Detroit’s Second Annual Road/Track Bicycle Show and Swap Meet will be August 22nd (starting at 8 AM).
It’s being held at Balduck Park (18401 E. Warren) on Detroit’s east side across from Bike Tech.
Limited vendor space is available for $30.
For more information, contact 313.884.BIKE (2453).
From The Hub of Detroit. Note that the ride begins at 2:30pm at the Hub of Detroit (3611 Cass Avenue in Detroit):
Thank you to everyone who made the 1st Annual Safe Streets Youth Ride an incredible success! Your donations and support keep the youth education programs at The Hub of Detroit going strong.
Everyone had a blast cruising with signs and streamers through Eastern Market, The Heidelberg Project, the Riverwalk, and downtown! Check www.thehubofdetroit.org for the action pictures we took on the ride, which we’ll post as soon as we gather them.
We have begun planning the 2nd Annual Safe Streets Youth Ride for August 28th 2010, and we are excited to announce that registration is now open! You can continue to support the program and its future graduates by registering for your ticket now!
http://safestreetsyouthride.eventbrite.com/
Please register for an Adult Cyclist ticket ($25) to attend the August 28th 2010 ride, or specify the donation of your choice if you want to give without attending the ride. All donations support The Hub’s youth education programs.
DDOT and the Federal Transit Authority are hosting the initial public meeting for the Woodward Light Rail project this Saturday. The meeting purpose is “discuss the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Woodward Avenue (M-1) Light Rail Project from Downtown Detroit to Eight Mile Road (M-102).”
The EIS will consider impacts to bicyclists using Woodward — which is key. Light rail tracks along the curb are not always the best choice for bicyclists.
Earlier discussions were to not have biking on Woodward, at least below Grand Boulevard. It was suggested cyclists could use some streets paralleling Woodward. That overlooks the fact that people want to ?ride to destinations on Woodward.
Not accommodating bicycles on Woodward might just give Detroit’s Critical Mass something to protest.
Meeting Details
When: Saturday, August 14, 2010. Attend from 11am to 1pm or 5pm to 7pm.
Where: Considine Light Rock Family Life Center Auditorium (8904 Woodward Avenue, Detroit)
Tom Page from Detroit Synergy passed long this interesting news item:
The Detroit Institute of Arts/Detroit Film Theatre has implemented free valet parking for bicycles on Fridays. The bike racks, with a museum staffer present, are located in front of the courtyard on the John R. side.
[And that explains why we saw a tandem ride up to the DFT last night!]
Avalon Bakery in Detroit now sells Dequindre Cut Trail Mix Cookies (both vegan and not.)
They’re as awesome as the trail.
We haven’t determined just how many laps of the Cut you’ll need to ride in order to burn off a cookie — and maybe we won’t.