December 2017 activity report
Our Executive Director Catherine Girves (center), with Columbus' Director of Public Utilities Tracie Davies (left) and Director of Public Service Jennifer Gallagher (right).
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, December:
December 2
Met with leadership of Bike Wheeling to discuss advocacy strategies relating to bike infrastructure
December 4
Chaired the regular meeting of the Mid Ohio Regional Planning Commission's Community Advisory Committee
Strategic Planning Committee meeting of the Yay Bikes! board
December 5
Finance Committee meeting of the Yay Bikes! board
December 6
Meeting with Columbus' Director of Public Service Jennifer Gallagher regarding bicycle infrastructure
Meeting with Columbus City Engineer James Young for a new sewer grate thanks
December 7
December 9
Year of Yay!, "Art of Giving" theme
December 12
Attended the retirement party for Randy Bowman, outgoing Assistant Director of Public Service for the City of Columbus
December 16
Attended a meeting of the Comfest Grant Committee, on which our Executive Director serves
December 18
Yay Bikes! board meeting
December 28
Bike the Cbus planning meeting
December 30
Strategic Planning Committee meeting of the Yay Bikes! board
November 2017 activity report
Tabling at the annual meeting of the Capital Crossroads and Discovery District Special Improvement Districts. Photo credit: Jeff Gove
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, November:
November 7
Met with staff of Bike Miami Valley to discuss a statewide advocacy agenda
November 8
Led a Ride Buddy ride with 5 Ohio Department of Aging employees
November 9
November 11
Year of Yay!, "Birding" theme
Yay Valet! @ OSU v Michigan State
November 13
Delivered 2 Professional Development Rides for the ODOT District 7 office
November 14
Attended the Mid Ohio Regional Planning Commission's Summit on Sustainability
November 16
Attended the Ohio Active Transportation Plan leadership team meeting
Attended and tabled at the annual meeting of the Capital Crossroads and Discovery District Special Improvement Districts
Led a Ride Buddy ride with 3 Ohio Department of Health employees
November 18
Yay Valet! @ OSU v Illinois
November 20
Yay Bikes! board meeting
The Columbus Dispatch: Berliner Park will sport first mountain bike trail inside I-270
November 21
The Marietta Times: Professional development rides sponsored by ODOT
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
September 2017 activity report
Our Executive Director at a transportation professionals networking event this month.
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, September:
September 1
Bike the Cbus and Bike the CbusPLUS registration & packet pick-up
September 2
Bike the Cbus and Bike the CbusPLUS (Click to view photos of the event!)
September 3
Year of Yay! vetting ride
September 4
Yay Valet! @ Upper Arlington Labor Day Arts Festival
September 5
Chaired the Mid Ohio Regional Planning Commission's regular Community Advisory Committee meeting
September 6
Coffee With Catherine
Ride Buddy ride with 5 Ohio Department of Transportation employees
September 7
Led a Ride Buddy ride with 5 Ohio Department of Education and Ohio Department of Higher Education employees
Led 2 Ride Buddy rides with 9 Ohio Development Services Administration and Ohio Department of Commerce employees
Bike Safety chat at the Grange Audubon Center
September 9
Year of Yay!, New Americans theme
Yay Valet! @ OSU v Oklahoma
September 10
Offered a Blessing of the Bicycles, in partnership with Summit on 16th United Methodist Church (See the message—"Godly Transportation Design"—here!)
September 14
Presented at a teleconference to professionals nationwide with CDC's Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity, on the topic Engaging Employees in Active Commuting (Listen to the webinar here!)
Drop In with Deo @ Upper Cup Coffee House
September 15
Attended an Inclusive Communities Affordable Housing Committee meeting
Attended a transportation professionals networking event
September 16
Yay Valet! @ OSU v Army West Point
September 18
Led a Ride Buddy ride with 4 Ohio Department of Health employees
Delivered 2 Professional Development Rides for Knox County professionals
Yay Bikes! board meeting
September 19
Mount Vernon News: Ride shines light on bike safety in city
September 20
Site visit to the Ohio Department of Transportation to assess bicycle infrastructure needs
September 21
Led a Ride Buddy ride with 4 Ohio Department of Transportation and Ohio Department of Higher Education employees
September 23
Yay Valet! @ OSU v UNLV
September 25
Participated in Ohio Active Transportation Plan team meeting
September 26
Led a Ride Buddy ride with 3 Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections employees
August 2017 activity report
Deo and Meredith lead an educational ride with 5 employees of the Ohio Department of Education and the Ohio Department of Higher Education.
