Bicycle Advocacy for the Miami Valley
Bike Advocates Speak Out: Bicycle Bell Burdensome Law – Doesn’t Increase Safety A few weeks ago, Dayton City Commissioners eliminated the requirement that bikes in the city must have bells attached to them. Bike Miami Valley advocated for this change and will continue to seek just and equitable bicycle laws, promoting rider safety and protections.Read more about Striving for Bicycling Equity[…]
This week is National Bike to Work week. Many communities in the greater Dayton region will celebrate one special day to rally more people on bicycles – Bike to Work Day. We will ride our bikes, celebrate, and ride off into the sunset. But then what? What happens after that big showy celebration day? WillRead more about Bike to Work And So Much More![…]
The Miami Valley Cycling Summit, coordinated by Bike Miami Valley, aims to use the power of cycling to drive economic development in communities both large and small throughout the region. Join us on Friday, May 10, 2019 in Miamisburg, Ohio at Memorial Hall. Register here From nationally recognized speakers to local experts, the Summit offers aRead more about Register for the 2019 Miami Valley Cycling Summit[…]
Bike Miami Valley is now accepting proposals to host the 2021 Miami Valley Cycling Summit. Since this events birth in Dayton in 2009 it has captured attention from cycling enthusiasts, public officials, and government staff to land managers, and trail builders. The biennial event, coordinated by Bike Miami Valley, is an opportunity to harness theRead more about Miami Valley Cycling Summit 2021: Request For Proposals[…]
Election Season Is Upon Us Here at Bike Miami Valley, we are encouraging our supporters to VOTE! In order for you to do that and become informed on the issues that matter locally, we’re distributing our 3rd Bicyclists Guide to Voting for our membership area in four counties: Montgomery, Miami, Greene, Clark. Four questions haveRead more about Bicyclist’s Guide to Voting 2018[…]
Many hands make light work It’s true, that many hands of multiple people helping out make the work easier. It also helps the work of Bike Miami Valley and its small team of staff members, cover more bikey-opportunities in our region. Each fall, our office receives a dozen or more requests to provide support at events,Read more about Pedal Power: Drive Less, Live More[…]
We are so excited for May 1st! It’s the official kick-off to the National Bike Challenge – Ride for more Reasons! Spring has sprung! Birds are chirping! Trees are getting green! We are ready to ride out bikes! As you may or may not know, May is the beginning of National Bike Month: the celebrationRead more about May is National Bike Month![…]
‘Tis the Season for Giving December 22, 2017 At Bike Miami Valley, we appreciate all of the hard work you helped us accomplish this past year. We really cannot do this work without support in the community. Here is a show list of the cool things we were up to that you supported: OrganizedRead more about Looking Back, Looking Forward[…]
Derr Road Improvements: Public Support Needed Bike Springfield requests that all Bike Miami Valley members support Bike Springfield with an email campaign to the Springfield City Commissioners and Mayor to encourage Springfield to move forward with a vote of approval on a road safety/reconfiguration project (reducing four lanes of through traffic to two lanes, withRead more about ADVOCACY ACTION ALERT: SPRINGFIELD NEEDS YOUR HELP[…]
Why Bike to Festivals? If you are like most in the Midwest, you love a good festival now and again. And the Miami Valley has no shortage of them. But it can be a bore trying to find parking for your car: waiting in line, paying to park, walking miles to the actual festival fromRead more about Biking to Festivals[…]