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All Week May 17-21 | |
Bike to the Train | Newburyport: Becka Roolf (beckataig@earthlink.net) will be assisting any bicyclists who want to do a "bike to the train" commute -- as a special followup to her Effective Cycling Commuting Class |
Sunday, May 16 | |
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9:30 am - noon Tour of Arlington | Meet at the Spy Pond parking lot (near the Arlington Boys and Girls Club, just east of Arlington Center) for a casual and easy paced bike tour of some of Arlington's special places with the Arlington Bicycle Committee. There will be a police escort sponsored by the town's police bike unit and complimentary refreshments from Trader Joe's. |
Monday, May 17 | |
7:30-8:30 am Bicycle Breakfast | Coolidge Corner, Brookline, sponsored by Trader Joe's For more information, contact Bill Smith at (617) 264-6480 |
5:00pm-midnight Bike Week Kickoff Party | Redbones, 55 Chester St. (Davis Square), Somerville, co-sponsored by The Ride magazine. $7.00 at the door gets you a pulled-pork barbecue sandwich, a beer, and valet bicycle parking. This is also the kickoff for the Atlantic Cup Classic race series. Proceeds benefit the Somerville Youth Program. Directions and map with parking guide are online. |
Tuesday, May 18 | Bike to Work Day! |
7:00-8:30 am Bicycle Commuter Breakfast | The Somerville Bicycle Committee and Carberry's Bakery and Coffeehouse are sponsoring a Bike-to-Work breakfast on Tuesday, May 18. Show your bicycle helmet from 7-8:30am and receive a complimentary pastry. Carberry's is at 187 Elm St., between Davis and Porter squares. |
7:30-8:30 am Bicycle Breakfast | Washington Square, Brookline, sponsored by Watermark and Star Market For more information, contact Bill Smith at (617) 264-6480 |
7:30-9:30 am Bike Commuter Pancake Breakfast | Broadway Bicycle School, 351 Broadway, Cambridge. Call (617) 868-3392 for more information |
7:30-8:30 am Bike-Commuter Breakfast | The World Trade Center/Seaport Hotel will sponsor a Bike Commuter Breakfast from 7:30 am to 9:30 am at the Headhouse Concourse Bike Racks. Bring a helmet for a free breakfast! For more information, call Erin Clarke at (617) 563-2559. |
All Day Bike to Work Day Corporate Challenge | Boston Bike to Work Corporate Challenge, sponsored by the Boston Transportation Department (BTD), the Boston Area Transportation Management Associations, BEN & JERRY'S, CARAVAN for Commuters and MassBike. Companies and their employees that bike to work on this day should preregister with the BTD. Winning companies will get an ice cream party from BEN & JERRY'S and will be announced at the Boston Bike Festival, May 21. Contact Adam Shulman, BTD, (617) 635-4004. |
Mid-day Bicycle Lunch | Boston Medical Center Area employees biking to work today will be welcome to a free lunch sponsored by the BMC/ITMA. Call Maureen Flaherty for more information (617) 638-7477. |
6:30 pm Arboretum Skate & Bike | We'll glide around the Arboretum at a relaxed, stop-&-see-the-flowers pace. Families are encouraged to come. The paths are rolling, but no cars around. A good place to start with hills. Some experience required for skaters. Of course, we'll go out for a bite to eat afterwards. Rain will cancel; contact Bonnie Friedman to confirm at bonnie@math.mit.edu or (617) 253-2685w. |
Wednesday, May 19 | |
7:30-9:30 am Bicycle Breakfast | At the new HI-AYH ENEC office, 1105 Commonwealth Ave. at corner of Brighton Ave. Bonnie Friedman bonnie@math.mit.edu or (617) 253-2685w. |
5:45 pm Joy Ride | Meet at Copley Square, in front of Trinity Church, for a 1.5 hour urban tour of city streets and historic sites. Ride departs 6 pm. |
7:00 - 10:00 pm Video Night | At Bikes Not Bombs' Bicycle Recycling and Youth Training Center (59 Amory St. #103., in Roxbury near the Jackson Square T-station). The video selection is to be announced, but it will have a bicycling activism theme. |
Thursday, May 20 | |
7:30-8:30 am Bicycle Breakfast | Brookline Village, corner of Washington & Harvard Streets, sponsored by Stop & Shop For more information, contact Bill Smith at (617) 264-6480 |
All Day? Commuter Appreciation Day | CommuteWorks/MASCO will be hosting a Commuter Appreciation Day for employees who bike to work in the Longwood Medical and Academic Area, For more information call David Straus at (617) 632-2796. |
6:30 pm Mean Streets- East Cambridge | Urban evening ATB ride of about 10 diverse miles; mountain or hybrid bikes de rigueur. Explore retro-grunge industrial sub-culture, including the new MBTA engine terminal, Lechmere area, Kendall + Tech Squares, and the MIT campus. Lots of dirt, gravel, glass, steps, ramps and other choice terrain. Start: Boston - Copley Square Park, Boylston Street between Clarendon and Dartmouth. Directions: Mass Pike or Storrow Drive to Copley Square exits; parking chancy. Call for details if needed. Charles Hansen (617) 734-0720h, (617) 572-0277w. |
Friday, May 21 | |
11 am - 2 pm City of Boston's 4th Annual Bike Festival | City Hall Plaza. Featuring Boston Bike to Work Corporate Challenge winners sponsored by BEN & JERRY'S, History of Bicycles Display by Lincoln Guide Service, Music by "Mr. Flood's Party", bicycle skills training by Bikes Not Bombs, "Share the Roads" bike ride by the Rafael Hernandez School, vendors, exhibits and raffles. For more information contact Adam Shulman at the BTD (617) 635-4004, or call the Hotline number (617) 635-2075. |
Sunday, May 23 | |
1:00 pm South Brookline Bicycle Tour | Meet at the Old Town Green, Walnut & Warren Streets, 1 block south of Rt. 9, by the First Parish Church. A bicycle tour of historical sites in South Brookline There will be a brochure available and refreshments after the ride. For more information, contact Marian Lazar at mlazar@world.std.com. |
Wednesday, May 26 | Cambridge Commute a Better Way Day |
8:00am-2:00 pm Cambridge City Hall Information Fair | An event to promote all alternative modes of transportation, including cycling, with special events at lunch (including prizes, bike tuneups, and the introduction of a new bike safety bumper sticker designed by an elementary school student. For more information, contact Joe Barr at jbarr@ci.cambridge.ma.us. |
Bike Week 1999