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, August:
August 1
Health fair tabling event at the Ohio Department of Health
Delivered a Professional Development Ride in Cincinnati, Newport & Covington with 26 transportation professionals from around the U.S. at AASHTO's Conference on Performance-Based Transportation Planning, Financing, and Management
Participated in the Short North's National Night Out celebration
August 2
Ride Buddy ride with an Ohio Department of Higher Education employee
August 3
Site visit to the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency to evaluate bike parking needs
"Pushin' Pedals" beer release party at Platform Beer Co, to benefit bicycle advocacy in Ohio
Bike the Cbus planning meeting
August 4
Professional Development Ride with Columbus City Schools staff
August 5
smartregions.org: Walkable, bikeable, and regional
August 8
Columbus Underground: Focus on Philanthropy: Yay Bikes! Removes Barriers to Biking
Coffee with Catherine @ Upper Cup Coffee Co in Gahanna
Led the Tuesday Night Ride to Whole Foods Easton to try the "Pushin' Pedals" beer
August 9
Evaluated applications to the insight2050 Technical Assistance Program on its Selection Committee
August 10
Bike the Cbus planning meeting
August 11
Site visit to the Ohio Department of Health to evaluate bike parking needs
August 12
Year of Yay!, Water theme
August 15
Ride Buddy ride with 4 Ohio Department of Health employees
Lucky's Market Impact Day tabling event
Professional Development Ride for Perry County officials in New Lexington
August 16
Drop In with Deo @ Short North Coffee House in the Short North
Presentation to transportation professionals from the Atlanta Regional Commission about the collaborative process to develop bike lanes over the 3rd and 4th Street bridges
August 17
Site visit to Rhodes Tower to evaluate bike parking needs
Bike the Cbus planning meeting
August 18
Ride Buddy ride with 1 Ohio Department of Higher Education employee and 1 Ohio Development Services Agency employee
August 19
Rode the Bike with Mayor Ike bike ride
Yay Valet! @ Grove City EcoFest
August 20
Spoke on Central Ohio bicycle advocacy at the Black Girls Do Bike Columbus semiannual meet-up
August 21
Yay Bikes! board meeting
August 22
Perry County Tribune: County approves active transportation committee
Blessing of the Bicycles planning meeting with Summit on 16th United Methodist Church
August 23
How We Roll ride with Yay Bikes! members
August 24
Attended the 2017 COTA Annual Luncheon
August 25
Ride Buddy ride with 1 Ohio Department of Medicaid employee
Bike the Cbus planning meeting
Ride Buddy ride with 5 employees of the Ohio Department of Education and the Ohio Department of Higher Education
August 26
Bike the Cbus volunteer appreciation and route vetting ride
August 27
How We Roll ride with Yay Bikes! members
August 29
Candidates Forum planning meeting with Franklin County Consortium for Good Government
July 2017 activity report
Catherine, our Executive Director, has an impromptu meeting with Tony Collins, Director of Columbus Recreation and Parks, and his staff at Columbus Jazz & Ribs Fest.
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, July:
July 5
Met with Brent Warren of Columbus Underground to discuss bike news
Attended the Mid Ohio Regional Planning Commission's Commuter Challenge celebration
Attended the Parsons Avenue Merchants Association meeting to share about Bike the Cbus
Met with Whole Foods about promoting Platform Beer Co.'s "Pushin' Pedals" brew, to be sold exclusively at Whole Foods to benefit bicycle advocacy in Ohio
Met with Jeff May of The Fitness Loft regarding Bike the Cbus and a Year of Yay!
July 6
Bike the Cbus planning meeting
Met with Usjid Hameed of the Council on American Islamic Relations to explore areas of joint interest
July 7
Met with Ryan Edwards of United Way of Central Ohio regarding a Year of Yay!
