Bike to Work Day, June 23rd, 2010

Bike to Work Day in Boulder Colorado is filled with fabulous events celebrating the bicycle. A full list of Bike to Work Day Activities is below.

From 6:30 – 9 a.m., more than 45 breakfast stations throughout town will be serving up free breakfast to those on bike and foot. Be sure to register (hot link) and make your commute count.

You say you work at home and can’t bike to work? No matter, just trade in a car trip for a bike trip and register anyway. It counts. The more cyclists Boulder can count on Bike to Work Day, the more support we get locally and regionally for bicycle projects.

Walk & Bike Month & Bike to Work Day is not just about biking to work, because some people just can’t do that. It is about choosing the best way to get around each time you leave the house. If you have to go to Erie, maybe you can only drive. But if you live a half a mile from the gym, try biking there next time.

Given the all the personal, environmental and global impacts of private automobile use, it is now more important than ever that Boulder maintain and build on its strong commitment to walking and biking. It starts with every person committing to walk or bike at least one day in June and letting our city government know that being able to walk and bike safely and easily in Boulder is one of the things that makes our town great.

June 23- Bike to Work Day Events:
7:00 – 9:00 a.m.* Bike to Work Day Breakfast Stations
45 stations all over town
See www.communitycycles.org  or www.drcog.org for a complete listing and map of all breakfast stations. Go to www.communitycycles.org to register
Complimentary breakfast at over 45 breakfast stations in the city of Boulder for choosing to travel by people power today! *select stations will begin serving at 6:30 a.m.

The Great 55th Street Egg-less Relay
11:30 a.m. 5775 Flatirons Parkway
Tracy Foster, (303) 319-3069, http://www.BoulderEast.org/
Hosted by Boulder East Community Transportation Options.  This contest of wills and coordination pits corporate teams of three bikers and one pedestrian in a timed relay event, with each participant balancing a plastic egg filled with jelly beans in a spoon from their mouth… while negotiating an obstacle course.  Awards for the fastest and most spirited teams (costumes encouraged!)  Lunch will be provided. Also join Smartwool to play the “Find a perfect pair” game and win free socks!

4th Annual BIKE SHORTS FILM FEST AND ICE CREAM SOCIAL
Sponsored by CU Environmental Center and Community Cycles. All proceeds benefit Community Cycles Youth Earn-a-Bike Program. Price : $6
5:30 pm Ice Cream Social on the lawn south of Old Main
6 pm Bike Shorts Film Fest- Old Main auditorium
We’ll have ice cream provided by Boulder Ice Cream followed by a fun selection of short Bicycle films, Celebrating the potential, fun, and uses of the bicycle.