Why do cities like Boston, Denver, Minneapolis have bike share programs? Why are cities like Cincinnati and Columbus trying to set up their own? Answer: People love them. It is an easy way to get around town. Good news. Dayton’s own Scott Murphy (with Bike Miami Valley support) has done a study to get theRead more about Bike Sharing is Good[…]

I just read an article by Uli Bredulli on the state of bicycle infrastructure in Dayton Ohio. Check it out.

To celebrate National Bike Month, the 2nd Street Market is offering Bike Bucks! Ride your bike to the Market on any Saturday in May and enter a drawing to win $50 in Market Money. Our friends from Bike Miami Valley will be on hand to help you enter, snap a photo of you (and yourRead more about Bike Bucks at the Market[…]

The city of Beavercreek will hold a bike rodeo from 9am-11am (with a rain date of June15th) at Shaw School, 3560 Kemp Road on the parking lot behind the school. The rodeo is open to kids in kindergarten through 6th grade.  Bike rodeos are a great way to learn about riding, get a safety checkRead more about Bike Rodeo in Beavercreek June 8[…]

My buddy Paul says that their is a ton of work being done on the path behind his house on Acorn. Good news. This is the path that will connect UD to Patterson Park and eventually go all the way to 675 in Centerville. What I did not know is that they are building aRead more about Path from UD to Patterson Park[…]

Check out this link for the list of cycling projects slated for Montgomery County. This is the public login. ANYONE may login and view the information. Users are asked to give a name and organization. All other info is optional. From the next screen, choose “Select and Analyze Projects”. Here you will find many choicesRead more about Your tax dollars at work[…]

The 2013 Summit will be held in downtown Springfield on May 31, 2013, in the newly constructed Hollenbeck Bayley Conference Center. Andy Williamson and Matt Lindsey from Bike Miami Valley are a part of the planning team that is working diligently to ensure that the 2013 event will be the most successful yet. The MiamiRead more about Miami Valley Cycling Summit[…]

Bike Miami Valley is working with Brian Gerhardstien on a project called the “Waggle”. The Waggle project aims to highlight an existing network of safe, convenient, connected, on-street bike routes for use by bicyclists of all skill levels. These routes will connect residents in the Dayton, Ohio region to points of interest within the urbanRead more about Want to Waggle?[…]

Should the Dayton region have a bike share?  That’s the question a committee of Bike Miami Valley is investigating through its Bike Share Study project. A bike share could have significant benefits for Dayton.  Bike shares make other forms of transportation more convenient, they encourage healthy living, and increased bicycle traffic will make our streetsRead more about Bike Share Study[…]