Bike for Life Moscow, May 2012
This is our fourth year celebrating National Bike Month in Moscow, Idaho. We call the event Bike for Life since it is a great way to travel all year long and at every stage of life, not just in May.
See the contact page for more information about volunteering to help with events and planning.
All riding abilities are welcome to join the cycling events listed below…
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April 16, 7:00pm, BIKE MONTH MAYORAL PROCLAMATION, Moscow City Council Chambers. Be there in your cycling gear to show your support when Mayor Nancy Chaney proclaims May 2012 to be Bike Month.
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l – June 8, ACTIVE IN APRIL ART EXHIBIT. Third Street Gallery (Moscow City Hall) until April 24; Gritman Medical Center April 24-June 8. Enjoy imaginative art about human-powered travel created by local children.
April 19, 11:00am-3:00pm, UI BIKE FIX, University of Idaho Commons, Outside Pavilion. Come join the University of Idaho Sustainability Center for free basic bicycle repair and complete light sets for $2 and Bike Trivia with Prizes! This year’s bike fix will include contributions from the UISC Bike Light and Safety Mini-Grant. Brought to you by UISC, Paradise Creek Bicycles, Follett’s Mountain Sports, Bike for Life, Vandal Cycling.
April 19, 4:00pm, NEIGHBORHOD GREENWAY ASSESSMENT: TEAM CAPTAINS’ TRAINING. Moscow’s Active Living Task Force is recruiting captains to help lead teams of community members on a round-trip walk on Saturday, April 21 (see below) to evaluate a proposed route for Moscow’s first Neighborhood Greenway. Captains need to attend a training session which will included assessing one of the three legs of the proposed routes. The training session will be held at 4:00pm on April 19th. If you are interested in being a team captain, please contact Assistant to the City Supervisor Jen Pfiffner by email at jpfiffner@ci.moscow.id.us or by phone at 208.883.7123 by April 17th.
April 21, 10:00am, NEIGHBORHOOD GREENWAY ASSESSMENT, meet at Friendship Square. Join Moscow’s Active Living Task Force in assessing a proposed route in Moscow as a Neighborhood Greenway. Neighborhood greenways are streets with low traffic volume and speed where bicycles, pedestrians, and neighbors are given priority. The Task Force invites anyone interested to meet them at Friendship Square on Saturday the 21st at 10:00am to walk the route and assist in assessing it for potential implementation within our community. We will be returning to Friendship Square for a few fun debriefing activities after the walk. The group is also looking for volunteers to be team captains for the event (see above). For more information or to volunteer, please contact Assistant to the City Supervisor Jen Pfiffner by email at jpfiffner@ci.moscow.id.us or by phone at 208.883.7123.
April 24, 4:00pm, BIKING ON CAMPUS PRESENTATION, UI Student Recreation Center Classroom. Find out what campuses in the area are doing to improve biking and possibilities for improving biking conditions on the University of Idaho campus. Please feel free to bring questions that you may have about biking and suggestions for improvement. Presented by students from the Movement Sciences Department. For more information, contact Michelle Mollison at moll0334@vandals.uidaho.edu or 509.993.1666.
April 25, 5:00pm-7:00pm. MOSCOW ON THE MOVE: COMMUNITY DROP-IN HOUSE, Moscow City Council Chambers. Join Moscow on the Move on Wednesday, April 25th at City Hall’s Council Chambers for our first Community Drop-In Open House! You can make your first mark on the Plan by helping us identify local transportation issues and opportunities. The open house runs from 5PM – 7PM, but stay as long as you’d like!
May 2, all day, FILL THE RACKS, Moscow schools. Safe Routes to School encourages all Moscow K-9 students in Moscow to bike, roll or walk to school on Wednesday, May 2nd. Students are also encouraged to figure out how long their trip is to school so they can add their “mileage” to their school’s total. For more information, contact Brooke Lowry (Safe Routes to School) at blowry@uidaho.edu.
May 5, 8:00am-1:00pm, BIKE FEST 2012, Friendship Square. Is your bike collecting dust in the garage? Maybe it just needs a little TLC. Or maybe you need to exchange it for a different model. Bring it to the Bike Fest for a free tune-up by The Bike Brothers, Follett’s Mountain Sports or Crazy Jon’s Bicycle Repair. Bring a bike or browse for one at the bike swap. There will also be crafts for the kids, opportunities to give input on local cycling issues, extra bike parking for the Farmers Market and more! For more information or to volunteer, contact Jen Hiebert at jen@pcei.org or 208.882.1444.