Met with Bertie Adams Ford to explore Black Girls Do Bike partnerships
July 8
Year of Yay!, JAM theme
July 10
Coffee with Catherine @ Bottoms Up Coffee Co-op
July 11
Met with the Mayor of Somerset, Ohio
July 12
Chaired the Columbus Green Team meeting
Columbus Young Professionals Club gathering @ City Tavern
July 13–14
Participated in the OSU Roads Scholars Tour
July 14
Rode with City of Columbus engineers on their Hilltop ride to share thoughts about proposed infrastructure
July 15
Delivered a Ride Buddy work commute with a Mount Carmel Hospice employee
July 17–28
Delivered Earn a Bike programming with Kaleidoscope Youth Center youth, in partnership with Franklinton Cycle Works
July 17
Delivered a Professional Development Ride in Somerset
Yay Bikes! Board of Directors meeting
July 19
Attended an Advisory Committee meeting for the ongoing SR-161 Study
WBNS 10TV: A "spicy" t-shirt sale means new bikes for kids in need
Represented people who ride the Hilltop Advisory Committee meeting
July 20
Met with Brooke White, new Air Quality Program Manager for the Mid Ohio Regional Planning Commission, regarding potential partnerships
Met with Nick Sanna, City of Columbus Recreation and Parks, about way finding on Central Ohio Greenways
Attended meeting of the COTA NextGen Project Advisory Group
July 21
Met with Claus Eckert, Executive Director of Green Columbus, to explore potential partnerships
Met with Tony Collins, Director of Columbus Recreation & Parks, about potential partnerships
July 25
Met with Demetries Neely, CEO of King Arts Complex, regarding Bike the Cbus
The Columbus Dispatch: Upper Arlington bike path small, but integral link for central Ohio cyclists
Attended City of Columbus Public Service and Transportation Roundtable at Whetstone Recreation Center
July 26
Attended a Columbus Metropolitan Club luncheon
Attended a Central Ohio Greenways Board meeting
July 27
Site visit to the Ohio Department of Education building to evaluate bike parking needs
Met with David Staley, Director of The Goldberg Center, to explore potential partnerships
Visited the Ohio Department of Education building to assess bicycle infrastructure needs
July 28
Ride Buddy ride with MORPC employees
How We Roll ride for members
July 29
Vetting ride Bike the CbusPLUS
July 30
Year of Yay! ride leader training
June 2017 activity report
Our Executive Director Catherine Girves chats with City Council Member Shannon Hardin about West Side bike lanes.
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, June:
June 1
Bike the Cbus planning meeting
June 3
Meeting with Columbus City Council Member Shannon Hardin regarding bike lanes on West Broad Street
Year of Yay! vetting ride
Community engagement: Pride Bicycle Ride
June 5
Delivered 2 Professional Development Rides in Sandusky
June 6–8
Attended ODOT's Active Transportation Conference as subject matter experts assisting 5 communities throughout state; moderated a panel on education strategies in Ohio's Active Transportation Plan; and led and ride for 20 conference attendees
June 9
Rode with City of Columbus engineers to provide input on South Side–area infrastructure under consideration through the Urban Infrastructure Recovery Fund
June 10
Year of Yay!, 'Candy' theme
June 10–11
Yay Valet! at Buckeye Country Superfest
June 12
Delivered 2 Professional Development Rides in Shaker Heights
June 13
Led a ride with Wellness Ambassadors from several State of Ohio agencies
June 14
Community engagement: Grove City Bike Night
June 15
Bike the Cbus vetting ride
June 16
Community engagement: Tour de Grandview
June 19
Delivered a Professional Development Ride in Lima
June 20
Led a ride with Wellness Ambassadors from several State of Ohio agencies
Meeting with Julie Walcoff of the Ohio Department of Transportation about upcoming training and partnership opportunities
June 21
Presentation to the State Highway Safety Plan Steering Committee regarding Professional Development Rides
June 24
Bike the CbusPLUS vetting ride
Community engagement: Black Girls Do Bike / Major Taylor ride
June 25
Community engagement: Tuesday Night Ride
Community engagement: Metro Parks Bicycle Tour 2017 @ Glacier Ridge
June 26
Chaired the MORPC Community Advisory Committee meeting
June 27
Smart City partner appreciation event
Community engagement: Steady Pedaling ride
June 28
Learn, Connect & Collaborate with Smart Columbus
Tour de Brew planning meeting
Presented "How to Grocery Shop by Bike" @ Lucky's Market
June 29
Press conference with Defend our Future, City Council Member Elizabeth Brown, the Environmental Defense Fund and Green Columbus
June 30
How We Roll for Yay Bikes! members
The Daily Sentinel: Creating Healthy Communities Program
May 2017 activity report
ODOT transit employees learning to use the COTA bus racks during a Professional Development Ride with us this month.
