Bike for Life, Moscow Idaho Encouraging people to get on their bikes

May 19, 9:00am-noon, LATAH TRAIL BREAKFAST RIDE TO TROY, meet 9am at Old Tidyman’s.

It’s the annual Latah Trail Breakfast Ride to Troy!  The weather forecast looks perfect for a Saturday morning bike ride.  Meet up with fellow cyclists at Old Tidyman’s at 9:00am for an enjoyable ride to Troy along the Latah Trail followed by  a delicious breakfast at The Filling Station cafe (bring your wallet).  The Filling Station cafe is offering a free ice cream cone to each Breakfast Ride participant!

Please note that this year the Old Tidyman’s (NRS) parking lot is reserved for the 5K Fun Run to China.  If you need to drive to the Breakfast Ride starting point, you will need to find another location to park your vehicle such as Eastside Marketplace.

Looking forward to seeing you on the Trail!

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 free 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.

This Friday, 7:00am-9:00am, corner of Sixth Street and Main Street. For more information, contact Jen Hiebert at jen@pcei.org or 208.882.1444.

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.

Ticket sales close on May 17th!

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.

May 14, 9:30am, TOW YOUR TOTS, meet at Mountain View Park.

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!

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.)

For more information, contact Brooke Lowry (Safe Routes to School) at blowry@uidaho.edu.

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 about cycling to read aloud.  Whatever you choose, the stage is yours!

As a little extra incentive, the best adult and the best child performances will each win a gift card from B&L Bicycles!).

What can we say? The weather gods were smiling on us yesterday! (Ok, maybe not the ones in charge of temperature, but at least we didn’t get rained on!) We had a record turn out and hundreds of people showed up to get their bikes repaired, shop the Bike Swap and take part in the Do the Dots survey.

Click here to see more great photos from Bike Fest!

Many thanks to all the generous supporters of Bike Fest 2012! Bike Fest could not have happened without the support from the amazing Bike for Life volunteers, the City of Moscow, Palouse-Clearwater Environmental Institute, Gritman Medical Center, Palouse Sprint Triathalon, Moscow on the Move, the Idaho Department of Transportation, UI Sustainability Center and Ride Idaho.

The heart of Bike Fest is always the free bike repair offered by local individuals and businesses. This year the Bike Brothers (Isaak Julye and Emmett Breedlovestrout), Crazy Jon’s Bike Repair, Follet’s Mountain Sports, and Paradise Creek Bicycles repaired over 80 bikes – for free!

Special recognition goes to Isaak Julye who got the ball rolling in 2007 and has turned it into a tradition loved by local cyclists of all ages and abilities.

Next event:  Spoke’n Word this Thursday!  6pm-7pm at BookPeople of Moscow.

May 5, 8:00am-1:00pm, BIKE FEST 2012, Friendship Square Fountain.

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 activities for the kids (face painting 9am-11am), opportunities to give input on local cycling issues, and extra bike parking (8am-1:30pm).  Register for this year’s Ride Idaho, take part in Jane’s Bike Ride at 1:30pm, and don’t forget to pick up your Farmers Market walk/bike punch card!

See you this Saturday, 8am-1pm by the Friendship Square Fountain.  Spread the word!

For more information or to volunteer, contact Jen Hiebert at jen@pcei.org or 208.882.1444.

May 5, 1:30pm, JANE’S BIKE RIDE, meet at Friendship Square Fountain.

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.

Bring your friends and family for a unique tour of Moscow.  Meet 1:30pm, Saturday, May 5th by the Friendship Square Fountain.  Spread the word!

For more information, contact Kyle Merslich at mers6840@vandals.uidaho.edu or 360.791.2179.

Just a reminder that Fill the Racks! is TODAY (May 2nd, 2012)

Fill the Racks! is a Safe Routes to School event that also encourages that encourages safe walking, carpooling and busing in efforts to decrease congestion and therefore increase health and safety around our schools.

We are looking forward to this year breaking some school records when it comes to numbers of participants (parents and students) on their bikes!

If you are out and about between 7:30am – 8:30am today, please keep an eye out for kids safety on their bikes and on foot. 

Also, if you’d like to join a Bike Train, please see our list of locations and routes to schools on our Safe Routes web-site: http://sr2smoscow.com/2012/05/01/bike-trains/

Thank you for your help in fostering a healthy and active bike culture in Moscow… starting with kindergarten!

For more information, contact Brooke Lowry (Safe Routes to School Coordinator) at blowry@uidaho.edu.

Hello Bike Community, 

Just a reminder that Fill the Racks! is TOMORROW (May 2nd, 2012)

Fill the Racks! is a Safe Routes to School event that also encourages that encourages safe walking, carpooling and busing in efforts to decrease congestion and therefore increase health and safety around our schools.

We are looking forward to this year breaking some school records when it comes to numbers of participants (parents and students) on their bikes!

If you are out and about between 7:30am – 8:30am tomorrow, please keep an eye out for kids safety on their bikes and on foot. 

Also, if you’d like to join a Bike Train, please see our list of locations and routes to schools on our Safe Routes web-site: http://sr2smoscow.com/2012/05/01/bike-trains/

Thank you for your help in fostering a healthy and active bike culture in Moscow… starting with kindergarten!

Brooke Lowry (Safe Routes to School Coordinator)

blowry@uidaho.edu