Get ready for the May Bike Everywhere Challenge!!
This month Bellevue College invites you to join the Bike to Work/Campus Challenge and the City of Bellevue wants you to join the “Bike Month in Bellevue” events!
Bellevue College Team Challenge!
We are forming a Bellevue College team associated with Washington State Bikes. The goal is to ride our bicycles as much as possible during the month of May. Bike one day or every day. Reduce emissions, burn off those cupcakes, or just push the bike up the hill and coast back down!
We will keep track of our total mileage for fun, earn bragging rights, and prizes awarded by the Washington State Bikes. Please contact Ron Austin by email if you’d like to join the group. You will receive an invite to your work or school email. ron.austin@bellevuecollege.edu
Events Around Bellevue
Sponsored by the City of Bellevue, King County Metro, Sound Transit, the Cascade Bicycle Club and TransManage, highlights of Bike Month include:
Bike Everywhere Challenge, May 1-31: Sponsored by Washington Bikes, the Challenge is a fun, free competition. The Challenge is not just about who can ride the most miles, but who can encourage the most people to give bicycling a try. Sign up as a team captain on the Challenge web page and lead up to eight people, or 10 people, if two are new riders.
- Intro to Bicycle Commuting, Tuesday, May 2, noon-1 p.m.: Cascade Bicycle Club presents the basics of bicycle commuting: clothing, gear, rules of the road, bike parking and more. The class will be held at Bellevue City Hall. A pizza lunch will be provided. Space is limited; email info@cywb.org to register.
- Bike to Your Vanpool Day, Tuesday, May 9: If you’re a vanpooler at heart, Choose Your Way Bellevue encourages you to make your commute even greener by biking to your vanpool. King County Metro and Community Transit have bike racks available at no extra cost to your van. Contact King County Metro Vanpool at 206-625-4500 or vanpool@kingcounty.gov; or contact your Community Transit vanpool at 425-353-7433 or riders@commtrans.org. Racks are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Share your photos by using the hashtag #Bike2Vanpool and #BellevueBikes.
- Eastside Captains Bash, May 11, 3:30-7 p.m.: “Bike Everywhere Challenge” team captains and interested cyclists are invited to attend the Eastside Captains Bash at Whole Foods Market in Bellevue, 888 116th Ave. NE. Hosted by Choose Your Way Bellevue, captains can pick up their Bike Month T-Shirt and other team bike swag. Representatives from the City of Bellevue, Kirkland, Redmond and Issaquah will share progress on bike planning and projects, drawings, giveaways and more. Email info@cywb.org to RSVP. All are welcome.
- F5 Bike Everywhere Day, May 19, 6-9 a.m.: Visit Choose Your Way Bellevue at the Bellevue Transit Center celebration station to fuel up on Starbucks coffee, a light breakfastfrom Whole Foods and other bike swag. Gregg’s Cycles will offer minor tune-ups. A second station will be located at Enatai near Interstate 90. Cascade Bicycle Club’s website has station information to help you hit all the stations on your way to work.
For assistance from the City of Bellevue in planning a bicycle commute, email info@cywb.org or fill out a Choose Your Way Bellevue commute inquiry form.
For assistance from Bellevue College Office of Sustainability with your bike, bus, walk, or carpool commute contact Craig Hauser, Transportation Coordinator (in person C106, by email, or phone) at 425-564-2134 or transportation@bellevuecollege.edu
Last Updated May 1, 2017