Deo and Meredith lead an educational ride with 5 employees of the Ohio Department of Education and the Ohio Department of Higher Education.

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, August:

August 1

Health fair tabling event at the Ohio Department of Health

Delivered a Professional Development Ride in Cincinnati, Newport & Covington with 26 transportation professionals from around the U.S. at AASHTO's Conference on Performance-Based Transportation Planning, Financing, and Management

Participated in the Short North's National Night Out celebration

August 2

Ride Buddy ride with an Ohio Department of Higher Education employee

August 3

Site visit to the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency to evaluate bike parking needs

"Pushin' Pedals" beer release party at Platform Beer Co, to benefit bicycle advocacy in Ohio

Bike the Cbus planning meeting

August 4

Professional Development Ride with Columbus City Schools staff

August 5

smartregions.org: Walkable, bikeable, and regional

August 8

Columbus Underground: Focus on Philanthropy: Yay Bikes! Removes Barriers to Biking

Coffee with Catherine @ Upper Cup Coffee Co in Gahanna

Led the Tuesday Night Ride to Whole Foods Easton to try the "Pushin' Pedals" beer

August 9

Evaluated applications to the insight2050 Technical Assistance Program on its Selection Committee

August 10

Bike the Cbus planning meeting

August 11

Site visit to the Ohio Department of Health to evaluate bike parking needs

August 12

Year of Yay!, Water theme

August 15

Ride Buddy ride with 4 Ohio Department of Health employees

Lucky's Market Impact Day tabling event

Professional Development Ride for Perry County officials in New Lexington

August 16

Drop In with Deo @ Short North Coffee House in the Short North

Presentation to transportation professionals from the Atlanta Regional Commission about the collaborative process to develop bike lanes over the 3rd and 4th Street bridges

August 17

Site visit to Rhodes Tower to evaluate bike parking needs

Bike the Cbus planning meeting

August 18

Ride Buddy ride with 1 Ohio Department of Higher Education employee and 1 Ohio Development Services Agency employee

August 19

Rode the Bike with Mayor Ike bike ride

Yay Valet! @ Grove City EcoFest

August 20

Spoke on Central Ohio bicycle advocacy at the Black Girls Do Bike Columbus semiannual meet-up

August 21

Yay Bikes! board meeting