“Bike to Work” Day – Our “Valley Moves” Effort!
A first hand look at “Bike To Work Day” in the Mad River Valley. Nancy Turner shares her thoughts on the experience, while balancing a half-eaten muffin in her hand. Brilliant.
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Bike to School/Work Survey
Hello Friends,
Looking forward to next week’s Bike-to-Work/School and Bike to Farmer’s Market days happening on May 16 and 17th. (See blog of May 4.) We’ve put together a survey to register participation and learn a little about the particiants. Bike-to-School/Market is a part of the larger “Walk “n Roll Festival” series of events happening the same week.
I hope you’ll take a moment to fill out the survey. It’s quick and easy. From it we’ll get a sense of who is taking part, what our typical riding habits are, and what some of the motivations and limitations people deal with when thinking about riding their bicycle in the Mad River Valley. We’ll also be able to caluclate roughly how many miles people rode and how much gas was saved in the process. Please click the links below to get to the survey and survey results.
Take the survey
View the results
Valley Moves with Paintbrushes
Check out our strokes (of genius?) Photos courtesy Dave Cain.
Valley Walk ‘N Roll Festival
Five days of bicycles, sneakers and love… Helmets on, shoes tied and ready to go. May 14-18 will see the first annual celebration of all things biking and walking in the Mad River Valley. Biking enthusiasts and local clubs have teamed with Valley Moves to host a week of bicycle and pedestrian awareness and and fun events for the whole family. From film festival at the Big Picture (Wed, Breaking Away at 8 pm; Sunday The Triplets of Belleville at 2 pm and The Bicycle Thief at 4 pm) to Sunday Family Day at the Greenway, there will be something for folks of all ages to enjoy. There will be guided rides for bikers of all abilities and a guided walk on Thursday, May 15. Friday, May 16 is national Bike to Work Day with riders biking to school or work all over the country.
Don’t despair if biking to school or work is out of the question! The weekend will offer plenty of more opportunities. Join in with everyone who is biking to the Farmers Market on opening day Saturday, May 17. There will be preferred parking right next to the Sugarbush kiosk and information about biking and walking events at the Valley Moves booth.
For a complete listing of events, see the article on the festival in this week’s Valley Reporter (p.12) and check out the calendar of events (p. 17).
Mad Bike Project Gains Momentum
From Valley Moves Co-Chairs, Laura Brines and Bobbi Rood… It’s fantastic to have so many people on board! A VR editorial this week talks about the need for leadership on Valley transportation issues. Our committee’s work couldn’t be more timely. Isn’t it amazing how much energy and excitement there is about the Mad Bikes project. We just wanted to quickly share a few highlights, of last night’s meeting. The ideas were coming fast & furious last night all around the table…
Troy Kingsbury has asked for bicycle donations with his Bikes For Bread Campaign. With Earth Day, April 22, as a target, Kingsbury hopes to have a fleet of Mad Bikes available for local transit in downtown Irasville. Troy has lunched the campaign with an offer of a coupon for a sandwich on Red Hen Bread for the first 50 bicycle donations. He is currently researching commercial sites for bike racks and has spoken with several local stores. He will also be looking for volunteer contributions.
Look for other upcoming events of the Mad Bike Project including Dave Cain’s 2nd annual bike to work/bike to the Farmer’s Market on Day one of the 2008 Farmer’s Market and MRV Health Center initiatives to get more children outside on bikes.