RSSWed 25 Jun 2008
If you were wondering why there were four times as many cyclists on the paths this morning, and a surprising lack of car traffic, it’s because June 25th is Bike To Work Day.
It was good to see many of you at our table in Civic Center Park. I hope you got a chance to rub elbows with the mayor, the governor, or the director of public works. If you happen to see any of them in person, do us a favor and tell them how much you love the new Sharrows, and how the town would be perfect if they’d only paint them on such and such street. These first sharrows took a long time to get approved and painted, let’s keep the momentum up.
Thanks to everyone for buying up all the new 2008 DBTC maps we had on hand, I know we ran out, so if you want to buy one, place your orders here, and we’ll mail them out this week.
Have fun riding out there today, and if you are frustrated by the new people who don’t know the ropes yet, please take the opportunity to help these nascent bike commuters ride safely and efficiently on our roads and bikepaths. Happy Riding.
-Will
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June 30th, 2008 at 10:41 am
Wow, it was packed out. I hope this doesn’t come across as too shovenist, but there were a LOT more women cyclists out then ever before. On my rides I never see them and I must have seen about 20 ladies out riding in. Just something odd I noticed. I rode from near DU thru wash park and down cherry creek trail to DTC. I’ve NEVER seen that many cyclists out ever before. It was awesome to see and be part of.
July 3rd, 2008 at 12:20 pm
We certainly had a great time in Civic Center park helping people find their routes and giving advice on safe and efficient cycling. BikeDenver is now in the early stages of planning at least a “winter bike to work day”, and possibly expanding to a once a month celebration where cyclists can get together between 7 and 9 AM for hot or cold drinks, free schwag, and good networking.
Stay tuned.