Friday, May 11, 2018
Bike Month And You
It's Bike Month and if you haven't seen our video, take a minute and give it a view.
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Monday, April 24, 2017
Life is a Cycle Ride in Herndon
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The Town of Herndon is partnering with My City Bikes to hold a Life is a Cycle ride on Friday, May 5, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. at Bready Park. Life is a Cycle is an outdoor group fitness event where you can learn how and where to bike commute in your community. If you've ever been curious about biking for transportation, Life is a Cycle is for you! The Herndon ride will be one of 18 Life is a Cycle rides around the country during National Bike month.
My City Bikes is a global public health alliance that creates beginner biking apps and other resources to help beginners start biking. The fee to participate is $1.50 and event proceeds will benefit the American Heart Association.
You can register at http://lifeisacycle.bike.
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Saturday, April 30, 2016
Two New Documentaries Of Interest to Everyone
In time for Bike to School Day on May 4, Maryland Public Television is premiering the documentary The Slow Way Home. The film explores the divergence between the ways children travel to school in America and Japan. It also examines how American families have largely given up on keeping our streets and public spaces safe for children while Japanese communities have mobilized to keep their streets safe and walkable, not only for children but for everyone in society.The Slow Way Home is scheduled to be shown on MPT2 on Tuesday, May 3, at 9:00 pm.
Later during Bike Month the local chapter of the American Planning Association (APA) is offering an exclusive screening of the documentary Bikes vs. Cars.
From bike activists in Sao Paulo and Los Angeles who are fighting for safe bike lanes to the City of Copenhagen where forty percent commute by bike daily, Bikes vs. Cars looks at the struggle for bicyclists in a society dominated by cars and the revolutionary changes that could take place if more cities moved away from car-centric models. The screening will be on Wednesday, May 18, at 6:30 pm at the Landmark E Street Theater in D.C.
You need tickets to attend the screening. These can be obtained here but must be ordered by Tuesday, May 3.
Labels: bike month, bike to school day, safe routes to school
Friday, May 4, 2012
Fairfax County news release on National Bike Month
It's encouraging to see this news release from Fairfax County on National Bike Month:May is National Bike Month 2012
May 4, 2012
Highlights
- Students are encouraged to bike or walk to school on Wednesday, May 9, the first national Bike to School Day.
- Join others in biking to work on Bike to Work Day, Friday, May 18.
- Bikes are allowed on Fairfax Connector buses, and bike lockers are available at three park and ride lots, along with .
This month Fairfax County is encouraging residents and students to get around on two wheels instead of four.
May is Bike Month 2012, and biking to work, school or anyplace else is good for the environment, helps reduces traffic congestion, and benefits public health.
On Wednesday, May 9, students are encouraged to participate in the first national Bike to School Day by biking or walking. Marshall Road Elementary School, among others, will be joining in. Find out more about how to register or participate on the schools’ Bike to School Day page.
County residents also should consider commuting to work by bicycle on Friday, May 18 — Bike to Work Day 2012. There will be nine pit stops in Fairfax County where bike commuters can get free snacks, drinks, bicycle tune-ups. Find the pit stops locations and learn more on the county’s Bike to Work web page.
In Fairfax, .2 percent of residents commute to work by bicycle and 1.8 percent walk, according to 2010 Census estimates.
To encourage more two-wheeled commuting, Fairfax offers financial assistance to employers to create a bike benefit program for workers who commute by bike 80 percent of the time.
Bikes are allowed on Metro trains with some restrictions, and similarly, VRE allows bicycles on trains if they meet certain requirements. For those who want to ride to a train station, bike parking is available at most Metro stations, many VRE stations and the county’s Herndon-Monroe, Reston South and Sunset Hills park and ride lots.
Every Fairfax Connector bus is equipped with a bicycle rack, and there is no cost to bring a bike on board. Metrobuses also offer bike racks on every vehicle.
To plan out your ride, Fairfax created a comprehensive bike map that shows trails and routes countywide.
The county also is developing a bicycle master plan. This plan will guide the county in making improvements both on- and off-road for a more bike friendly community.
For more information about Bike to Work Day, county bike facilities, and maps, call the Fairfax County Department of Transportation at 703-324-BIKE (2453), TTY 711.
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