Mark the weekend of April 18-21 on your calendar. It promises to be a great weekend for bicycles in Savannah!
CGG and the Savannah Bicycle Campaign are promoting a weekend of bicycles in the hostess city, to increase awareness of the potential benefits of improved bicycle facilities and the Greenway in particular. Friday April 18 in advance of Earth Day is Dump the Pump Day — Savannah Development and Renewal Authority’s first of 3 downtown alternative commute days.
Saturday April 19 in conjunction with the Earth Day Festival is Savannah Wheelie, a social ride through downtown, to be followed by the Post Wheelie Dealie, a party for the Savannah Bicycle Campaign. Through these events we will continue to spread the good word about the Greenway, in addition to promoting CBTC, Savannah Wheelmen and the Savannah Bike Co-op. Riding the Wheelie is free, and tickets for the Post Wheelie Dealie at Blowin’ Smoke are so worth the nominal price, available online, at Quality Bike Shop and Blowin’ Smoke, and at the door for a little bit more.
That same weekend, movers and shakers of Georgia politics will descend on Savannah for Tour de Georgia’s opening stage on April 21. A kickoff party — Toast de Tour — Saturday April 19 at 6pm, will announce the teams (contact Lora Hawk, lora [dot] hawk [a t] tourdegeorgia [dot] com, for tickets); the Ride for Research and press conference on Sunday April 20; and the stage I race from Tybee to Savannah on Monday April 21 will be included in the events. We are arranging a meeting with Tour de Georgia and state government officials while they are here for the race, using this event to emphasize the Greenway’s potential role in cycling related tourism, and the need to improve our bicycle facilities along the Tybee Road Stage I race route, as we have discussed here recently.
In total, this is the highest concentration of bicycle related events to hit Savannah in some time. It presents an excellent opportunity to show off Savannah for what it is and could be, and we hope all will come out in support of these efforts. Contact us if you would like additional information about any of these events.
Posted on April 2nd, 2008 by Drew Wade
Filed under: Chatham County, Latest News
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