It’s Bike Month! Here’s some of the stuff happening around town
Bike Everywhere Day (formerly Bike to Work Day) is May 14, which puts it on a Wednesday this year rather than Friday as it had been for a long time. This is a response to trends toward more people working from home on Fridays or working four 10-hour days and taking Fridays off (or working 9-hour days and taking every other Friday off). Wednesdays now have the highest rates of people being at work.
You can also catch me at Town Hall Seattle (the smaller space, not the big stage) the evening of Bike Everywhere Day for a chat with Paul Tolme and Tyler Vasquez from Cascade Bicycle Club. Event starts at 7:30 p.m. We'll be talking about how Seattle's bike movement got to this point and where we go from here. Should be a fun conversation with a Q&A.
More Bike Month events from the Cascade calendar:
- May 10, Saturday, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Bike to the Redmond Lightrail Opening - May 14,Wednesday, 6 to 11 a.m.
Bike Everywhere Day presented by Amazon, Microsoft, & Lime - May 14,Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Building a Bikeable Seattle: A Bike Everyday Bash presented by Seattle Town Hall - May 29, Thursday, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Join Commute Seattle at Occidental Park for a Bike Everywhere Month Event! - May 31, Saturday, 6 to 5 p.m.
Flying Wheels Summer Century - June 3, Tuesday, 5 to 8 p.m.
End of Bike Everywhere Month Celebration at Old Stove Brewery
SDOT also uses scooter and bike share permit fees to fund free adaptive cycle rides through Outdoors For All. The annual program started May 1 and goes into October. Details:
How to participate:
- Dates:Daily from May 1 through September 30, then Wednesday-Sunday from October 1 through October 19 (closed on Memorial Day, 4th of July, & Labor Day)
- Hours:10 AM to 6 PM (all riders must be back by 6 PM)
- Location:Magnuson Park in northeast Seattle
- Address:6344 NE 74th St, Seattle, WA 98115 (Building 406)
Know before you go:
- Bike availability is first-come, first-served
- Helmets are required for all riders, and provided if needed
- Program serves people ages 7 and up
- Group sizes are limited to 4 people
- 1 additional bike is available at no cost for a caregiver, friend, or family member.
To learn more, please visit theOutdoors for All website(click on Cycling/Biking" for helpful information about the rental program).
Also be sure to check the Everyday Rides calendar for more events, such as the Bike Disco May 16 or Mighty-O's Tour de Donut May 31.
It's not exactly Bike Month, but now is the time to plan your Swift Campout trip in June.
Did I leave anything out? Let us know in the comments!