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, May:
All month
Delivered Columbus Bike Maps to bike shops throughout Central Ohio
May 1
Chaired the MORPC Community Advisory Committee meeting
May 2–3
Trained Bike Cleveland to deliver Professional Development rides
May 4
Columbus Alive: Things We Love: Picks from Emily Monnig
Vet the Bike the Cbus route
May 5
Vet the June Year of Yay! route
May 6
Tabled at Pinchflat Bike Poster Blowout
May 9
Delivered a Professional Development Ride in Cleveland and another in Euclid
May 10
Meeting at the Ohio Department of Health regarding our upcoming Ride Buddy / How We Roll program for state employees
May 12
Met with a national representative from Dero
May 11
Tabled at the Worthington Community Bike Rodeo
Columbus Green Team meeting
May 13
Year of Yay!, 'April Showers Bring May Flowers' theme
May 15
Delivered a Professional Development Ride with ODOT transit professionals in Columbus
Yay Bikes! board meeting
May 16
nbc4i.com: "Groups aim to make biking to work safer and more convenient"
ODOT Messenger: "Bike to Work Week"
Led a bike ride with members of the press
May 17
Participated in 2 Columbus Foundation Big Table conversations
May 19
The Loop: "5.19.17"
Led a ride to Columbus' Bike to Work Day celebration
May 21
Delivered a How We Roll ride for Yay Bikes! members
May 22
Delivered 2 Professional Development Rides in Defiance
May 23
Attended a planning meeting for the Statewide Active Transportation Institute
May 24
Attended a Central Ohio Greenways board meeting
May 30
Delivered a Professional Development Ride in Dublin
May 31
Delivered 2 Professional Development Rides in Meigs County (Pomeroy and Middleport
April 2017 activity report
Catherine leads a Professional Development Ride in Dover, OH for representatives from the city and ODOT District 11. 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, April:
All month
Delivered Columbus Bike Maps to bike shops throughout Central Ohio
April 3
Chaired the MORPC Community Advisory Committee meeting
April 5
Presented to 8th graders @ Columbus Gifted Academy
CDC.gov: Step It Up! Status Report for The Surgeon Generals Call to Action to Promote Walking and Walkable Communities (pdf, page 21, regarding the Ohio Active Transportation Plan, which Yay Bikes! helped develop)
April 6
Bike the Cbus planning meeting
April 7
cleveland.com: Summit Cycling's 'How We Roll' tours teach Akronites to ride bikes safely in the city
April 8
Year of Yay!, 'Healthy Earth' theme
April 10
Delivered a Professional Development Ride in New Philadelphia and in Dover
Pinchflat: Bike Poster Blowout planning meeting
April 11
Met with Connex, Portsmouth's bicycle advocacy group
Presented to the Westerville Bicycle Club
Presented to the Italian Village Society
April 13
Delivered a Professional Development Ride in New Albany
Part of the Ohio Active Transportation Team that received the Ohio TZD (Toward Zero Death) Award for Regional Collaboration at their Spring 2017 meeting
April 14
Ohio Action Institute planning meeting
April 15
Yay Valet! @ OSU Spring Game
April 16
Delivered 2 Professional Development Rides in Portsmouth
April 17
Attended the State Route 161 study Advisory Committee Meeting
April 20
Bike the Cbus planning meeting
Columbus Underground: Pinchflat: Bike Poster Blowout
April 22
Yay Valet! @ Earth Day
April 24
Delivered a Professional Development Ride in Racine
Met with the Director of the Athens County Library System about a bike rack purchase
April 25
Attended a Comfest Grant Committee meeting
April 27
Attended the Ohio Active Transportation quarterly team meeting
WOSU, All Sides with Ann Fisher: Ohio Bike Laws (rebroadcast)
April 30
Hosted a Yay Bikes! member appreciation event
March 2017 activity report
Deo & Meredith accepting an award from the Greater Ohio Policy Center, who nominated us for a Greater Ohio Sustainable Development Award in the Non-profit Luminary category.
