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One Mile Challenge Kick-off Event October 3rd, 2009

One Mile Challenge Kick Off Event brings crowds of all ages to celebrate bicycle advocacy

What

Harrisonburg and Rockingham County residents will gather to celebrate the One Mile Challenge Kick Off event on Saturday October 3rd to celebrate bicycle advocacy in our area and other alternative forms of transportation.

Put on by New Community Project and supported by the Shenandoah Valley Bicycle Coalition and the Voluntary Gas Tax Group, the event will have a number of information tables, activities, and entertainment for people of all ages. Trent Wagler and Jay Lapp will finish up their "Steel Wheel Duo" bike music tour (having traveled over 250 miles) at our event to play music and share their experience.

We'll have Harrisonburg City Council members visiting and attendants can participate in a bike vs. car race with our very own Mayor, Kai Degner, who will also be attending to discuss the Mayor's Healthy Hometown Challenge. We'll have a multitude of activities for children and adults including basic bike safety and repair lessons, mini bike races, the slowest bike race, downtown renaissance pedestrian path display, commuter bike show, and a final decorated bike parade.

This event is taking place to kick off the One Mile Challenge Campaign to get Valley residents to work toward more sustainable and healthy forms of transportation and replace car use with bikes and other forms of alternative transport for trips a mile or less.

Where

Lawn beside the Farmer's Market Pavilion in Downtown Harrisonburg, VA

Arrive at the event with your friends and neighbors. To find a group ride to the event near you, or to volunteer to lead a ride, check out the Group Rides section below.

When

Saturday, October 3rd, 2009. 1-4 PM

Contact

Lara Mack
lcmack4286@gmail.com
(703) 554-4770

Group Rides to the event

We're trying to arrange fun group rides from neighborhoods all around Harrisonburg to this event. To find a group ride to the event near you, or to volunteer to lead a ride from a location near you, contact Travis Layman at dtlayman@msn.com.

Starting Locations (see map below for directions to each location):

• Heritage Park - Broadway - 11:30 AM - (Denise Martin dmartin606@yahoo.com)
• Wildwood Park - Bridgewater - 12:15 PM - (Rich Harris harrisra@jmu.edu)
• Mountain View Elementary School - 12:30 PM (Travis Layman dtlayman@msn.com)
• Stone Spring Elementary School - 12:30 PM - (Spencer Jarboe swjarboe@yahoo.com)
• Cecil F. Gilkerson Community Activity Center - 12:45 PM (Adrie Voors avoors@earthlink.net)
• Spotswood Elementary School - 12:45 PM (Mark Veerman mark@veerman.com)
• Lucy Simms School - 12:45 PM - (Thomas Jenkins tj@shenandoahbicycle.com)
• EMU-Blosser House on College Ave. - 12:45 PM - (Ben Bailey benjamin.bailey@emu.edu)
• Waterman School - Meet at the Chicago Ave Drop-off Loop - 12:45 PM - (Need ride leader - contact Travis Layman at dtlayman@msn.com)
• There may be more locations, contact Travis Layman at dtlayman@msn.com

Here's a map to each of the group ride locations:

View One Mile Challenge Neighborhood Rides in a larger map