What is Bike Walk Week?

Get tuned up! Whether it’s biking to work, taking a leisurely weekend ride, or walking to the grocery store, residents are making the Twin Cities region one of the top places in the country for bicycling and walking Bike Walk Week 2010 kicks off this summer, June 5-11, with a week of activities across the Twin Cities, all designed to have you peddling your wheels and moving your feet. The many folks who’ve joined together to bring you Bike Walk Week share one goal: to make biking and walking an easy and fun choice. There are special events throughout the week and all kinds of incentives to “be your own engine.” Sign up to receive prizes. Join a team of walkers and riders at work. Walk or take your bike to worship. On Bike Walk to Work Day, Thursday, June 10, lead or join a convoy along one of the great bike routes around the Twin Cities. Also visit celebration locations on Bike Walk to Work Day and grab a free breakfast or afternoon special. In the weeks leading up to Bike Walk Week, check out the free information and courses offered to help you get tuned up. All information and registration tools are available at www.bikewalkweek.org.
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The metro-area Bike Walk celebrations started out as a “day” in 2007 and grew to a “week” in 2008. Now, in 2010, plans are taking shape to carry the energy of Bike Walk Week year-round, with seasonal bike-walk weeks—one in the summer, one in the fall around International Bike Walk to School Day, and one in the winter around the St. Paul Winter Carnival. Help build the momentum by signing up for this summer’s Bike Walk Week, June 5-11.

What is Bike Walk to Work Day?

Simply put, it’s a day in May when you can walk or ride your bike to work and know that you’ll have company in doing so. A free breakfast doesn’t hurt either! If you’re new to biking or walking as transportation (i.e. the whole way to work) consider joining a Commuter Convoy.

 

Organizing partners

We’re proud to say this is truly a joint endeavor. Here’s a list of the growing number of partners putting this together: St Paul Smart Trips, 494 Commuter Services, Anoka County Transportation Management Organization, Downtown Minneapolis Transportation Organization, Hennepin County, Metro Transit, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Bike/Walk Ambassadors and Transit for Livable Communities/Bike Walk Twin Cities.