May 5, 11:00am, PALOUSE PRIZE RIDE, meet at Friendship Square. Ride your bike or walk the Ride for a chance to win 1 of 4 bikes! Call Moscow Parks and Recreation at 208.883.7085 to register ($10, includes T-shirt).
May 5, 1:30pm, JANE’S BIKE RIDE, meet at Friendship Square. And now for something a little different… You may have heard about Jane’s Walk but have you heard about Jane’s Bike Ride? The Students for Placed-Based Planning and Urban Design (SPPUD) invite you to a special bike ride to learn more about the town you live in. Jane Jacobs was an urbanist and activist who championed a fresh, community-based approach to city building and encouraged walkability of cities. To honor her ideas during Bike Month, SPPUD will be hosting a 90-minute bike tour that will take you to locations within Moscow that exhibit Jane Jacob’s design principles. It will highlight civic spaces, mixed-use development, cyclability, and other community design principles. It will also give you a chance to meet other community members and develop a deeper connection to your sense of place. For more information, contact Kyle Merslich at mers6840@vandals.uidaho.edu or 360.791.2179.
May 9, all day, NATIONAL BIKE TO SCHOOL DAY. Shift gears for the first National Bike to School Day! Register your event for the chance to win 1 of 10 Saris stadium bike racks for your school!
May 10, 6:00pm-7:00pm, SPOKE’N WORD, BookPeople of Moscow. Join us for a special evening of poetry, music and storytelling as local cyclists of all ages share their love of pedal-power. Children are especially encouraged to participate. Light refreshments will be served. If you feel nervous about public speaking, bring a drawing, photo or other artwork you have made about cycling and tell us the story about the piece. Or bring your favorite short story or children’s book to read aloud. Whatever you choose, the stage is yours! (As a little extra incentive, the best adult and the best child performance will each win a gift card from B&L Bicycles!).
May 13, 11:00am, CYCLOFEMME BIKE RIDE, leaves 11am at Old Tidyman’s. Join fellow ladies for a ride on the Latah Trail to Troy. All levels of rider and all kinds of bikes welcome. This is a no-drop ride to meet gals in the area who ride bikes. We will meet at the “old Tidyman’s” parking lot leaving out at 11:00am. Join us for the full round trip or just a short shake your legs ride. For more information contact Jen Hoger Russell at jhoger@uidaho.edu. Find out more about CycloFemme at http://cyclofemme.com/.
May 14, 9:30am
, TOW YOUR TOTS, meet at Mountain View Park. Meet at 9:30am at Mountain View Park (free tune-ups for participants from 9:00-9:45am at the park courtesy of Paradise Creek Bicycles.) This slow and easy bike trip will include stops to see wildlife and to visit a playground for the kids. If you like, continue on for lunch from 11:30-12:30 at Patty’s Mexican Kitchen (bring your wallet) – Patty’s will be giving 1 free beverage to every Tow Your Tots participant! For more information, contact Brooke Lowry (Safe Routes to School) at blowry@uidaho.edu.
May 14-18, BIKE TO WORK WEEK. Celebrate National Bike to Work Week – all day, every day!
May 18, 7:00am-9:00am, BIKE TO WORK DAY, corner of Sixth Street and Main Street. Celebrate National Bike to Work Day by stopping for coffee and breakfast goodies at the corner of Sixth and Main in downtown Moscow (the parking lot where the new pizza place is going to be). Coffee provided by One World Cafe and goodies by Wheatberries and Gritman Medical Center. For more information, contact Jen Hiebert at jen@pcei.org or 208.882.1444.
May 19, 9:00am-noon, 
LATAH TRAIL BREAKFAST RIDE TO TROY, meet 9am at Old Tidyman’s. After cycling from Moscow to Troy along the Latah Trail, enjoy a delicious breakfast with your fellow cyclists at The Filling Station cafe in Troy (bring your wallet).
May 19, 6:00pm, ON THE MOVE! LATAH TRAIL FOUNDATION DINNER & AUCTION, Best Western University Inn. Make the move to join fellow supporters of the Latah Trail. Enjoy an evening of dining, music, dancing, good conversation and great auction items. This fun event is held every other year and serves as the Latah Trail Foundation‘s largest fundraiser. If you would like to reserve a spot please contact Nora at latahtrail@gmail.com or 208.874.3860. You can also pick up tickets at BookPeople of Moscow and Troy City Hall. Tickets are $40 each or $300 for a table of 8.
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See you on the streets…and please remember to wear your helmets!
