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Ongoing Events:
2nd Saturday
of every month 9:00 a.m.-- Jimmy ”The Bicycle Jedi”
is leading a ride along Mission Trail. Meet at Blue Star
Brewing's Deck, 1414 S. Alamo. For more information call (210)
212-5506.
Roger Soler's Sports
Events Calendar
Run Gear Run Events
San Antonio Wheelmen
South Texas Off-Road Mountain Bikers
South
Texas Racewalkers
Walk
San Antonio events
MPO Links:
Metropolitan Planning Organization
Bicycle Master Plan
Bicycle Mobility Advisory Committee
Pedestrian
Mobility Advisory Committee
AACOG Links:

AACOG Home
Bike Buddies
FREE Bike Buddies Matchlist
Commute Solutions
Bicycle Links:
International Police Mountain Biking Association
The National Bicycle Greenway
National Bike Registry
San Antonio Bike Rider Site
SAPD Bike Safety Page
San Antonio Ride Like a Girl
Texas Bicycle Racing Association
USA Cycling
Pedestrian Links:
New Braunfels Running Club
Randolph Roadrunners
Selma Pathfinders Volksporting Club
Texas Volkssport Association
Texas Wanderers
Volksmarching Texas
Walk Across Texas!
Walking.About.com
www.FleetFeetSanAntonio.com
Other Links:
Fit City Monthly Message
Graffiti Wipeout!
National Center for Biking & Walking
Walking and Biking Tips
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Walking, biking and wheeling are clean, healthy
and affordable forms of transportation, recreation and exercise. Safety,
physical fitness, air quality, and more transportation choices are several
important reasons why San Antonio and Bexar County are celebrating walking,
wheeling and bicycling in 2008 for our
12th year of the Walk & Roll program.
The "Walk & Roll" Program encourages the use of
healthy transportation such as bicycling, walking, car/vanpooling and busing.
Show your support of safe and healthy cycling in the San Antonio region.
Support the Bicycle Mobility Advisory Committee of the MPO by participating in
our Bike Month events in May. For more information email or call Lydia Kelly at
kelly@sametroplan.org,
or 210-230-6911.
Other healthy activities are included on our
website for your information.
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Walk & Roll Upcoming
Events
Walk & Roll Brochure
Walk & Roll Fest - Bike month
continues with a family event on May 10th. Join the MPO and our
transportation partners and healthy exhibitors at the San Antonio Botanical
Gardens from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Activities include a long bicycle ride of
approximately 26 miles (Route), a family bicycle ride through Brackenridge Park, and 5K
and 10K walks, walks in the garden, information booths, and children's
activities. Participation is free and includes admission to Botanical for the
day to the first 750 participants.
For more information
on these Walk & Roll events, call Abigail Kinnison with Public Works at
(210) 207-3971 or Lydia Kelly with the San Antonio-Bexar County Metropolitan
Planning Organization at (210) 230-6911.
AACOG Walk & Roll Corporate Challenge Project Officer Rally -
Thursday, May 22, 2008, 12 p.m.-1:30 p.m.
Employers in the AACOG region
– governments, businesses, and other organizations – are encouraged to send
representatives to a Project Officer Rally
in the Al J. Notzon III Boardroom to learn about the 2008
Walk & Roll Corporate Challenge
and how they can participate in this important event. The month-long Corporate
Challenge is held each June to promote alternatives to single-occupant vehicle
commutes to and from the workplace. For more information about the 2008 Walk &
Roll Corporate Challenge and Project Officer Rally, contact Brenda Williams at
(210) 362-5246 or bwilliams@aacog.com.
Other Upcoming
Events in the Alamo Region
SAFEhaven Bike Rodeo
May 8, 2008, 5:30-8 p.m., Memorial Elementary, 1900 W. Walnut Avenue, New
Braunfels, TX 78130. A city-wide event open to all children ages 5 to 12.
Kids can hone their riding and critical thinking skills on courses especially
designed by a national bicycle safety expert. There will be free helmets
for the first 50 kids registered, as well as prizes, fun and entertainment for
all participants. Call (830) 629-8486 for more information.
American Diabetes Association Tour de Cure 2008
May 17-18, 2008, Registration 6:30 a.m. / Start 7 a.m. The only
cycling event in Texas dedicated to finding a cure for diabetes. The
American Diabetes Association's Tour de Cure will showcase a one and/or two-day
ride from San Antonio to Austin via San Marcos.
Click here for more information or visit
www.diabetes.org/tour, or call (210)
829-1765 ext. 6126 or e-mail Erica Rougeau:
erougeau@diabetes.org.
2008 Great Strides New Braunfels
May 17, 2008, 9-11 a.m, Schlitterbahn Waterpark and Resort, 381 East Austin
Street, New Braunfels, TX. GREAT STRIDES raises critical funds for
live-saving research, education and care programs for cystic fibrosis, a fatal
genetic disease. In 2008, GREAT STRIDES raised an unprecedented $34.6
million. This year, the Foundation seeks to top that goal by raising $40
million nationwide. GREAT STRIDES walks will occur at 581 sites--including
New Braunfels--across the county from March to June. Call (210) 829-7267,
e-mail hfarr@cff.org, or visit
http://greatstrides.cff.org for more
information.
Hershey's Track & Field Meet
May 17, 2008, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., New Braunfels High School Track, Loop 337, New
Braunfels, TX. Run, walk, sprint, scramble or stroll-just put one foot in
front of the other and enjoy a day of healthy fun and friendly competition.
This free event will test participants' track and field skills. Winners
can advance to regional, state, and national competitions. Ages 9-14.
Brought to you by New Braunfels Parks & Recreation. Call (830) 221-4350 for more
information.
Haven't been on a bicycle for a while?
The following shops have rentals to "Get You On the Road
Again":
Abel's Bicycle Repair & Rental, 1119 Ada St., San Antonio, TX
78223-1429. (210) 533-9927.
Blue Star Arts Complex, 1414 S. Alamo St., San Antonio, TX 78210.
(210) 212-5506.
Britton's
Bicycle Shop, 16636 US Hwy 281 North, San Antonio, TX 78232.
(210) 656-1655.
Charles A. James Bicycle Co., 329 N Main Ave., San Antonio, TX 78205.
(210) 226-7812.
Submit your
event!
Archive:
Walk & Roll Fest 2006 Article &
Pictures | Walk & Roll to Work Rally
2006 Article & Pictures
Pictures from 2006 Walk & Roll Press Conference |
Walk & Roll 2005 Pictures
For more information about
Walk & Roll contact:
Lydia Kelly, Bicycle / Pedestrian
Coordinator
San Antonio - Bexar County MPO
Phone: (210) 230-6911
Fax: (210) 227-9321
E-Mail:
kelly@sametroplan.org
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