Ride to Work: June 15, 2009 (Monday)

siobhan · Post by **siobhan** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 7:59 pm

Ride to Work Day has been moved into June this year. Get started pestering your city/town council/mayor's office.

http://www.ridetowork.org/

sotied · Post by **sotied** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 1:07 am

Hooray!

Will be on this!

Thanks!

sweetbutterfly · Post by **sweetbutterfly** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 6:01 pm

I'm excited to be a part of this!

siobhan · Post by **siobhan** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 1:12 pm

Just giving this a bump...two weeks from today! I've got a sign on my milkcrate encouraging those who have a bike but don't commute with it to join me on June 15th.

Skootz Kabootz · Post by **Skootz Kabootz** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 2:46 pm

I work from home but am planning a 60mi commute that day in support of the event... up the coast, Mulholland Drive... aw, heck, maybe I'll just call in sick and keep riding...

Kaos · Post by **Kaos** » Tue Jun 02, 2009 1:41 pm

But what am I supposed to do when I commute to work EVERY day?!?!?

siobhan · Post by **siobhan** » Tue Jun 02, 2009 4:40 pm

Kaos wrote:But what am I supposed to do when I commute to work EVERY day?!?!?

Haha, that's why I put the sign on my milkcrate inviting the non-commuters with bikes to join me on the 15th. It'll be a little parade led by the pink princess!

Kaos · Post by **Kaos** » Tue Jun 02, 2009 4:42 pm

siobhan wrote:
Kaos wrote:But what am I supposed to do when I commute to work EVERY day?!?!?
Haha, that's why I put the sign on my milkcrate inviting the non-commuters with bikes to join me on the 15th. It'll be a little parade led by the pink princess!

Heh, thats an awesome idea. I suppose I could talk some of the others I work with into riding in together. I've gotten over half my office on 2 wheels now, and I think I'll have most of the rest doing so as well by the end of the summer.

Elm Creek Smith · Post by **Elm Creek Smith** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 3:17 am

Rode to work today for the first time in months. Beautiful morning. Rode home in light rain with occasional thunder. RoadToads by FroggToggs worked like a champ.

I plan on riding pretty much very day for the rest of the summer unless weather or my health prevents it. I'll be sending out a note at work to encourage riders to try to squeeze me out of my motorcycle parking area on the 15th.

ECS

lmyers · Post by **lmyers** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 3:24 am

So, ECS, will you be joining us for the Thursday night ride from Tulsa Scooters tomorrow?

Elm Creek Smith · Post by **Elm Creek Smith** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 3:47 am

The wife is closing tomorrow night, so count me in. Where are we going?

ECS

lmyers · Post by **lmyers** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 4:21 am

Wherever the ride leader takes us

Elm Creek Smith · Post by **Elm Creek Smith** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 5:04 am

As usual we'll find out when we get there. I'll have a full tank of gas.

ECS

lobsterman · Post by **lobsterman** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 4:37 pm

There's a city council meeting June 16 here in Cincinnati to discuss adding more parking spaces downtown. Might be kind of fun to overload the city with bikes on the 15th.

siobhan · Post by **siobhan** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 7:27 pm

lobsterman wrote:There's a city council meeting June 16 here in Cincinnati to discuss adding more parking spaces downtown. Might be kind of fun to overload the city with bikes on the 15th.

Exactly! City Councilmembers do not realize how difficult it is for bikes to park. When I pointed out to one of our very active Councilmembers that the new pay-to-park system that generates a paper ticket I'm supposed to put on my dashboard doesn't work for a bike, he looked at me and said, Gee, I never thought about that. Well of course you didn't, my sweet elected friend, because you don't ride. If it weren't for the kindness of a state senator who owns a restaurant downtown (and rides a Buddy) and lets me park on the sidewalk near the dumpsters (that are lovingly guarded by the great staff at the place), I wouldn't ride into downtown.

I tried to get our Mayor to issue the RTW Proclamation, but he's tied up in a dispute with our firefighter's union while hosting the nationwide Mayor's conference this weekend, so I doubt he'll be riding to work on his Harley on Monday. Although it would relieve some stress...

siobhan · Post by **siobhan** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 3:49 pm

bumpity-bump!