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, March:
All month
Delivered Columbus Bike Maps to bike shops throughout Central Ohio
March 7
Ride of Silence planning meeting
March 8
Attended the Greater Ohio Policy Center's annual Award Ceremony, to accept a Greater Ohio Sustainable Development Award in the Non-profit Luminary category
March 9
Tabled @ the annual Battelle Bike Expo
March 11
Year of Yay! ride, Prohibition theme
March 14
Attended the State Route 161 study Advisory Committee Meeting
March 16
Bike the Cbus planning meeting
March 18
Tabled @ Cyclist Connection's 10th Annual Garage Sale/Swap Meet
March 19
Tabled @ the Ohio Bicycle Swap Meet
March 20
Yay Bikes! Board of Directors meeting
March 20–22
Delivered Commuter Ride Leader training to 8 people from cities throughout Ohio,
in Columbus
March 21
WBNS 10TV: Columbus city engineers using bikes to better survey roads
March 23
Spoke to Maria Conroy's City & Regional Planning class on Sustainable Development
March 24
MC'd the Columbus Green Spot Awards
March 27
WOSU, All Sides with Ann Fisher: Ohio Bike Laws
March 28
Happiness on Two Wheels: How to Roll
March 29–31
Delivered Commuter Ride Leader training to 8 people from cities throughout Ohio,
in Fremont
February 2017 activity report
Yay Bikes! member Rob Hendricks (by the door) represents on behalf of people who ride bicycles for transportation at the Linden-area Smart Columbus Community Planning Meeting. Photo credit: MurphyEpson
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, February:
Feb 2
Bike the Cbus planning meeting
Feb 4
Year of Yay! vetting ride
Feb 8
BG Independent News: BG completes first ‘Complete Streets’ efforts
Columbus Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting
Meeting with the General Property Manager of the Huntington Center about indoor bicycle parking for employees
Feb 9
Columbus Green Team meeting
Feb 10
COTA NextGen project advisory stakeholder meeting
Smart Columbus Community Planning Meeting in Linden
Feb 11
Smart Columbus Community Planning Meeting in Linden
Feb 14
Meeting at Ohio Department of Health about the upcoming train the trainer program
Feb 15
Meeting with Mark Wagenbrenner about Wagenbrenner Development's sponsorship of Bike the Cbus
CoGo Bike Share quarterly stakeholder meeting
Feb 16
Bike the Cbus planning meeting
Ohio Active Transportation Plan team leader meeting
Meeting with Sideswipe Brewing about hosting a membership event
Feb 20
Yay Bikes! Board of Directors meeting
Feb 22
City of Dublin Mobility Study stakeholder workshop
Feb 24
How We Roll ride for members
Ride of Silence fundraiser @ Cafe Brioso
Feb 27
Mid Ohio Regional Planning Commission Community Advisory Council meeting, which is chaired by our Executive Director
January 2017 activity report
Executive Director Catherine Girves joins staff and lay leaders at Summit on 16th United Methodst Church in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr's birthday at the Greater Columbus Convention Center.
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, January:
Jan 3
Meeting with Elevator Brewery about Ride the Elevator and Bike the Cbus
Jan 4
Meeting with Whole Foods Easton about 2017's Year of Yay!
Regular meeting of MidOhio Regional Planning Commission's Citizen Advisory Council, which our Executive Director chairs
Jan 5
Meeting with Columbus City Schools regarding installation of new bike racks
Bike the Cbus planning meeting
Jan 9
Signage meeting of the Central Ohio Greenways Board
Jan 11
Team meeting at MurphyEpson regarding statewide Ohio Active Transportation Plan spring trainings
Jan 12
Conference call for Creating Healthy Communities about statewide trainings
Advisory Committee meeting for SR 161 Corridor Study
Ride of Silence planning meeting
Jan 13
Meeting at Ohio Department of Health to plan for the Ohio Active Transportation Action Institute Conference in June
Jan 14
Year of Yay! ride (cancelled)
Jan 16
Columbus' Martin Luther King Jr breakfast celebration, with leadership from Summit on 16th UMC, University Area Enrichment Association and University Area Freedom School
Yay Bikes! Board of Directors meeting
Jan 19
Meeting with leadership team of the Ohio Active Transportation Plan
Bike the Cbus planning meeting
Jan 24
Meeting with Ohio Department of Health and Center for Disease Control officials about Ohio's Active Transportation Plan
Jan 25
Regular meeting of the Central Ohio Greenways Board; presented on Miamisburg's Bike Friendly Business program
Jan 26
Ride of Silence planning meeting
Jan 27
Ohio Active Transportation Plan quarterly webinar; presented on our Ride Buddy program and Ohio's new 3' safe passing law
Jan 28
Attended Transit Columbus' board retreat as an invited guest
Jan 30
Canal Winchester City Council meeting; presenting with Kerstin Carr of the MidOhio Regional Planning Commission on the work of the Central Ohio Greenways Board
Jan 31
Attended the Active Transportation Engineering Conference in Columbus
December 2016 activity report
Our Executive Director, Catherine (right), with Kimber Perfect of Mayor Ginther's office at the hearing for HB 154, Ohio's 3' safe passing law.
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, December:
Dec 1
Columbus CEO: SIDs' Annual Meeting (pdf)
Dec 2
Statewide Mode Shift Project ("Your Move, Ohio") Meeting
Dec 3
Year of Yay! vetting ride
Dec 6
Attended hearing for HB154, Ohio's 3' passing law
Dec 7
(Bowling Green) Sentinel-Tribune: Complete Streets process to remain in place with closer eye on deadlines
Dec 10
Year of Yay! with 'Heartwarming' theme
Dec 14
Meeting with owner of Orbit City bike shop
Dec 16
(Bowling Green) Sentinel-Tribune: BG makes plans to align city budget
Dec 18
Received 7 bike racks for Columbus Public Health
Dec 19
COTA Project Advisory Group
Yay Bikes! board meeting
Govenor Kasich signs HB154, defining safe passing of cyclists in Ohio's as 3', into law; takes effect March 19
Dec 24
Meeting with founders of Steady Pedaling
November 2016 activity report
Executive Director Catherine Girves represents on a panel at the Center for Urban & Regional Analysis' Healthy Places: Designing Cities for Biking and Walking forum.
