope to recruit lots of new members. To get involved, call Wes Cheney at 757-676-0121.
Roanoke
The Roanoke chapter of BikeWalk Virginia, the Blue Ridge Bicycle Club,
and RIDE Solutions, a Sustaining Partner of BikeWalk Virginia, are working together on bike events in
May.
RIDE Solutions is organizing the annual Clean Commute Day event and pledge, with special emphasis on Bike-to-Work Day routes on May
16. You can get information about Clean Commute Day, the Pledge, and the Bike to Work Routes from www.ridesolutions.org/cleancommute.
Williamsburg
 The City of Williamsburg is promoting Bike-to-Work Day as a "Roll or Stroll" day when everyone can strive to reduce carbon emissions by using any means to get to work other than as a single occupant in a motor vehicle. Information is online and includes free Williamsburg Area Transit bus vouchers. Active Williamsburg Alliance, a chapter of BikeWalk Virginia, will host an Energy Station. To help, contact Stephanie Smith at the BikeWalk Virginia office at 757-229-0507.
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