Get on your Bikes and Ride!
This is your complete source of information for Bike to Work day in the Wichita community. Through this page you can find information about local rides and events, bicycle safety, and promotional materials .
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Bike to Work | May 15
Posted on March 27th, 2009 18 commentsStudies show that although more than half of the U.S. Population lives within five miles of their workplace, lack of knowledge and incentive has deterred many from commuting by bike. The League of American Bicyclist has designated Friday May 15 national Bike to Work day. Start-Thinking is encouraging individuals in the Wichita community to Bike to Work. Bike to Work is annual event that is part of Bike Month.
Start-Thinking believes participation in Bike to Work day has multiple effects locally. The event is in-line with a green initiative that Start-Thinking believes to be important concept in daily life. Bike-to-Work also encourages a healthy lifestyle.
The 2005 census labeled Wichita as one of the 10 worst cities for commuting by bicycle. Encouragement and participation in Bike to Work day could help to lift that stigma. It will also help to educate both commuters on bike and in cars, on the benefits and safety required to change the Wichita community.
Bike Wichita is the source for Bike to Work day locally or more information and discussion join the Bike Wichita facebook group.
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Topeka’s Community Cycle Project
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Bike Racks on City Buses
Posted on May 24th, 2009 No commentsWord has it that Wichita’s Transit Services is adding bike racks to city buses this year. A good spend of stimulus money, I think. This will effectively extend the public transportation network quite a bit. It’s not reasonable that we have too many more bus routes in a city with our commuting habits but the racks will help bring the bus closer to home and work.
The City is eeking its way into the modern era with bike racks on buses, bike lanes, and really, some decent bike paths.
Want more of this? Let the City know.
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Mt. Vernon Bike Lanes
Posted on May 24th, 2009 2 commentsThey’re not long enough for a whole ride but the bike lanes on Mt. Vernon make for a very nice part of a ride.
The new lanes on both eastbound and westbound Mt. Vernon are a welcome addition to Wichita’s neighborhood streets. They run from Broadway west to the river, are very well marked and signed and the new pavement is smooooth.
Give them a try and let the City know what you think.
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Friday Night Ride- City Lights
Posted on May 24th, 2009 No commentsFriday, May 15, is bike to work day.
Besides riding to work, I will host another City Lights Ride from
Exploration Place at 8:00pm. We will cruise around Riverside Park, Bike paths along the river and perhaps Olde Towne. We will stop at points of interest along the way like Keeper of the Plains, Hyatt Fountain, McLean Fountain, Lighted columns at Central & Amidon, etc.This is a sight seeing cruise that is a conversational pace and a great social event of cycling in Wichita. You will of course, need lights and our bike.
Friday, May 15, 2009 8:00pm
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Bike To Work Friday
Posted on May 14th, 2009 No commentsThis Friday, the 15th is National Bike to Work Day. Join us in Wichita by riding your bike to work and meeting up at the Old Town Square (by the Warren) at lunch time. Chipotle will be there with free food and at good time. Check out our Facebook page (click here) for more info and discussions about riding to work. There may be a neighbor of yours riding the same direction.
Worried about the weather? It looks like the weather will be good in the morning and lunch and likely good when it’s time to go home. Plan ahead in case storms or rain are threatening by asking for a ride home from a friend or a family member. Leave the bike at work and ride it home Monday.
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I want to help promote Bike to Work day- Business
Posted on March 30th, 2009 No commentsSo you are a local business that would like to help promote Bike to Work day, Welcome aboard! Thank you, there is no way Bike to Work day will be as successful as it can be without your support.
Your business can help by:
Help organize a lunch time or after work ride from your business.
Be sure to post your ride on bikewichita.com
Use veloroutes.org to plot and share your route.Help organize a meeting place and time for riders to ride together to work.
Be sure to post your meeting bikewichita.comPost flyers promoting Bike to Work day and additional events.
Be sure to include your logo along the bottom of the flyer.Other things you can do to help:
Create your own event.
Share information about bicycle safety.
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Overcoming Bike Commuting Excuses
Posted on March 27th, 2009 No comments1. I’m out of shape
Ride at an easy pace; in a few months you will be in great shape.
Ride your route on a weekend to find the easiest way to work.
You will improve your fitness level when you become a regular bike commuter.2. It takes too long
The average commuter travels at 10 mph; the more you ride, the faster you will become.
Trips of less than three miles will be quicker by bike.
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Why Bike to Work?
Posted on March 27th, 2009 No commentsWhen is the last time you smelled the honeysuckle in springtime during your morning commute? Or pulled into the parking lot with a big smile plastered across your face, pumped with endorphins and ideas? Or lost weight just by going back and forth to work every day?
Likely never, if you slide behind the wheel of a metal box and fight the freeway each morning. But what if one day you left the car in the driveway and rode a bike instead?
You’d actually look forward to going to work, says Larry Bennett, an underwriter for KMUW public radio. “ I arrive at work with a great attitude because I get to hear the birds sing in the morning and I get a close look at flowers in people’s yards along my bicycling route. I arrive home in the evening with a great attitude because I get to work off the stress of the day by pedaling as hard and fast as I want.,” he says. Though he’s been making the 14 mile round trip through Wichita’s College Hill district. “ I ride a bike to work during three of the four seasons and sometimes even on a warm day in winter. My commute is rarely boring since the same route looks and feels different with each season. But every commute in a car is pretty much the same regardless of the time of year.”
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Join Bike Wichita on Facebook
Posted on March 27th, 2009 No commentsJoin the Bike Wichita group on Facebook.
Through the Discussion Board you can meet up with other riders. Find a group to commute with or plan a lunch time or after work ride.
Post pictures of your sweet bike under Photos.
Send Event Invites to your friends.
Tell us exactly what your thinking by posting something on The Wall.
Get involved and help make Bike to Work day a success in Wichita.
Be sure to check out The League of American Bicyclist page.
To find the group click here or search Bike Wichita in Facebook.