Welcome to the monthly feature in which we round up all our events, earned media, program delivery, meetings and speaking engagements for the month. Representation and outreach like this is what you fund with your membership dollars and major gifts, folks! Behold, October:
October 2
Two presentations at MORPC's Summit on Sustainability: "Safer Streets & More Trails for a Healthier, More Active Region", Yay Bikes! Director Catherine Girves with Jordan Whisler of MORPC, Darren Hurley of the City of Worthington and Kjirsten Frank Hoppe of MVRPC; and "Driving by Yourself is Lame; We Give SOV a Bad Name", Yay Bikes! Director Catherine Girves with Cleve Ricksecker of Capital Crossroads SID and Bilin Aksun Guvenc of OSU
October 7
Presentation at WTS Fall Luncheon: "All About Biking", Yay Bikes! Director Catherine Girves with Tony Collins of City of Columbus, Beth Snoke of OSU, Letty Schamp of City of Hillard, and Thea Walsh of MORPC
Route vetting ride for October's Year of Yay!
October 8
Regular meeting of Mayor Coleman's Green Team
October 10
Year of Yay! with "Get out the vote!" theme featuring stops at Upper Arlington Municipal Services Center,Franklin County Board of Electionsand the Bosco Center
Pedal Instead @ OSU v Maryland
October 12
Tiffany Dixon hired as Yay Bikes! Marketing & Communications Manager
Ride of Silence planning meeting
October 14
Board meeting of the Downtown Residents Association of Columbus, on which Catherine serves
October 17
Pedal Instead @ OSU v Penn State
October 18
Pedal Instead @ Columbus Marathon
October 19
Regular monthly Board Meeting of Yay Bikes!
October 20
Co-sponsored a Candidates Forum with DRAC and Franklin County Consortium for Good Government featuring 6 candidates for Franklin County Municipal Court Judge and 9 candidates for Columbus City Council
October 21
Program Committee meeting of the Central Ohio Greenways Board, on which Catherine serves
Presentation for OSU City & Regional Planning graduate seminar
Strategic Planning Board Meeting of Yay Bikes!
October 23
Ride of Silence fundraiser @ Highball Halloween
October 24
Ride of Silence fundraiser @ Highball Halloween
October 26
Ride Buddy ride with new Yay Bikes! employee
October 27
Presentation at Ohio Transportation Engineers Conference (OTEC): "Case Study: 4th and Summit Streets", Yay Bikes! Director Catherine Girves with Eric Lowery & Brian Hagerty of Stantec and Daniel Morehead & Richard Ortman of City of Columbus
WTS Meet & Greet event
October 28
OTEC, Day 2
Pedal Instead redesign meeting