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, November:
November 2
2 Professional Development Rides in Akron
November 5
Yay Valet! @ OSU v Nebraska
November 7
2 Professional Development Rides in Bowling Green
Sentinel-Tribune: "Cycling advocacy group shows 'tourists' how to experience bike friendly BG"
Sentinel-Tribune: "Advocacy group's tour points out safe ways to bike BG"
BG Independent News: "Bike tour of BG opens eyes to some solutions"
November 10
Columbus Green Team meeting
Tabling at Columbus' Downtown SID Annual Meeting
November 12
Year of Yay! featuring "Folklore" theme
Meeting with Bowling Green City Council Member Robert McOmber
November 13
Meeting with Bowling Green City Engineer Jason Sisco
November 16
Community Shares of Mid Ohio meeting
November 17
Meeting with Megan Melby of Columbia Gas and NiSource employees
November 18
Meeting with Columbus City Schools about bike parking
Presenting on the CURA panel Healthy Places: Designing Cities for Biking and Walking (with Gulsah Akar, Kerstin Carr, Scott Ulrich, Harvey Miller)
November 20
Year of Yay! ride leader training
November 21
Yay Bikes! board meeting
November 22
Ohio Active Transportation Planning Group lead meeting
November 26
Yay Valet! @ OSU v Michigan
November 28
MORPC Community Advisory Council meeting
November 29
Central Ohio Greenways board Signage and Wayfinding Committee meeting
November 30
Volunteer appreciation event
October 2016 activity report
Franklin County Consortium for Good Government's candidate forum, presented in partnership with DRAC and Yay Bikes! Photo credit: Bob Bickis
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 1
Yay Valet! @ OSU v Rutgers
October 3
Vetting the Massillon Professional Development Ride with help from local cyclists
Ride of Silence happy hour fundraiser at Hills Market Downtown
October 4
Attended the MORPC Community Advisory Committee meeting
October 5
Bike the Cbus planning meeting
Vetting the Troy Professional Development Ride with help from local cyclists
October 6
Troy Professional Development Rides (2)
October 7
Massillon Professional Development Ride
October 8
Year of Yay!, "The 70s" theme
Yay Valet! @ OSU v Indiana
October 10
Vetting the Bowling Green Professional Development Ride with help from local cyclists
October 11
Vetting the Athens Professional Development Ride with help from Yay Bikes! members
October 12
Bowling Green Professional Development Ride
Conversation with Columbus City Schools to help plan for bike racks outside schools
October 13
Meeting with Lucky's Market to explore potential partnership opportunities
October 14
Vetting the Athens Professional Development Ride with help from local cyclists
October 16
Yay Valet! @ Columbus Marathon
October 17
Westerville Professional Development Ride
Yay Bikes! board meeting
October 18
Athens Professional Development Rides (2)
Attended the Annual Race Event Meeting with Columbus Police Department, Columbus Recreation and Parks and the Division of Fire
October 19
Met with a Capital University student about creating a video highlighting our Professional Development Rides
Presented the 2016 Candidates Forum with the Franklin County Consortium for Good Government, in partnership with DRAC
October 20
Vetting the Nelsonville Professional Development Ride with help from Yay Bikes! members
October 21–22
Volunteering @ Highball Halloween to raise funds for Ride of Silence
October 22
Presented on transportation bicycling at the NeighborWorks Community Learning Institute National Conference
October 25
Nelsonville Professional Development Ride
October 26
Meeting of the Central Ohio Greenways board, on which our ED serves
October 28
Vetting the ODOT District 8 Professional Development Ride with local cyclists
Bike the Cbus planning meeting
CURA (The Center for Urban and Regional Analysis at OSU) Community Bike Roundtable
October 29
Yay Valet! @ OSU v Northwestern
October 30
Year of Yay! Ride Leader Training
October 31
ODOT District 8 Professional Development Ride
September 2016 activity report
Officials in Sandusky, Ohio on a Professional Development Ride. Photo credit: MJ Reed
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, September:
September 1
Bike the Cbus planning meeting
Columbus Underground: City Phasing Out “Share the Road” Signs
September 2
Bike the Cbus on-site registration & raffle
ABC 6 On Your Side: City changing bicycle awareness signs
September 3
Yay Valet! @ OSU v Bowling Green and Bike the Cbus
road.cc: US city to replace 'share the road' signs with 'bikes may use full lane' ones
September 5
Yay Valet @ Upper Arlington Labor Day Arts Festival
September 7
Vetting the Powell Professional Development Ride with help from Yay Bikes! members
Next City: City to Replace "Share the Road" Signs With a Clearer Message
September 8
Troy Professional Development Ride, in Columbus, with their City Engineer and others
September 10
Year of Yay! with "Resilience" theme
September 12
Powell Professional Development Ride
September 13
Vetting the Richland County Professional Development Ride with help from Yay Bikes! members and local advocates
September 15
Vetting the Miamisburg Professional Development Ride with help from local cyclists
September 16
Miamisburg Professional Development Ride
September 19
Richland County Professional Development Rides (2)
Bicycling Magazine: The 50 Best Bike Cities of 2016 (We're 39! We're 39!)
