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Healthy Places

Hours
Mon - Fri 
9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Program Director
Scott Ulrich, AICP, CNU-A 
(614) 645-5318

[email protected]

Safe Routes to School
Katherine Swidarski 
(614) 645-0380 [email protected]

Goodale crowd 2015

BIKE TO WORK DAY IS FRIDAY, MAY 18!

Join hundreds of riders by biking into downtown along one of several pre-planned routes mapped here. All routes will end at Columbus City Hall at 8:00AM for a celebration including breakfast and brief announcements. 

 

Attendance is free, but please register so that we know how many people to expect: https://b2wcbus2018.eventbrite.com 

 

(Please register even if you're not planning to ride with a group - choose "I'll meet you at City Hall!" option.) 

 

Big thanks to our breakfast sponsors: 

Lucky's logo   Brioso logo       Pattycake logo

Commuting concerns LONG

NEED SOME POINTERS?

Bike to Work Day is a great day to ride for the first time, because no matter where you're riding from, we'll be out there with you. Bike to Work Day shows what our streets could look like every day if we continue encouraging and investing in bicycling as transportation.

 

Interested in biking to work but not sure where to start? 
Stop by your local bike shop to get your bike in shape or get a CoGo Bike Share membership 

Brush up on your rights and responsibilities as a bicyclist

Plan your route ahead of time and ride safely and confidently

Make sure to dress for the weather and have a back-up plan

Click here for more answers to common bike commuting concerns

May is Bike Month Square 2

NATIONAL BIKE MONTH

May is National Bike Month, sponsored by the League of American Bicyclists and celebrated in communities from coast to coast. Established in 1956, National Bike Month is a chance to showcase the many benefits of bicycling — and encourage more folks to giving biking a try.

 

More than half of the U.S. population lives within five miles of their workplace, making bicycling a feasible and fun way to get to work. With increased interest in healthy, sustainable and economic transportation options, it's not surprising that, from 2000 to 2011, the number of bicycle commuters in the U.S. grew by more than 47 percent. 

 

You can find a listing of Bike Month events throughout Columbus and Central Ohio at www.columbus.gov/bikemonth2018

National Bike Challenge 2018

JOIN THE NATIONAL BIKE CHALLENGE

The National Bike Challenge is a nationwide event uniting thousands of current bicyclists—and encouraging countless new riders. It is a free and easy way to challenge yourself, your colleagues and your community to ride more. Users compete on a local, state and national level. The Challenge aims to unite 75,000 riders to pedal 35 million miles from May 1, 2015 until September 30, 2015. 

 

Register at www.NationalBikeChallenge.org

BIKE TO WORK DAY MEETING TIMES & LOCATIONS

Details below provided for informational purposes only. Please register here and find more route information here. 

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Northwest Route with roll:

Meet at roll: bike shop at 1510 West Lane Avenue. roll: will be offering a limited number of bikes for the ride on a first-come-first-served basis. Email [email protected] if interested.   

The ride will depart at 7:00AM. This ride will include on-street and trail riding. All rides end at Columbus City Hall at 8:00AM.

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Goodale Park Route with Yay Bikes!

Meet at the corner of Goodale and Front Streets. The ride will depart at 7:30AM. This ride will be on-street. All rides end at Columbus City Hall at 8:00AM.

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Wolfe Park Route with Columbus Recreation & Parks Department

Meet at Wolfe Park parking lot. The ride will depart at 7:15AM and will connect with the Near East route. This ride will be on-street. All rides end at Columbus City Hall at 8:00AM.

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Near East Route with CoGo Bike Share

Meet at the CoGo warehouse at 610 Oak Street. The ride will depart at 7:30AM. A free CoGo bike can be provided for use when reserved in advance by emailing [email protected]. This ride will be on-street. All rides end at Columbus City Hall at 8:00AM.

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Schiller Park Route with Transit Columbus

Meet at Schiller Recreation Center parking lot. The ride will depart at 7:30AM after connecting with the South Side route. This ride will be on-street. All rides end at Columbus City Hall at 8:00AM.

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South Side Route with Bikes 4 All People

Meet at Bikes 4 All People at 934 Parsons Avenue. The ride will depart at 7:15AM and connect with the Schiller Park route. This ride will be on-street. All rides end at Columbus City Hall at 8:00AM.

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Franklinton Route with Franklinton Cycleworks

Meet at Franklinton Cycleworks at 897 West Broad Street. Ride will depart at 7:30AM. This ride will be on-street. All rides end at Columbus City Hall at 8:00AM.

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Hilltop USA route with Friends of Camp Chase Trail

Meet at Wilson Road Park at 275 South Wilson Road. The ride will depart at 7:00AM. This ride will be on trail and on-street. All rides end at Columbus City Hall at 8:00AM.

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Whetstone Park Route with Metro Parks

Meet at Whetstone Park near the shelter house at the end of Hollenback Road. Ride will depart at 7:00AM. This ride will be on trail, escorted by Metro Parks Greenway Rangers. All rides end at Columbus City Hall at 8:00AM.

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Easton Route with FACT & REI

Meet at the southern entrance to the Sunbury Road Soccer Fields, just south of Easton Way. Ride will depart at 7:00AM. This ride will be on trail and on-street. All rides end at Columbus City Hall at 8:00AM.

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Gahanna Route with Gahanna Bicycle & Trail Advisory Committee

Meet at Veterans Park (73 W Johnstown Rd). Ride will depart at 7:00AM. This ride will be on trail and on-street. All rides end at Columbus City Hall at 8:00AM.