1.      Try Biking to Work, Norwalk - The Daily Stamford--After days of rain and gray skies, what better way for Norwalk and Stamford residents to chase away the blues than to bike to work. Hosted by the South Western Regional Planning Agency and Bike Walk Connecticut, the event is the agencies' way of...

2.       Bike to Work on May 18: Morning Events in Hartford and West Hartford
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Bike to Work on May 18: Morning Events in Hartford and West Hartford.... by Bike Walk Connecticut on May 16, 2012 ... and National Bike Challenge Chair for Bike WalkConnecticut at sfry@crcog.org, or Kelly Kennedy, BikeWalk CT...

3.       Bike to Work on May 18: Events Scheduled Across Connecticut; www.slideshare.net/bikewalkct/bike-to-work-on-may-18-events-sche...
Bike to Work on May 18: Events Scheduled Across Connecticut. ...Bike Walk Connecticut at sfry@crcog.org , or Kelly Kennedy, Bike Walk CTExecutiveDirector...

4.       Bike to Work on May 18: Morning Events in Hartford and West ...
westhartford.patch.com/.../bike-to-work-on-may-18-morning-events-...
Bike to Work Day is May 18, and Bike Walk CT invites bicyclists to take part in ... for Bike Walk Connecticut atsfry@crcog.org , or Kelly Kennedy, Bike Walk CT ...

5.       National Bike-to-Work Day is May 18 :: HTNP.net
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With the theme, “It's Easier Than You Think!,” Bike Walk CT is taking the lead to encourage bikecommuting on National Bike to Work Day, on Friday May 18...


6.       Stamford Downtown Events: Get with it.....BIKE TO WORK 2012
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Supported by SWRPA, City of Stamford, Bike Walk Connecticut, and CTrides. For more information web:http://www.wecyclect.org/bike-to-work/ contact: Alex...

7.       the beat bike blog; beatbikeblog.blogspot.com/
Bike to Work this Friday, May 18th This year Bike Walk CT is donning the "statewide" mantle and promoting bicycle commuting across the vast lands of Connecticut....

8.       National Bike to Work Day Friday, May 18. Events planned in ...; environmentalheadlines.com/.../national-bike-to-work-day-friday-ma...
A note from Kelly Kennedy, Executive DirectorBike Walk Connecticut. Bike to Work Day is tomorrow, May 18, and it looks like the weather is going to cooperate...

9.       Transportation - Connecticut By The Numbers; ctbythenumbers.info/category/transportation/
Bike Walk CT is taking the lead to encourage bike commuting on NationalBike to Work Day, May 18. Breakfasts for bike commuters will be held in Bethel, ...

10.   Stamford411 - The Advocate; blog.stamfordadvocate.com/stamford411/
Bike Walk Connecticut is hosting bike-to-work breakfasts as pat of CTRides Week in May. Stamford's event will be held at Columbus Park on May 18...

11.   News & Press Releases - www.bridgeportct.gov/pages/NewsDetails.aspx?itemid=362 - Mayor Finch to Celebrate National Bike to WorkDay ... Patagonia and United Health Care and is organized by Bike Walk Connecticut.

12.    Bike With Bill, Breakfast With Bill; onlyinbridgeport.com/wordpress/bike-with-bill-breakfast-with-bill/ - Mayor Bill Finch on Friday will ride his bike to work as part of NationalBike to Work Day. ... and United Health Care and is organized by Bike Walk Connecticut....

13.    Bike-To-Work Breakfast FRIDAY May 18 20202020!, www.wecyclect.org/pdfs/newhaven.pdf; Elm City Cycling's free. Bike-To-Work. Breakfast. FRIDAY May 18. 20202020! 7:30-9:30 a.m.. Pitkin Plaza,Orange St. between Chapel & Court....

14.   StamfordPlus.com Health; www.stamfordplus.com/sphtml/health.php
2 days ago - Bike to Work Week is May 14th through the 18th, culminating in Bike to Work Day on Friday, May 18. Visit Bike Walk Connecticut at www.bikewalkct.org for...

Hartford, CT (May 14, 2012) – Bike to Work Day is May 18, and Bike Walk CT invites bicyclists to take part in events in Hartford or West Hartford.  The weather looks good for Friday, but Bike to Work events will be held rain or shine.

