Catherine, our Executive Director, has an impromptu meeting with Tony Collins, Director of Columbus Recreation and Parks, and his staff at Columbus Jazz & Ribs Fest.
Welcome to the monthly feature in which we round up all our events, earned media, program delivery, meetings and speaking engagements for the month. Representation and outreach like this is what you fund with your membership dollars and major gifts, folks! Behold, July:
July 5
Met with Brent Warren of Columbus Underground to discuss bike news
Attended the Mid Ohio Regional Planning Commission's Commuter Challenge celebration
Attended the Parsons Avenue Merchants Association meeting to share about Bike the Cbus
Met with Whole Foods about promoting Platform Beer Co.'s "Pushin' Pedals" brew, to be sold exclusively at Whole Foods to benefit bicycle advocacy in Ohio
Met with Jeff May of The Fitness Loft regarding Bike the Cbus and a Year of Yay!
July 6
Bike the Cbus planning meeting
Met with Usjid Hameed of the Council on American Islamic Relations to explore areas of joint interest
July 7
Met with Ryan Edwards of United Way of Central Ohio regarding a Year of Yay!
Met with Bertie Adams Ford to explore Black Girls Do Bike partnerships
July 8
Year of Yay!, JAM theme
July 10
Coffee with Catherine @ Bottoms Up Coffee Co-op
July 11
Met with the Mayor of Somerset, Ohio
July 12
Chaired the Columbus Green Team meeting
Columbus Young Professionals Club gathering @ City Tavern
July 13–14
Participated in the OSU Roads Scholars Tour
July 14
Rode with City of Columbus engineers on their Hilltop ride to share thoughts about proposed infrastructure
July 15
Delivered a Ride Buddy work commute with a Mount Carmel Hospice employee
July 17–28
Delivered Earn a Bike programming with Kaleidoscope Youth Center youth, in partnership with Franklinton Cycle Works
July 17
Delivered a Professional Development Ride in Somerset
Yay Bikes! Board of Directors meeting
July 19
Attended an Advisory Committee meeting for the ongoing SR-161 Study
WBNS 10TV: A "spicy" t-shirt sale means new bikes for kids in need
Represented people who ride the Hilltop Advisory Committee meeting
July 20
Met with Brooke White, new Air Quality Program Manager for the Mid Ohio Regional Planning Commission, regarding potential partnerships
Met with Nick Sanna, City of Columbus Recreation and Parks, about way finding on Central Ohio Greenways
Attended meeting of the COTA NextGen Project Advisory Group
July 21
Met with Claus Eckert, Executive Director of Green Columbus, to explore potential partnerships
Met with Tony Collins, Director of Columbus Recreation & Parks, about potential partnerships
July 25
Met with Demetries Neely, CEO of King Arts Complex, regarding Bike the Cbus
The Columbus Dispatch: Upper Arlington bike path small, but integral link for central Ohio cyclists
Attended City of Columbus Public Service and Transportation Roundtable at Whetstone Recreation Center
July 26
Attended a Columbus Metropolitan Club luncheon
Attended a Central Ohio Greenways Board meeting
July 27
Site visit to the Ohio Department of Education building to evaluate bike parking needs
Met with David Staley, Director of The Goldberg Center, to explore potential partnerships
Visited the Ohio Department of Education building to assess bicycle infrastructure needs
July 28
Ride Buddy ride with MORPC employees
How We Roll ride for members
July 29
Vetting ride Bike the CbusPLUS
July 30
Year of Yay! ride leader training
