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What is Bike to Work Day?

Bike-to-Work Day is an annual event held on the third Friday of May across the United States and Canada that promotes the bicycle as an option for commuting to work. Leading up to Bike-to-Work Day, national, regional, and local bicycle advocacy groups encourage people to try bicycle commuting as a healthy and safe alternative to driving by providing route information and tips for new bicycle commuters. On Bike-to-Work Day, these groups often organize bicycle-related events, and in some areas, pit stops along bicycle routes with snacks.

Bike-to-Work Day was originated by the League of American Bicyclists in 1956 and is a part of Bike-to-Work Week, which is in turn part of National Bike Month.

This year, with aid from the Georgia Department of Transportation through the River Valley Regional Commission, the great city of Columbus, Georgia will participate in this event. Phase I of the planning process for this event has begun and is well on its way.

For more information, please e-mail Julio Portillo at jportillo@rivervalleyrc.org or call 706-256-2910. Click here to download some suggested inner city cycling routes.

Bike to Work Day- Columbus, GA

RVRC Members passing out fruit, cereal bars, and other goodies to participating cyclists.

The River Valley Regional Commission would like to encourage the members of our community to ride their bikes to work on May 21st, 2011. Our records indicate that  74 citizens participated in the event last year, and we hope to increase that number exponentially this year! There will be energizer stations located across the city, as there were last year.

If your business is interested in being apart of this community-wide event this year, please contact Nadine Peever at npeever@rivervalleyrc.org or Julio Portillo at jportillo@rivervalleyrc.org or call 706.256.2910

Energizing Stations:

• Lakebottom Park (near tennis courts)

• AFLAC

• TSYS

Park and Ride locations: 

Is your office too far for you to ride? No problem!

Bike to Work Day event has made arrangements for different park and ride locations throughout Columbus. A PARK-AND-RIDE location serves a point where cyclist can carry their bikes on their vehicle, drive it to the most convenient location, park, and then ride their bicycles to their place of work or final destination. The following is a list of local businesses and organizations that have agreed for cyclists to use their parking lots as PARK-AND-RIDE locations.  During the day of the event, energizing stations will be set up at each of these locations where riders can receive complementary beverages, fruits, power bars, and their PARTICIPATING TICKET, which demonstrates that you participated in the event and can take advantage of the many discounts and freebies that our event sponsors have provided. (A complete list of participating sponsors can be found at www.activevalley.org/SPONSORS).

Park-and-Ride locations TBA 

Bike to Work Day - Kick-Off Block Party

The Maria Gabriella Band playing at the 2010 Bike to Work Day Block Party

On the night before the big event, the River Valley Regional Commission will host a Block party on Broadway (1000 Block), Uptown Columbus, to kick off the Bike to Work Day Event. Join local cyclists and several active citizens at this event.  Prizes and Giveaways will be available for the first 200 people that pledge to ride their bikes to work the following day, and special giveaways for those who show up to the event on their bikes.  The Columbus Air Quality Initiative and Columbus Planning Department will be there to promote the ways in which cycling can improve our city's environment and the upcoming Rails-to-Trails project in Columbus. For more information on this event, contact Julio Portillo at jportillo@rivervalleyrc.org or 706.256.2910
We look forward to seeing you there!