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Try two-wheeling it to your job on National Bike to Work Day--Shelton Herald

5/10/2014

 
This article appeared in the Shelton Herald:

By Shelton Herald on May 8, 2014 -- Local residents are being urged to use their bicycles to get to — and from — their work places on Friday, May 16, which is National Bike to Work Day.  According to the Bike Walk Connecticut organization, bike commuting reduces traffic, avoids pollution, saves gas, and burns calories...  READ the full Shelton Herald story here.

May 16 In Connecticut: An Invitation To Park The Car -- Hartford Courant

5/10/2014

 
This article appeared in the Hartford Courant.

By DON STACOM, dstacom@courant.com for The Hartford Courant, May 10, 2014--Bike Walk Connecticut has a pitch for commuters who grumble about traffic backups, potholes and aggressive drivers: Try something different next week.  The advocacy group is promoting Bike to Work Day on May 16 as a chance for commuters to test-drive the idea of parking the car and setting out on two wheels instead...  READ the full Courant story here.

Bike to Work Day is May 16

5/7/2014

 
This article ran in the Hartford Business Journal. 

Hartford nonprofit Bike Walk Connecticut is organizing this year's Bike to Work Day on May 16.

The organization will help put together more than 20 breakfasts and events throughout the state, including the Hartford gathering event at 8 a.m. at the Old State House. 

Read the full article here. 

Connecticut Bikes to Work on May 16  It's Easier Than You Think!

5/1/2014

 
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Hartford, CT (April 30, 2014) - Bike Walk Connecticut is promoting bike commuting all around the state on May 16-National Bike to Work Day. Bike commuting reduces traffic, avoids pollution, saves gas-and burns calories!  More than half of the U.S. population lives within five miles of their workplace, making bicycling a realistic, fun way to get to work.  Rookies, veteran commuters and everyone in between are encouraged to pledge to Bike to Work on May 16 at www.bikewalkct.org/bike-to-work. 

What: More than 20 Bike to Work Day breakfasts and events are scheduled incities, towns and at companies around the state on May 16. Nearly 20 separate meetups are also scheduled throughout the state. State government agencies are in on the action too, competing for the "Commissioner's Cup."

When: May 16, 2014, National Bike to Work Day

Hartford Event: Old State House (East Lawn), 800 Main Street, Hartford, 7 to 9 a.m., Program at 8 a.m. Held Rain or Shine. 

Who: Bike Walk Connecticut with State Senator Beth Bye; DEEP Commissioner Rob Klee; DPH Deputy Director Kathleen Lewis; DAS Deputy Commissioner Martin Anderson; and Insurance Deputy Commissioner Anne Melissa Dowling at program at Old State House in Hartford  

Statewide Events: Other Bike to Work Day events will be held all across the state. For details, see: http://www.bikewalkct.org/event-locations.html

Meet-ups: For a full list of meet-ups throughout the state,  see: www.bikewalkct.org/meet-ups

Contact:  
Tara Cantore
 tara@bikewalkct.org
860.904.2420

Kelly Kennedy
Executive Director   kelly.kennedy@bikewalkct.org
860.977.1179

Bike Walk Connecticut, a statewide, not-for-profit membership organization, works to make Connecticut a better place to bike and walk.





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