Catherine shows off our new outreach bike to Sandra López, Legislative Analyst, City Council Division of Community Engagement, at the Smart City award press release event.
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, June:
June 1
Statewide meeting of the Active Transportation Plan group
June 2
NeighborWorks conference planning meeting for speakers, of which our Executive Director is one
Yay Bikes! membership drive
June 3
Ride of Silence wine tasting fundraiser
June 5
Bike the Cbus route vetting ride
June 6
Bike the Cbus planning meeting
June 7
Year of Yay! route vetting ride
June 8
Meeting with the Columbus Department of Development's Mike Schadek to discuss the role of biking in Columbus' economic development
June 11
Year of Yay! 'Obsessions' theme
June 12
Meeting with Mark Waggenbrenner of Waggenbrenner Development Co regarding their Bike the Cbus route sponsorship
June 15
Meeting with AAA's Sarah Frederick to discuss a forthcoming article in their regional magazine about how cars can share roads with bicycles
June 17
COTA wayfinding meeting
City of Columbus Engineer Ride in Franklinton
June 17–18
Yay Valet! @ Pride
June 18–19
Yay Valet! @ Creekside Blues & Jazz Festival
Yay Valet! @ Buckeye Country Superfest
June 21
Meeting with leadership team at the Ohio Department of Health to discuss potential mode shift programming for employees of state agencies
Conversation with Mayor of Grove City about outreach to local engineers
June 22
Meeting with Orange Barrel Media's Megan Knott about Bike the Cbus sponsorship
June 23
Regular meeting of the Built Environment & Transportation Infrastructure committee of Columbus' Green Team
Smart City press release and celebration event
June 24
Our Executive Director speaking at Comfest Jazz Stage
June 24–26
Yay Valet! @ Comfest
June 29
City of Columbus Bicycle Working Group meeting
Meeting with Origo Branding to discuss a possible public service safety campaign
June 30
Bike the Cbus planning meeting
Tour de Brew planning meeting
