Bike to Work Month

Bike to Work Week is generously sponsored by the City of Coralville, City of Iowa City, and sponsors of the Think Bicycles Coalition to promote bicycling. We encourage riding not only to work but school, the gym, parks, grocery stores, and everywhere else.

Registration

Register online – not only do you automatically get entered in a drawing for some cool prizes, you show that bicyclists count. Need help finding a route to your work – call Kristopher Ackerson, MPO Assistant Transportation Planner, at 356-5247.

Events for May 2012

Friday, May 4: Bike Commuter Breakfast, sponsored by the Iowa City Bicycle Library, 408 East College St., Iowa City. Free as usual.

May 7-11: Bike to School Week, sponsored by the Neighborhood Centers of Johnson County.

Bike to Work Week, May 14-18

15% discount on entire purchase at Beadology, 220 E. Washington St. – must have helmet to receive discount (promoting safety).

10% off meal and drinks at Devotay, 117 N. Linn St. – applies to individual cyclists, not for their whole table. But if everybody rode, everyone’s meal/drinks are discounted.

20% discount on a single purchase at Dulcinea, 2 S. Dubuque St.

Buy one, get one 1/2 price at R.S.V.P., 140 N. Linn St.

Ride for free on Iowa City Transit for people with a bicycle, to help cyclists get home in the event of bad weather, a flat tire, or other unforeseen event.

Free access to the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center prior to 9:00 a.m. all week to anyone who visits and brings their bike helmet! Bikers can get an extra workout, take a dip in the hot tub, or just use the showers.

Monday, May 14:

Bike Commuter Breakfast Kick-Off
30th Century Bicycles, 310 E Prentiss St, Iowa City
7:30 to 9:30am. Food by Trumpet Blossom Cafe, coffee by Wake Up Iowa City. Free as usual. Door prizes.

Bike/Bus/Car Race, sponsored by the MPO of Johnson County, beginning at 11:33 a.m. at the Coralville Public Library and ending at the Iowa City Public Library, featuring elected officials Councilor Gerry Kuhl of North Liberty, Councilor Rosanne Hopson from University Heights, and Supervisor Rod Sullivan from the Johnson County Board of Supervisors.

Tuesday, May 15:

Bike Commuter Breakfast, 7:30a-9:30a, sponsored by the Johnson County and the Johnson County Trails Foundation. Located at Johnson County Administration Building, 913 South Dubuque Street, Iowa City. Free as usual.

Ride the Bikeways: Imagining IC with Boulevards and Road Diets, 5:30pm at the Iowa City Public Library Meeting Room A. Presented by: Iowa City Bike Library. Group Ride on Imagined Bikeways to follow at 6:15p.

Wednesday, May 16:

Bike Commuter Breakfast, 6:30a-9a, sponsored by the City of University Heights and Geoff’s Bike and Ski. Located at/near 1004 Melrose Avenue. Free as usual.

Old Pi to New Pi Ride sponsored by New Pioneer Coop, beginning at 5:30 p.m. at Chauncey Swan Park in Iowa City and ending at New Pioneer Co-op in Coralville. Live music, food, and door prizes will be offered. No preregistration is required. From Chauncey Swan Park to Dubuque St (via Linn, Burlington and Clinton Sts.) Dubuque St to Foster Rd., Foster Rd through to the Dog Park, pedestrian bridge over Iowa River, 5th St to New Pi.

Thursday, May 17:

Bike Commuter Lunch sponsored by Griddle Me This! and The Broken Spoke from 11a – 1p. Get away from work and ride you bike for an afternoon snack!

Rain date for Old Pi to New Pi Ride – see details above

Friday, May 18: End of Week Celebration featuring the Heels & Wheels Fashion Show hosted by the Q7 Cycling, as well as live music and prizes (register to win!). Sugar Bottom Bikes has a bike for raffle. Proceeds will be split up between JCTF and ICCOR. Activities begin at 5pm, at the Trumpet Blossom Cafe. See you there!

Bike Rodeos for Kids

A bicycle rodeo is a clinic that helps teach children aged 12 and under the importance of riding a bicycle safely and what skills and precautions they need to develop to have a safe time on their bicycles. In conjunction with AAA, the Bicyclists of Iowa City will host eleven rodeos at area schools. The events are free and the public is welcome.

2012 Bike Rodeos at elementary schools

Date Time Location
May 2 at 5:30-7, Horn/Roosevelt Elementary
May 5 at 9-11a, Lucas Elementary
May 8 at 6p, Coralville Central Elementary
May 9 at 6p, Regina Elementary
May 11 at 3:15p, Lemme Elementary
May 14 at 3:30-5:30p, Hoover Elementary
May 17 at 2:45-4:30p, Longfellow Elementary
May 19 at 9a-11a, N. Liberty Rec Ctr.
May 19 at 11a-12p, N. Dodge Hy Vee
May 23 at 3:15, Grant Wood Safety Village

Request support for your BTWW event

Submit an application online