-          Bike giveaway on the Tampa BayCycle Facebook page

-          Tampa BayCycle Ambassador membership

-          Weekly rides with the various area bike clubs and bike shops

-          Free bike valet Sundays at the Tampa Downtown Market sponsored by Tampa Bay Bike Co-op

-          National Bike to Work Week May 13-17

-          National Bike Challenge

May 7 Webinar: The Bottom Line: How bicycle and pedestrian projects offer economic benefits to communities 2:00 p.m. — 3:30 p.m. Click here to register.

May 8 National Bike to School Day

May 10 12-1pm BikeSmart Class, Downtown Tampa (participants receive bike lights and vest).

Click here to RSVP.

May 12, 2013 at 9am to 2pm Green ARTery Booth at the Seminole Heights Market. Central Tampa neighborhood-based effort to safely identify, connect, enhance, and expand pedestrian/wheelchair, bike paths, parks, Greenways and trail systems.

May 14, 4-6pm – East Hillsborough Ave Corridor Study – Public Meeting at Cyrus Greene Community Center 2101 E. Dr. MLK. Help advocate for great bike/ped improvements.

May 15 10^th annual Ride of Silence 7:00pm Hixon Park. Honors killed or  injured cyclists.

Rain date May 18 @ 10am.

May 16, 4:30 – George Road Corridor Trail Feasibility Study – Open House at Town N Country Library-7606 Paula Dr, Tampa, FL 33615; Help advocate for great bike/ped improvements.

May 17 National Bike to Work Day – Downtown Tampa 7:30am – 9am stop by either Kahwa Coffee location for your reward

May 21 – Trails Summit – Open House at All Peoples Life Center

May 25 Tampa Bay Storm 7:30pm. Ride your bike to the game and get a free ticket to the game (and secure bike parking)!

May 29 6:30pm to 8pm Green ARTery Community Engagement Workshop Seminole Heights Garden Center

May 30 Urban Restaurant Tour, sponsored by CityBike Tampa

June 1 9:30am – 12:30pm History Bike Tours

Safe Routes to School Program

May 1-3Sulphur Springs Elementary Safe Routes to School Bicycle and Pedestrian Education Classes

May 8^th Chiles Elementary “National Bike to School Day”

May 11 Sulphur Springs Bicycle Education Class children and adults City of Tampa Park

May 15 Hunter’s Green Elementary “Bike to School Day”

May 16Sulphur Springs Safety, Access and Community Pride Workgroup: Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety, Layla’s House 6:30pm

Lutz Elementary  “Bike to School Day”

Turner Elementary “Bike to School Day”

Pride Elementary “Bike to School Day”

Mort Elementary Bicycle Helmet Leadership Program

The environmental impact of transportation is significant.  Even sharing one ride during the month will have an impact!

USF is partnered with Zimride to provide a ridesharing network for USF employees and students.  This is an easy way to find a ride to share.  Go to:

http://zimride.usf.edu

Over 3,100 Bulls have signed up, with new rides added every day. You have the option of linking your Facebook account to view mutual friends before you share the ride.

http://zimride.usf.edu
FACEBOOK
Save money on your next road trip by posting on Zimride and matching up with other USF Employees! http://zimride.usf.edu  Zimride is private to USF and you can easily see information about the driver or passenger before coordinating a ride. Save money and meet new people with Zimride at USF!

TWITTER
Save money on your next road trip by posting on Zimride and matching up with other students! http://zimride.usf.edu
@USFNEWS @zimride

-          Become a Tampa BayCycle Ambassador!  Sign up here: membership.

-          Words for Wheels contest.  Entries due March 12, 2013.  (Entry form at bottom of this page.)

Tell us how winning a bicycle would change your life in a few simple, precise words!   – Words for Wheels. . .

-          Bike gear prize drawing for new Tampa BayCycle Facebook friends. Winners announced weekly.  Like our page here!

-          Request a WalkWise Tampa Bay free presentation.  Receive a free reflective bag!  Request presentation here!

-          USF Bike Polo games every Sunday night.

-          Weekly rides with the various area bike clubs.

-          “Name That Trail”  Enter your idea for the proposed Bypass Canal Trail at any area SWFBUD bike shop to try for the $250 prize

Sunday, March 3: History Bike Tampa Tour 10am – 12noon Downtown Tampa RSVP here

Sunday, March 3: Squiggy Classic 6 Hour Mountain Bike Challenge, Flatwoods Park

Wednesday, March 6: Florida Bike or Walk to School Day @ Kimbell Elementary sponsored by Safe Routes to School

Thursday, March 7, 12-1pm BikeSmart Class (participants receive bike lights and reflective vest),  2 locations: University of South Florida/CUTR or Downtown Tampa

Attend a one-hour classroom safety course.  Receive bike lights and other safety items  Bring a brown bag lunch.  Everyone is welcome.

 Location:  Center for Urban Transportation Research, CUT100, Room 207
Instructor:   Jason Jackman- Register by sending an email to jackman@cutr.usf.edu
 Location:  Tampa Downtown Partnership
Instructor:  Karen Kress - Register by sending an email to  kkress@tampasdowntown.com

Sunday, March 10: Seminole Heights Market, free bike valet

Friday, March 15: Bike to Work Day – USF Area 7:30 am – 9:30 am Stop by Temple Terrace Rec. Center, 6610 Whiteway Drive; FDOT Headquarters at 11201 on McKinley Drive at Front Entrance, or CUTR off of Alumni just east of the Beard Garage for bike giveaways and muffins provided by Perkins Restaurant.  Get a free small cup of coffee at Felicitous Coffee House (9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.) or at Einsteins Bagels at the 5003 East Fowler (7:30 – 9:30 a.m.) this location only.  Stop by Perkins Restaurant, 5002 E. Fowler and get 10 percent off your order from 7:30 – 9:30 a.m. Must be riding a bike to qualify at all locations for free items or discounts.

