May 2016 activity report
Our Executive Director with representatives of the Reynoldsburg, Upper Arlington and Grove City police forces at the 2016 Central Ohio Ride of Silence.
Welcome to the monthly feature in which we round up all our events, earned media, program delivery, meetings and speaking engagements for the month. Representation and outreach like this is what you fund with your membership dollars and major gifts, folks! Behold, May:
May 2
Yay Valet! meeting with Troy Euton, Director of Parks & Recreation, City of Gahanna
Regular meeting of MORPC's Community Advisory Council, on which our Executive Director serves
May 3
Accidental Wanderlust: Saddle Up for 30 Incredible Days of Biking
May 4
Ohio Active Transportation Plan meeting
May 5
Columbus Underground: Planning Underway for Downtown Bike Hub at Front and Long
Columbus Underground: Moving Away but Leaving a Legacy – Denis de Verteuil
May 6
MOPRC Annual State of the Region luncheon
May 7
Pinchflat Bike Poster Show + bike raffle opening day @ Paradise Garage
May 10
Year of Yay! route vetting ride
May 11
Meeting with City of Columbus officials to discuss bike hub
Introductory meeting with AAA Ohio to discuss bicycling services and marketing
Meeting with Mark Klein, Principal, MKSK, who designed Dayton's bike hub, to discuss Columbus' proposed bike hub
Regular board meeting of the Downtown Residents Association of Columbus, on which our Executive Director serves
May 12
Regular meeting of the Columbus Green Team, at which Catherine Girves, our Executive Director was appointed Chair (!!)
May 13
Scoping meeting with the Ohio Department of Transportation and Ohio Department of Health for statewide mode shift campaign
Meeting to discuss plans for Tour de Brew
May 14
Year of Yay! ride with MURALS theme
May 15
Meeting to discuss bike hub security solutions with Glenn Mueller, City of Columbus Security Manager, Department of Finance & Management
May 16
Smart City Challenge Roundtable with USDOT Secretary Anthony Foxx & City of Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther, among others
Meeting to discuss bike hub security solutions with Homeport's Director of Security
Yay Bikes! board meeting
May 17
May 18
Annual membership meeting of Community Shares of Mid Ohio
WOSU Public Media: Columbus Cyclists Ride Silently for Road Safety
May 19
Bike the Cbus planning meeting
May 20
Bike to Work Day Dayton pancake breakfast celebration, plus meeting with Five Rivers MetroParks bike hub operators
Columbus' Bike to Work Day celebration
Yay Valet! at Columbus' Bike to Work Day celebration
May 24
Submitted application to Create Columbus Commission for a new Winter Night Rides series
May 25
Ohio Active Transportation Plan meeting
Regular meeting of the City of Columbus Bicycle Working Group, on which our Executive Director serves
May 26
Regular meeting of the Columbus Green Team Built Environment & Transportation Infrastructure working group
May 28
Heritage Cycles Grand Opening
May 31
Pinchflat bike raffle drawing @ Lineage Brewing
Our Executive Director speaking as a panelist on the "Get up to Speed on Ohio Transportation" panel hosted by Franklin County Young Dems and Upper Arlington Progressive Action alongside Elissa Snider of Transit Columbus and JM Rayburn of the City of Dublin