October 2017 activity report
Ohio Department of Health employees participating in a Ride Buddy ride. Photo credit: Deo Martinez
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
Attended an introductory meeting with a Lime Bike representative
Chaired the regular meeting of the Mid Ohio Regional Planning Commission's Community Advisory Committee
October 4
Athens NEWS: Advocates: Make Athens bike again
October 5
Sentinel-Tribune: BG adds graphics to remind drivers to share the road with bikes
October 6
Joined an Engineer's Ride with City of Columbus engineers, to look at portions of the proposed Clintonville Bikeway Network
Led a Ride Buddy ride with 3 Ohio Department of Health employees
Participated in the CoGo Bike Share quarterly stakeholders meeting
October 7
Yay Valet! @ OSU v Maryland
Spoke about effective advocacy on a "Fireside Chat" panel at the 2017 G.I.R.L. Conference
October 10
Attended the annual Ohio Transportation Engineering Conference
October 11
Led a Ride Buddy ride with 2 Ohio Department of Health employees
October 12
Showcased bicycling at a "Career on Wheels" event at Liberty Elementary School
October 13
Delivered 2 Professional Development Rides for Elyria professionals
October 14
Year of Yay!, "First Dates" theme
October 15
Yay Valet! @ Columbus Marathon
October 16
Delivered 2 Professional Development Rides for Kettering professionals
Yay Bikes! board meeting
October 18
Candidates Forum, in partnership with DRAC (the Downtown Residents' Association of Columbus) and the Franklin County Consortium for Good Government
October 22
Led a How We Roll ride
October 23
Delivered a Professional Development Ride for Marietta professionals
October 24
Delivered 2 Professional Development Rides for Marietta professionals
October 26
Delivered a Professional Development Ride for McConnellsville professionals
October 27
Led a Ride Buddy ride with 5 United Way of Central Ohio employees
Delivered a Professional Development Ride for Marietta professionals
October 28
Yay Valet! @ OSU v Penn State
October 30
Participated in the Community Shares of Mid Ohio Audit Committee meeting
Chaired the regular meeting of the Mid Ohio Regional Planning Commission's Community Advisory Committee
October 31
abc6onyourside.com: New bill could stiffen distracted driving penalties, some safety advocates want more