Bike to Work MEET UP Locations 2013
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What's a Meet Up? A meet up location is a place where Bike to Work Day commuters meet to ride together to their destination, whether that's their workplace or a Bike to Work Day celebration. Check the Bike Buddy directory too.
All the Meet Ups listed below are for May 17 unless otherwise noted.
- Andover - Meet at the new covered bridge on the Hop River trail *Meets up with Willimantic ride
Meet at: 6:00 AM. Info: Ron Manizza, pedlinron@gmail.com - Bolton Notch - Meet at the Hop River Trail near the Notch *Meets up with Willimantic ride
Meet at: 6:30 AM. Info: Ron Manizza, pedlinron@gmail.com - Bolton/Manchester - start at Charter Oak Greenway bike path at Wyllys St.(opposite Highland Market) . *Meets up with Willimantic ride
Meet at: 6:50 AM. Info: Jim Adams, james.adams@pw.utc.com; 860-682-2564 (cell); 860-649-8644 (home) - Bridgeport Area - Join Mayor Finch on his morning commute, beginning at Spoke and Wheel, 2355 Main Street, and ride into the Bike to Work event
Meet at: TBA. Info: Tim Hammill, Timothy.Hammill@Bridgeportct.gov - Cheshire, Farmington Valley Greenway parking lot on Cornwall street, ride into West Hartford event and then onto Hartford
Meet at: 5:00 AM. Info: Pete Salomone, salomone@sbcglobal.net - East Hartford Park & Ride “Pit Stop” (Main St just south of Silver Lane) – this will be the main meet up point for all rides coming from east of the river for a MASSIVE ride into downtown Hartford togetherMeet at: 7:25 AM and 7:40 AM. Info: Lia Huang, bhuang@crcog.org; 860-522-2217 x224
- Farmington - Post Office Square and Route 10 (linking up with the Cheshire ride)
Meet at: 6:25 AM. Info: Pete Salomone, salomone@sbcglobal.net - Farmington - UConn Health Center and Rte. 4 (linking up with Cheshire ride)Meet at: 6:40 AM. Info: Pete Salomone, salomone@sbcglobal.net
- Glastonbury - Water fountain at Main St. and Hebron Ave.
Meet at: 7:00 AM. Info: Sean McCutchan@pw.utc.com, 860-917-3309 - Hamden 1 - along the Farmington Canal Trail, Todd St parking lot closest to trail and just off Whitney Ave. map coordinates: lat: 41.425117 long: 72.907389. This and the following 2 rides will arrive at the New Haven bike to work breakfast at 8:10 AM.
Meet at: 7:10 AM. Info: Abe Parrish, abraham.parrish@yale.edu. Link route: link for the route at: http://goo.gl/maps/dEltR. Contact Abe if you want him to send a Glymse www.glympse.com, so you can see where he is in real time. - Hamden 2 - on the trail at the Skiff St tunnel (behind the Stop n Shop)
Meet at: 7:30 AM. Info: Abe Parrish, abraham.parrish@yale.edu. Link route: link for the route at: http://goo.gl/maps/dEltR. Contact Abe if you want him to send a Glymse www.glympse.com, so you can see where he is in real time. - Hamden 3 - on the trail at the bridge going over Putnam Ave [just north of Putnam Place Shopping Center]
Meet at: 7:45 AM. Info: Abe Parrish, abraham.parrish@yale.edu. Link route: link for the route at: http://goo.gl/maps/dEltR. Contact Abe if you want him to send a Glymse www.glympse.com, so you can see where he is in real time. - Manchester - Fuss & O'Neill, 146 Hartford Road (refreshment stop!) *Meets up with Willimantic ride
Meet at: 7:00 AM. Info: Jim Adams, james.adams@pw.utc.com. 860-682-2564 (cell); 860-649-8644 (home) - Manchester Community College - Charter Oak Greenway at Great Path/Founders Drive . *Meets up with Willimantic ride. Meet at: 7:10 AM. Info: Ron Manizza, pedlinron@gmail.com
- Middletown - Charles Coaching and Nutrition Services, 353 Main Street. Ride with a pro to the downtown Hartford event. Meet at: 6:15 am. Info: Aidan Charles, aidan@charlescoaching.com, 860.538.9369
- New Haven Area - Corner of West Rock and Edgewood, in front of Deja Brew Café, ride to New Haven event.
Meet at: meet at 8 am for 8:10 am departure. Info: Liam Brennan, l.brennan@zoho.com. - Plainville - Route 10 and 372 (linking up with the Cheshire ride).
Meet at: 6:10 AM. Info: Pete Salomone, salomone@sbcglobal.net - South Windsor - The Bike Shop, 1735 Ellington Road - near Stop & Shop
Meet at: 6:45 AM. Info: Rob O'Connor, robert.oconnor8@gmail.com - Southington - Center street and Bike Path (linking up with the Cheshire ride)
Meet at: 5:35 AM. Info: Pete Salomone, salomone@sbcglobal.net - Tariffville - village green on Main street, riding to the downtown Hartford breakfast
- Meet at: 6:10 AM. Info: Jean Sandhofer, jsandhofer@yahoo.com, 860-212-4199 (cell)
- Vernon - Pedal Power
Meet at: 6:15 AM. Info: Roland Chirico, RMChirico@cox.net - Waterbury Area Chase Parkway at I-84 (exit 18) Park and Ride Lot (Waterbury) http://goo.gl/maps/Ud2zZ
Meet at: 8:00 AM. Info: Sam Gold, sgold@cogcnv.org - West Hartford - REI, ride into downtown Hartford event
Meet at: Event at REI begins at 7 AM, ride departs at 7:30 AM
Info: Maryellen Thibodeau, methibodeau@bikewalkct.org - West Hartford - Unitarian Church, 433 Fern Street, riding to the downtown Hartford event
Meet at: 7:30 AM. Info: Dave Kozak, davidkozak@comcast.net, 860-202-7322 (cell) - Wethersfield - Commuter Lot at Dept. of Corrections office, 24 Wolcott Hill Rd (just north of the intersection of Wolcott Hill Road and Jordan Lane)
Meet at: 7:15 AM. Info: Kevin Sullivan, ksullivan12@snet.net - Wethersfield - United Methodist Church, 150 Prospect Street (right next to the Mill Pond Tennis Courts) ride into DMV or DOL . May 13 through May 17.
Meet at: meet at 7:30 am, ride departs at 7:45 am. Info: Jim Pettit, james.pettit@ct.gov, 860-236-5312 - Willimantic - Ocean state Job Lot/BJ’s parking lot on West Main street
Meet at: 5:15 AM. Info: Ron Manizza, pedlinron@gmail.com
