This Friday, May 23rd - Detroit Bikes! To Work along Michigan Avenue
The Main Route: Michigan Avenue to Downtown Detroit
The Day's Itinerary:
Be on your bike, ready to depart, a few minutes ahead of schedule -- A large group of cyclists starting further north will continue biking past each meet-up station, with participants joining at the posted stations.
Start: Dearborn - City Hall, North Entrance Plaza on Michigan Avenue | depart at 6:45 am sharp | Parking available @ the former Montgomery Wards Site Parking Lot, SE corner of Michigan and Schafer
New Station: Corktown/Southwest Detroit - Mercury Coffee Bar, intersection of Michigan and 14th Street | depart at 7:30 am approx | Parking available along Michigan Avenue
Finish: Downtown Detroit - Campus Martius Park | arrive at 7:50 am approx
Pace: Intermediate level cycling speeds of 12-14 mph. (the equivalent of a brisk Detroit Bikes! tour, but not Olympic level training)
HELMET REQUIRED To Participate
Duration: 1 hour
Mileage: 7 miles
Route: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=1872926
Bike, bike helmet and signed liability waiver (at event location) are required! bike lock suggested. SAG Vehicle to follow behind group.
Parking fees and sites vary due to events, however free street parking is available in select areas around Event Stations. Parking is at owner's expense. Ride a bike!
*Bike Parking in Downtown Detroit can be found in several locations including most People Mover Stations, the Compuware Parking Garage, the Parking Garage Larned and Griswold, the Riverfront Promenade, and along the Woodward Avenue Streetscape between Campus Martius and Grand Circus Park. Bike and Personal Items are sole responsibility of owner.
Listen to Detroit Bikes! on the Detroit Today Show 101.9 FM WDET. Interview occurred around the 44th minute of the Thursday, May 15th broadcast. WDET on-demand link: http://www.wdetfm.org/rss/
Getting Home: You biked to work, great! Now how to get home again? On two wheels....join the bikes! group for the afternoon ride back up Michigan Avenue, leaving Campus Martius Park at 5:30pm. Arrive in Dearborn at 6:30 pm.
RIDE SMART
Alternate idea? Take a SMART bus (route 200) up Michigan (they can accommodate two bikes per bus)
For more information email Alex at detroitbikes@detroitsynergy.org .
TOMORROW: Shop Detroit Downtown!
