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Bike to Work Miami Valley
Join Drive Less, Live More and the area’s cycling community for a celebration of National Bike to Work Week by ditching your car and heading out to work on your bike. Spread the message that riding a bike can be a healthy, fun and economical alternative to driving a car.
New this year is a regional effort called Bike to Work Miami Valley. Thanks to efforts of many Miami Valley communities, municipalities and businesses, a variety of bike to work events are scheduled May 17 to 21.
The combined efforts of these events will help change the culture and lifestyle in Dayton while enhancing our image as a bicycle friendly region. Dayton was recently recognized as a bronze level bike friendly city by the League of American Bicyclists.
Bike to Work Miami Valley Events
Monday - Friday, May 17 – 21
LexisNexis® Bike to Work Week
LexisNexis employees are encouraged to record their mileage on its gREen Team intranet website during Bike to Work Week. Separate from Bike to Work Week, LexisNexis supports bike riders by paying for a bike tune up once a rider rides 15 days in a floating 20 work day period or accumulates 200 miles.
For more information about the LexisNexis Bike to Work program contact Paul Marchant at 937-865-1637 or
paul.a.marchant@lexisnexis.com
Wednesday, May 19
16th Annual Wright Patterson Air Force Base 6:30 – 8:30 a.m.
This event is for base employees, retirees, and military members only. All who pedal to the Base Community Center (Bldg. 230) in Area C and Wright Field Fitness Center (Bldg. 571, rear entrance) in Area B between 6:30 and 8:30 a.m. will receive a free breakfast and other surprises.
A free bicycle safety class will be held in Bldg. 230 and cycling information will be available at both locations. Helmets are required on base. The event is sponsored by the Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission and 88th Force Support. For more information contact Chuck Smith at chuck@ohiobike.org.
Thursday, May 27 (re-scheduled from May 21)
Five Rivers MetroParks Pancake Breakfast
6:30 – 9:00 a.m.
Five Rivers MetroParks is proud to celebrate and promote National Bike to Work Day each year with a FREE Pancake Breakfast at the PNC 2nd Street Market. Ditch the car, save gas and enjoy a free breakfast on your way to work! Enter the Team Challenge and let’s see if anyone can overtake our back-to-back champions, the City of Dayton. Sponsors for the 2010 Bike to Work Day downtown event are: Drive Less, Live More; CH2MHILL; Dayton Dragons; and the Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission. For more information visit www.metroparks.org/biketowork.
Friday, May 21
1st Annual Miami Valley Research Park Breakfast
7 - 9 a.m., Garden Level of 1900 Founders Drive
Join your Research Park neighbors for bagels, juice, water and a feel-good start to your day!! And, all participants will have an opportunity to enter a "Riders Only" drawing for a Dayton Dragons Luxury Suite on Saturday, June 19. The winner will receive fifteen (15) Luxury Suite Tickets and 2 VIP Parking Passes for the game against the Great Lake Loons.
Discover the Iron Horse Trail that runs through the Research Park on the east side of Spaulding Road and then south along the west side of County Line Road.
Shower facilities at 1900 Founders will be available to riders.
RSVP helpful to Brenda Blank at brenda@theresearchpark.com
Friday, May 21
City of Centerville, Washington Township,
and Centerville-Washington Park District Celebration
4 – 6 p.m.
Washington Township Town Hall, 27 North Main Street, Centerville
Join community leaders for refreshments, giveaways, and to help celebrate the community Multi-Use Trail Plan, Creating Community Connections. Learn about new developments of the plan and see what is planned for the future.
Representatives from the City of Centerville, Washington Township, and the Centerville-Washington Park District will be available to answer your questions. No registration required. For more information contact Martha Lanese at 937-433-5155 or mail@cwpd.org
Friday, May 21
City of Troy Bike to Work Day Celebration
4 - 7 p.m.
The City of Troy is honored to partner with Culver’s Restaurant to support cycling as a growing part of the community’s lifestyle. After biking to work, enjoy your commute home with a stop at Culver’s Restaurant, 2100 West Main Street.
City of Troy Mayor Mike Beamish and other city officials will join the friendly staff of Culver’s in serving refreshments (custard, ice water, and other refreshments) to those who celebrate the end of National Bike to Work Day by riding their bicycles to Culver’s. Refreshments provided courtesy of Culver’s Restaurant. For more information contact Stan Kegley at 937-339-2641 or stan.kegley@troyohio.gov
Bike to Work Miami Valley events are a part of the region's Drive Less, Live More campaign, an initiative working to introduce Dayton to healthier, greener and more affordable transportation options. Support the Drive Less, Live More campaign by hopping on your bike to celebrate Bike to Work Week. To learn more about hosting a bike to work event contact Tom Helbig at 937-567-4478 or tom.helbig@metroparks.org
Lock it up
Guilt-free maple syrup rush
Food, folks & fitness
Time to take on the day
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