September 21
Vetting the Fremont Professional Development Ride with help from local cyclists
Vetting Tour de Brew with the team of leads and sweeps
September 22
Fremont Professional Development Ride
Tour de Brew planning meeting
September 23
Meeting with Zach Traxler to discuss the possibility of launching an online store
September 24
Tour de Brew fundraising ride in partnership with Water for Good to provide clean water for communities of Central Africa
September 26
Vetting the Sandusky Professional Development Ride with help from local cyclists
September 27
Fremont and Sandusky Professional Development Rides
September 28
Vetting Columbus ride for private transportation consultants
September 29
Professional Development Ride, in Columbus, for transportation professionals designing roads nationally
Meeting with Sidney Hargrow, Executive Director at Community Foundation of South Jersey, to discuss philanthropy
August 2016 activity report
Leading a professional development ride for City of Worthington engineers, parks and utilities staff.
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, August:
August 1
Meeting with Tyler Steele of the Major Taylors regarding Bike the Cbus
Meeting with James Young, Columbus City Engineer, regarding our joint American Public Works conference presentation
August 2
Board meeting of Franklin County Consortium for Good Government, on which our Executive Directo serves
August 4
Travel to Zanesville to vet their Professional Development Ride
Bike the Cbus planning meeting
August 6
Year of Yay! vetting ride
August 10
Columbus Alive: "Wheels of Fortunate"
August 11
Regular meeting of the City of Columbus Green Team Working Group Chairs, which our Executive Director chairs
Regular meeting of the City of Columbus Green Team, which our Executive Director chairs
Meeting of the statewide Ride Buddy training team
August 12
City of Zanesville Professional Development Ride
August 13
Year of Yay!, Local Food theme
August 14
Bike the Cbus and Bike the Cbus+ vetting rides
Bike the Cbus+ ride lead/sweep training
August 17
Regular meeting of the DRAC board, on which our Executive Director serves
August 19
Travel to Worthington to vet their Professional Development Ride
August 20
Yay Valet! @ Grove City EcoFest
August 23
City of Worthington Professional Development Ride
Regular meeting of the CoGo Bike Share Advisory Board, on which our Executive Director serves
August 23–25
Delivered Ride Buddy training for professionals from around the state
August 26
Attended the Regional Trails Summit in Cincinnati, at which Board Member Brian Laliberte presented on the keynote panel "Balancing the Active Transportation Network"
August 27–30
Attended the PWX 2016: The American Public Works Association Conference in Minneapolis, at which our Executive Director Catherine Girves presented on "Municipal Engineers and Bicycle Advocates Make Really Great Friends!"
Minneapolis Bike Hub meeting
Dero facility tour
July 2016 activity report
Yay Bikes! ride leaders Shyra Allen and Jeff Gove pose post-ride with their group of public health officials from around the state.
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, July:
July 2
Year of Yay! vetting ride
July 6
Columbus Underground: "Promotion of Cyclist Murder Causes Outrage During Doo Dah Parade"
WND: "'I'll Share the Road When You Follow the Rules'"
July 7
Bike the Cbus planning meeting
The Columbus Dispatch: "Parade should make anarchy great again"
July 8
The Columbus Dispatch: "Lessons from the Doo Dah parade"
July 9
Year of Yay!, American Heroes theme
Yay Valet! @ Deschutes Brewery's Street Pub
July 10
Bike the Cbus+ Team of Awesomeness vet the metric century route
July 12
How We Roll ride with 26 Wellness Ambassadors from public health agencies around the state
July 14
Attended press conference announcing Dr. Ned Pettus as the new director of Columbus' Department of Public Safety
July 15
Bike the Cbus planning meeting
Tour de Brew planning meeting
July 18
Yay Bikes! Board of Directors meeting
July 21
10TV.com: "Seven months in, several incidents reported on newly designed Summit St."