Bike commuting novices and veterans alike are invited to join Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, Dan Esty, at the West Hartford and Hartford events.  For the second year in a row, Commissioner Esty is doing the 35-mile ride from his home in Cheshire to West Hartford, then continuing on to Hartford.  

Asked why he backs bike commuting, Esty says “Cycling is a healthy, cheap, and environmentally-friendly alternative to driving to work. Any day that begins with a bike ride is a good day!”

Bike to Work Breakfast at REI in West Hartford
REI is sponsoring a free breakfast beginning at 6:30 am, with a ride departing for the downtown Hartford event at 7:15 am.  REI is located in Blue Back Square, at 71 Raymond Road, West Hartford.  Click here for map and directions.

Or Join Bike Walk Connecticut at the Old State House in Hartford
Bike Walk Connecticut will provide free breakfast to bike commuters from 6:30 am to 9 am, with a short program at 8 am. The event will be held on the east lawn of the Old State House, where numerous rides will be converging from all directions.  Check http://www.bikewalkct.org/bike-to-work/meet-ups/ for the full schedule.

Need Bike to Work Tips?
For tips on biking to work, visit our tips page at www.bikewalkct.org and see the full list of bike to work activities at http://www.bikewalkct.org/bike-to-work.

For more information contact Sandy Fry, Bike to Work and National Bike Challenge Chair for Bike Walk Connecticut at sfry@crcog.org , or Kelly Kennedy, Bike Walk CT Executive Director, at kelly.kennedy@bikewalkct.org.

Bike Walk Connecticut is taking the lead to encourage bike commuting in Connecticut.  Bike commuting reduces vehicle traffic, avoids pollution, saves gas—and burns calories!  We are a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization dedicated to making bicycling and walking safe, feasible and attractive for a healthier, cleaner Connecticut.  Visit us at www.bikewalkct.org.

Hartford, CT (May 1, 2012) -  Get out your bike—and don’t forget your helmet!  Whether you are an occasional bicyclist, a regular bike commuter, a charity rider, mountain biker, or bicyclist of any type, take the National Bike Challenge!

With May designated as National Bike Month and May 18 as National Bike to Work Day, Bike Walk Connecticut is taking the lead to encourage bike commuting.  Bike commuting reduces vehicle traffic, avoids pollution, saves gas--and burns calories! 

Coinciding with National Bike Month is the launch of the National Bike Challenge (www.nationalbikechallenge.org), an online tool to inspire and empower millions of Americans to ride their bikes for transportation, recreation, and better health.  The challenge runs from May 1 to August 31 and has a goal of “uniting 50,000 people to bike 10 million miles.” 

The challenge website makes it easy to log bike trips, whether they are commuting, for errands, for recreation or by mountain bike—any trip by bike counts.  You’ll be eligible for prize drawings after logging just three days on your bike.  You can even download a mobile app to keep track of your miles.

Cyclists can compete in the challenge as an individual, as part of a workplace, as part of a community, or as part of a 10-member team.  Connecticut will compete in the National Bike Challenge against other states on a points per capita basis.    Bike Walk Connecticut is coordinating the state challenge and aims to make sure that Connecticut is well represented. 

To register your company for the challenge, go to www.endomondo.com/registration/organizations and enter the requested information.  This lets coworkers select your company name from the dropdown menu when they register for the challenge.  It also lets your company compete against businesses around the country.

To register yourself for the challenge, go to www.nationalbikechallenge.org.  Enter the basic information requested, then select your company name from the dropdown menu.  Your company will compete against other businesses, and Connecticut is competing against other states.  When you record your rides at the National Bike Challenge website, the online tool tallies the miles you’ve ridden, the calories you’ve burned, the money you’ve saved in gas, and the greenhouse gases you’ve avoided.  All your bike rides, whether they are commuting, for errands, for recreation or by mountain bike, can be entered in the challenge. 

Then, be a Part of Bike to Work 2012:  It’s Easier than You Think!  Don’t forget, there will be many Bike to Work events during May and throughout the summer.  Check www.bikewalkct.org/bike-to-work to find an event near you.


Bike Walk Connecticut is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization dedicated to making bicycling and walking safe, feasible and attractive for a healthier, cleaner Connecticut.  Visit us at www.bikewalkct.org.