Bike to Work Week 2012

Bike To Work Week

May 28 to June 3, 2012


Alternative Transportation Scavenger Hunt held by the City of Penticton.
During bike to work week (May 28th to June 1st, 2012 participants will use bikes, skateboards, buses, wheelchairs, walking and other alternative modes of transportation to travel throughout the downtown. Using cellphones, cameras, verbal and written feedback, they will provide feedback on the City's alternative transportation. If you are interested in being a participant in this event, please call (250) 490-2527 or email downtown@penticton.ca

The Penticton and Area Cycling Association is hosting the 2012 Penticton Bike to Work Week.

Celebration Stations run Monday - Friday, 7am-9am.

Monday: Gyro Park
Tuesday: Corner of Government and Carmi (First Baptist Church)
Wednesday: Perrin's Orthodontics (where KVR crosses Main Street near RCMP station)
Thursday: Just south of Walmart at Oasis United Church
Friday: Nanaimo Square

The official website is here: http://biketowork.ca/​penticton


BTWW BONUS!!!

MONDAY - WED: Cyclists visiting Celebration Stations will get a sneak preview of the draft Penticton cycling plan and an opportunity to contribute to it.

THURSDAY: Official Public Consultation Launch - Come early and provide input, meet City staff and Andreas Rohl, Copenhagen’s cycling plan expert.

FRIDAY: Alternate Transportation BBQ (burgers) 4:30pm-6pm Gyro Park

Friday June 1st 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm
BBQ from 4:30 to 6:30

Make our Downtown easier to get around. If you walk, use a mobility aid, skateboard, rollerblade, bike or take the bus, you’re invited to participate in the Alternative Transportation Scavenger Hunt on Friday, June 1 from 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm

Participants will take part in a fun search, travelling throughout the Downtown and bringing important alternative transportation issues forward to planning staff. Participants will be invited to the Bike to Work Week Celebration BBQ, sponsored by Vibrant Penticton, in addition to receiving swag like bus passes and gift certicates to Downtown businesses.

All ages and abilities are welcome to take part. Space is limited and participants must register in advance by emailing jake.belobaba@penticton.ca or by calling (250) 490-2527. For more information on the Downtown Plan, visit www.penticton.ca/downtown

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The City of Penticton is using Bike to Work Week as the venue to launch consultation on the proposed Penticton Bike Network Plan. The Plan will be unveiled during Bike to Work Week Monday May 28 to Friday June 1, 2012. This will be done at the morning Celebration Stations Mon - Thurs as part of Bike to Work Week, with Thursday May 31, 2012, being the main consultation day.

The Proposed Penticton Bike Network Plan will be presented and Andreas Rohl will make a presentation. Display boards showing the proposed Cycling network will be on hand and City staff will be there to gather comments. The details on this event are:

Date: Thursday May 31, 2012
Doors Open: 5:30pm
Presentation by Andreas: 6:00pm
Venue: SOEC (South Okanagan Events Centre)

Following Andreas’s presentation there will be Questions and Answers.

Prior to Andreas’s presentation and after the question and answer period the public will have the opportunity to use sticky notes to place their comments on the Proposed Bike Network Map and to discuss the plan with City staff.

Thank you in advance for your participation in our consultation process.

Andreas Rohl is the Bicycle Program Manager for the City of Copenhagen. Andreas’s areas of expertise include cycling strategy, the design of cycling infrastructure and how to integrate cycling in the general urban planning and with other modes of transport. Andreas was instrumental in the creation of the Copenhagen Cycle Plan. Andreas is currently on sabbatical in BC doing work with the City of Vancouver. At the meeting he will share his views and experiences with the creation of a cycle network plan.

Hi all,

Bike to Work Week kicked off today with a breakfast in GyroPark. Over 130 cyclists stopped by! There were breakfast burritos from TheBench, coffee from Cherry Hill, bike tune ups courtesy of Freedom the Bike Shopand The Bike Barn and a chance to win many prizes thanks to our communitysponsors. There are Celebration Stations all week, 7am-9am for cyclistsparticipating in Bike to Work Week.

Tuesday: Corner of Government and Carmi

Wednesday: 1000 Main St near Edmonton Ave

Thursday: 2964 Skaha Lake Rd just south of Walmart

Friday 7am: Nanaimo Square downtown

Friday 4:30pm: Wrap-up bbq in Gyro Park

Please see http://www.biketowork.ca/penticton for moreinformation and to register your workplace team. You MUST be registered to be eligiblefor the grand prize draw. There are two bikes donated from our two fabulousbike stores!!

Also this week, YOU have a great opportunity to shapecycling in Penticton. The City is kicking off their Bike Network Planconsultation process during this years Bike to Work Week. You can get a sneakpeak each morning at the Celebration Stations. The main launch activity willtake place on Thursday May 31, starting with the Celebration Station at whichAndreas Rohl, the manager of the City of Copenhagen's Cykelsekretariat (orbicycle program), will be on hand to answer questions and meet participants.Later in the day, the City will offer another chance to discuss cycling inPenticton and meet Andreas, who will give a presentation starting at 6 p.m. atthe South Okanagan Events Centre. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., and everyone isinvited to bring their bikes inside for this free event. Seehttp://www.penticton.ca/EN/main/community/bike-plan.html for all the details.

And finally, the City is also working on their DowntownPlan. There is a fun Alternative Transportation Scavenger Hunt on Friday June1st from 1:00pm - 4:30pm. Help make our Downtown easier to get around by registeringfor a fun transportation scavenger hunt while biking, walking, using mobility aids,skateboarding, rollerblading and more! There is swag to be won and a bbq at theend! Email downtown@penticton.ca to pre-register.

Ok, one more. A HUGE thank you to our financial sponsors:The City of Penticton, Fortis, ICBC, The Province, and the BCGEU. THANK YOU!!

If you have any questions feel free to reply to this email. Hope to see you out on the roads this week!

Rowena