July 26–27
Attended the Ohio Department of Transportation Ohio Planning Conference: Transport Ohio's Future and led a bike ride for participants
July 27
Yay Valet! @ ICC at the Shoe
July 28
Columbus Green Team Built Environment and Transportation Infrastructure committee meeting
July 29
Professional development ride with representatives from Worthington, Westerville, Gahanna, Grove City and Reynoldsburg, as well as MORPC
Takin' our show on the road thru Ohio
We're excited to announce that we are partnering with Ohio Department of Transportation to take our show on the road! This summer and fall we'll be offering professional development rides—similar to the "engineer rides" we piloted in Columbus last year—to transportation professionals and others who influence the experience of people biking for transportation throughout Ohio.
Our professional development rides are designed to provide opportunities to experience a community's current street infrastructure by bike to better understand how to: 1) engineer and evaluate bicycle-related infrastructure; 2) inform and educate all road users; 3) enforce laws governing behaviors that lead to conflicts between people on bikes and other road users; and 4) encourage active transportation. Previous participants have reported increased understanding of why cyclists make the choices they do and understanding what makes for an effective bicycle accommodation. In their own words:
““I learned there is a huge difference between a well designed bike lane or facility and one that is just thrown in last minute to a project to make it a complete street.””
““I got a feel for the perspective of a bicycle rider. I also learned some things about general bicycling practices that are contrary to what I’d previously thought (lane positioning, platooning at traffic signals, etc.). These are things that will aid me as I’m working on different issues pertaining to bicycling.”
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““I learned quite a bit about what looks good on paper may not be the right solution in real life.”
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““If I want to expand my engineering judgment, I need to experience it. And it was a lot different than I thought. Yay Bikes! gave our team a whole new perspective. As engineers, we’re focused on making it work, but Yay Bikes! gave us feedback from a customer perspective.”
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Professional development rides are 3 hour experiences customized for each community to feature as many types of infrastructure as possible within approximately
8–10 miles. They roll at a casual pace accessible to most, and include several stops to discuss the experience of riding different streets, as well as traffic law and how it pertains to best bicycling practices. Ride leaders are extensively trained transportation cyclists and educators with deep respect for participants' professional expertise.
If you are interested in scheduling a ride for your team, contact Catherine.
June 2016 activity report
Catherine shows off our new outreach bike to Sandra López, Legislative Analyst, City Council Division of Community Engagement, at the Smart City award press release event.
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, June:
June 1
Statewide meeting of the Active Transportation Plan group
June 2
NeighborWorks conference planning meeting for speakers, of which our Executive Director is one
Yay Bikes! membership drive
June 3
Ride of Silence wine tasting fundraiser
June 5
Bike the Cbus route vetting ride
June 6
Bike the Cbus planning meeting
June 7
Year of Yay! route vetting ride
June 8
Meeting with the Columbus Department of Development's Mike Schadek to discuss the role of biking in Columbus' economic development
June 11
Year of Yay! 'Obsessions' theme
June 12
Meeting with Mark Waggenbrenner of Waggenbrenner Development Co regarding their Bike the Cbus route sponsorship
June 15
Meeting with AAA's Sarah Frederick to discuss a forthcoming article in their regional magazine about how cars can share roads with bicycles
June 17
COTA wayfinding meeting
City of Columbus Engineer Ride in Franklinton
June 17–18
Yay Valet! @ Pride
June 18–19
Yay Valet! @ Creekside Blues & Jazz Festival
Yay Valet! @ Buckeye Country Superfest
June 21
Meeting with leadership team at the Ohio Department of Health to discuss potential mode shift programming for employees of state agencies
Conversation with Mayor of Grove City about outreach to local engineers
June 22
Meeting with Orange Barrel Media's Megan Knott about Bike the Cbus sponsorship
June 23
Regular meeting of the Built Environment & Transportation Infrastructure committee of Columbus' Green Team
Smart City press release and celebration event
June 24
Our Executive Director speaking at Comfest Jazz Stage
June 24–26
Yay Valet! @ Comfest
June 29
City of Columbus Bicycle Working Group meeting
Meeting with Origo Branding to discuss a possible public service safety campaign
June 30
Bike the Cbus planning meeting
Tour de Brew planning meeting
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