Out & About with Yay Bikes! — May 2015
Welcome to the feature in which we round up all our events, earned media, program delivery, meetings and speaking engagements from the previous month. Behold, May:
May 1 — Leading a How We Roll educational ride with Bexley's Mayor Kessler, Councilwoman Owen, Chief Rinehart & Service Director Dorman
May 2 — Presenting @ Bexley's Safety Education & Expo
May 2 — Pinchflat Bike Poster Show
May 4 — Fundraiser @ Lineage Brewing
May 6 — Delivering the safety speech @ North of Broad & Near East Side Neighborhood Pride community bike ride
May 6 — Meeting with Greg Lestini @ Bricker & Eckler LLP
May 7 — Regular meeting of Mayor Coleman's Green Team, Transportation Committee, on which Catherine serves
May 7 — Planning meeting for Central Ohio's 2015 Ride of Silence
May 9 — Year of Yay!ride
May 12 — Columbus Dispatch article: "Annual Ride of Silence"
May 12 — Addressing the regular meeting of the Franklin County Board of Commissioners
May 12 —Sharing “How We Roll” @ Pelotonia’s Captains’ night
May 12 — 5th annual Ride the Elevator
May 12 — Chamber of Commerce guest blog post: "The 'Big 3' Benefits of Riding a Bike to Work"
May 13 — Yay Bikes! button photo 'cameo'! Member Keith Lugs' photo, with YB! surreptitiously featured, was recognized among 23 others in the international bicycle photography competition: "24 Snapshots of Bikes"
May 13 —Board meeting of the Downtown Residents Association of Columbus, on which Catherine serves
May 13 — Board meeting of Community Shares of Mid Ohio
May 14 — Promoting Bike to Work Day on the CD102.5 Morning Show
May 14 — Planning meeting for Central Ohio's 2015 Ride of Silence
May 15 — Leading 2 routes to Columbus Commons on Bike to Work Day, winning the annual participation award and riding with Mayor Coleman and Stinger from the Columbus Bluejackets
May 15 — Information Sessions (2) @ Nationwide Insurance
May 15 — Panelist for the Ohio Young Professionals Weekend & Leadership Summit presentation "2015: The Future of Transportation" w/Wiliam Murdoch MORPC, Curtis Stitt COTA, Julie Walcoff ODOT, Chuck Dyer ODOT, Patty Austin City of Columbus, Chet Ridenour Car2Go, John Justice Café Brioso
May 16 — Columbus Dispatch article: "Coleman, Stinger join hundreds who bike to work today"
May 17 — Pedal Instead @ Columbus Underground's Urban Living Tour
May 20 — Attending MORPC's Bike Safety Lunch & Learn
May 20 — Regular meeting of MORPC's Active Transportation Plan Work Group, on which Catherine serves
May 20 — Participating in COTA NextGen's Project Advisory Group
May 20 — 9th annual Ride of Silence
May 20 — nbc4i report: "'Ride of Silence' Draws Awareness to Cycling Safety"
May 21 — Information Session @ Ulmer & Berne LLP
May 21 — Information Session for OSU's First Year Peer Leaders
May 21 — Columbus Dispatch article: "'Ride of Silence' fills streets with bicyclists"
May 26 — Ride Buddy morning commute with an OSU employee
May 27 —Regular meeting of Columbus’s Bicycle Working Group, on which Catherine serves
May 27 — Presenting at the Columbus Young Professionals Club's Musical Chairs for Charity event
May 28 — Ride Buddy morning commute with a Franklin County Juvenile Detention Center employee
May 28 — Information Session @ NBBJ
May 29 — Ride Buddy lunchtime ride with an Ohio Department of Education employee
May 29 — Ride Buddy evening commute and downtown tour with an NBBJ employee
May 30 — Planning meeting for Bike the Cbus
May 31 — Ride to begin vetting Bike the Cbus routes