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Help Bring Bike Miami Days Back!

[ January 19, 2010; 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm. January 26, 2010; 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm. February 9, 2010; 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm. February 16, 2010; 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm. February 23, 2010; 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm. March 2, 2010; 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm. March 9, 2010; 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm. March 16, 2010; 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm. March 23, 2010; 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm. March 30, 2010; 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm. April 6, 2010; 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm. April 13, 2010; 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm. April 20, 2010; 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm. February 1, 2011; 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ] The word on the livable street is that Bike Miami Days or something similar will return in April. While nothing is official just yet, a grassroots group is meeting on a weekly basis to try and bring an ‘Open Streets’ event back. Sources close to Transit Miami have told us that Mayor Regalado has given [...]

A Letter to Santa

Dear Santa,
Transit Miami and its readers have been good boys and girls this year. So below are just a few things that we would like from you:

Miami 21
Bike Miami Days
Well designed bicycle lanes
A protected and separated bicycle facility on the Rickenbacker, MacArthur and Julia Tuttle Causeways
Implementation of the Miami Bicycle Master Plan
A complete streets approach [...]

Bike Miami Rides: Sunday, December 20th

[ December 20, 2009; 8:30 am to 12:00 pm. ] Bike Miami Rides
Sunday, December 20th
8:30am

Mary Brickell Village
901 South Miami Avenue
Miami, FL 33131

Before the ride begins we will go over basic bicycle safety information, and make sure everyone’s bike is road ready with the ABC quick check. The ride will meet at 8:30 and we will ride promptly at 9am.

The ride will travel through Brickell, Downtown, [...]

Halloween Critical Mass Bike Ride

Costumes Encouraged

The ride will be passing through Little Havana, Mary Brickell Village, Downtown, Bayside, Edgewater, Design District, Wynwood & Midtown. 17.5 miles total.

Here’s a link to the route. On Bikely you can follow the route point by point.
Friday, October 30th @ 6:30pm
Government Center
101 NW First St
Downtown Miami
A special thanks to our Rydel over at [...]

Bicyclists Are In Vogue in Miami

Its official, Miami has a plan for bicycles. The Miami Bicycle Master Plan was approved unanimously (4-0) by commissioners today.  This is fantastic news and is praiseworthy; however, the victory speaks more about a vocal, passionate, and diverse bicycling constituency that has made great strides over the course of the past year and a half.
Today’s [...]

Drum Roll Please…

The Association of Pedestrian & Biking Professionals (APBP) is recognizing Transit Miami friend, Kathryn Reid Moore for her many contributions to Bike Miami Days with the Young Professional of the Year award. She will be the first person to ever receive this award at the 10th International Conference on Walking and Livable Communities, held in [...]

Radio Coverage of the Miami Bike Revolution

Listen to this great radio coverage of the ongoing bike revolution in Miami. Our very own Mike Lydon is interviewed, as well as Bike Miami Days organizer (and friend of Transit Miami) Kathryn Reid Moore.
Also come out to City hall or write/call your commissioner and let them know that you support the Bike Master Plan [...]

Bike Miami Days Keeps Rolling…

The momentum continues. Bike Miami Days proved, yet again, that the car free event is the real deal. With virtually no media coverage or marketing budget, this grassroots movement attracted an estimated 2000 people on Sunday. The streets were filled with bicyclists, pedestrians, skaters and rollerbladers of all ages and backgrounds.
Sources close to Transit Miami [...]

Bike Miami en Español!

Video courtesy of youtube.
Also, don’t forget to go to Miami.com and post a comment about how great Bike Miami days is.

Bike Miami Rides this Sunday

Get comfortable with riding in the road – it’s your right!
The Bike Miami Days Team invites you to a free bike ride through MiMo, Little Haiti & the Upper Eastside this Sunday to becoming safer, better, more confident city cyclists. No registration is required and it is completely free.
Officers from the City of Miami [...]

Get out the bicycle lube, Bike Miami Days is Back!

Not even the global economic recession could stop Bike Miami Days from returning. This free event will be held in downtown Miami Sunday, October 4th.  Please help make the next event the best one yet by spreading the good word. It may be the last Bike Miami Days ever, so we need to make a [...]

Bike Miami Ride; we wanna see how you roll…

If you manage to achieve a little self control on Saturday night, and are not out until last call, please join us this Sunday August 23rd at 8:30am for the third Bike Miami Ride. This escorted bicycle ride with volunteers and City of Miami Police officers is a leisurely,  non-competitive bike ride. It is completely [...]

Best of Miami: Bike Miami Days

The City of Miami, and especially the Mayor’s Bike Miami Days coordintor, Kathryn Moore, are recognized as being part of the Best of Miami. Run out and pick up a copy of Miami Today to see what else made the cut.

News.

Regurgitating some news here–mostly from the Herald– and adding a layer of commentary.

Bicycle Advocates, led by the Green Mobility Network are inserting themselves into the planning process in South Miami. Click here to catch up with the effort to make Sunset Drive more amenable to bicyclists. This is a worthy initiative, and one that has [...]

Bike Miami Days A Success, Fill Out Our Survey, M-Path Restoration to Begin This Year?

Hi all, writing from New York City this morning…unfortunately I was unable to make the final Bike Miami Days event, but I  have heard it was a great way to close the BMD season. Thanks to all who came out, volunteered, and help make all of these incredible events happen over the past 7 months.
Second, [...]