Friday, March 15 – 16: Cycling Savvy course  sponsored by City of St. Petersburg in association with FL Bicycle Association.

Wednesday March, 20:  Tube Patching Party from 6pm-9pm at the Tampa Bay Bike Coop. They provide the tubes, patches and a short lesson for free! Be there! http://www.tampabaybikecoop.com/

Friday, March 22: Bike to Work Day – Downtown Tampa 7:30 am – 9:00 am stop by either Kahwa Coffee location for your reward.

Friday, March 22:  Bike to School Day at USF Tampa Campus 7:30 am – 9:00 am.  Stop by the Center for Urban Transportation Research on your bicycle and pick up a free bicycle light or other safety item.  (Supplies limited)

Saturday, March 16: 5^th annual Cigar City Criterium and Street Festival www.tampacrit.com

Saturday, March 16: Words for Wheels contest winner awarded new bike at Criterium event.

March 21 – 6:15 p.m. Free Flat Repair Class at JRB

March 23 – 29  Bike Florida’s “Orange Blossom Express” bicycle tour. (2-7 day tours from 27 miles) www.bikeflorida.org

March 24 Tampa Macchinetta Ride 9AM Coffee ride starting at Independent Bar & Café in Seminole Heights

Sponsored by Vélo Champ

Thursday, March 28: Urban Restaurant Tour, sponsored by CityBike Tampa

Sunday, March 31: Exploring the Green ARTery Perimeter Trail – Walking and Biking Tampa’s Urban Core sponsored by The Green Artery

Sunday, March 31 Pub Bike Ride 6pm Starting on New World Brewery in Ybor City

Sponsored by Vélo Champ and Brokenmold Entertainment

Tuesday, April 2: Go Green Night at the Tampa Bay Lightning game. Free, secure bike parking!  Ride your bike to the game.

Saturday, April 6: Seminole Heights Home Tour via bicycle

Saturday, April 6:   Jubilee Cycle Festival,   Location:  Shoppes at Osprey Fishhawk, located at 15258 Fishhawk Blvd. Lithia, FL 33547. For further information and to register go to:  ststephencatholic.org/JubileeCycleFest

ENTER WORDS FOR WHEELS HERE:

The first Bicycle Repair station in the Tampa Bay area has been installed at the University of South Florida on the first floor of the Beard Garage located off of Alumni Drive.  The repair station is convenient to use and offers an air pump and an assortment of tools.  The location is covered, providing shelter for users.   The station was purchased by the New North Transportation Alliance (NNTA), a public/private partnership in the USF area managed by the Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) with funding from the Florida Department of Transportation District 7.   ”Encouraging bicycling as a mode of transportation is an important part of a sustainable campus,” said Julie Bond, NNTA co-chair. “We are working to make the campus a safe and enjoyable place for both bicyclists and pedestrians.”   NNTA has also provided bicycle racks that are installed in USF parking garages and at local businesses.  The station was installed by USF Parking and Transportation Services also providing space in the garage. Check out the repair station and let us know what you think.   Email Julie Bond at bond@cutr.usf.edu.

 The See the Blind Spots website features safety tips for bicyclists and pedestrians, crash data, and a section where members of the public can upload personal stories about pedestrian or bicyclist crashes that can be shared with the community.

“The goal of this initiative is to reduce pedestrian fatalities in the Tampa Bay area by 20% before the year 2015,” said District Seven Secretary Don Skelton. “We are launching this bold campaign to reduce the number of pedestrian and bicyclist deaths by bringing awareness to both the driver and the pedestrian and bicyclist.”

 The See the Blindspots campaign uses images such as trains, tanks, elephants and other wild animals in a manner to get motorists, pedestrians, and bicyclists to see cars differently and watch out for each other.  The FDOT is encouraging everyone to open their eyes and See the Blindspots.

Sunday 5/15 Yoga for Cyclists (4-5:30pm) Free if you ride your bike www.treehouseyoga.com

Tuesday 5/17 Urban Restaurant Tour, sponsored by City Bike Tampa

Tuesday 5/17 City-County joint greenways and trails committee meeting (6-8pm) Bypass Canal Trail Planning

Wednesday 5/18 Ride of Silence, 7pm Downtown and USF area rides

Thursday 5/19 National Bike to Work Day, Davis Islands to downtown group ride led by Mayor Buckhorn  7:30am Free but pre-register

Friday 5/20 Art After Dark “The Art of Cycling”, 8-11p Tampa Museum of Art

Sunday 5/22 “Tour Day Lokale” USF area local business tour, USF Bike Club

Sunday 5/22 Kid’s Safety Clinic 10a-12p Free but pre-register at Carrollwood Bicycle Emporium

Wednesday 5/25 Yoga for Cyclists (5:45- 7pm) Free if you ride your bike www.treehouseyoga.com

Thursday 5/26 Free Flat Repair Clinic 7-9pm sponsored by Carrollwood Bicycle Emporium

Thursday 5/26 Urban Restaurant Tour, sponsored by City Bike Tampa

 Sunday 5/29 USF Bike Club Adopt-a-Road cleanup session on Fletcher Ave.