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Mark your calendars now for several events occurring here in Raleigh THIS FRIDAY, May 14th from 3-6pm at Marbles Kids Museum to kick off Bike to Work Week next week. (For the events in Apex, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Durham, RTP and Wake Forest, see below)
The event at Marbles Kids Museum will offer free bike check-ups by REI, a bicycle rodeo for kids and a bike safety clinic for adult cyclists. Free beverages provided by Coca-Cola and food provided by Roly Poly!
* 3 - 6pm: Cycling & Environmental Expo
Free children’s helmets with fittings (First come, first served). Bike on bus demonstrations. Includes the following events:
* 3:30, 4:30 and 5:30pm: Kids Bike Safety Rodeo
* 4 - 5pm: Community Leaders’ Bicycle Transportation Information Exchange with Elected Officials
http://www.campo-nc.us/BPSG/BTWW_Leadership_Info_Exchange2_2010-04-30.pdf
* 5-6pm: Commuting 101 for Adults and Students.
* 6pm: Downtown Group Ride - 3.7 miles following this route:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=201+East+Hargett+Street,+Raleigh,+NC+27601&daddr=W+Hargett+St+to:S+West+St+to:S+West+St+to:Woodburn+Rd+to:St+Marys+St+to:St+Marys+St+to:W+Jones+St+to:E+Jones+St+to:218+South+Blount+Street,+Raleigh,+NC+27601+%28Tir+na+nOg%29&geocode=FSbuIQIdlRpQ-ynV88VnbV-siTEjJuGrf z1UiA%3BFdjvIQId3vRP-w%3BFQr1IQIdQvVP-w%3BFez3IQIdXvVP-w%3BFYoUIgIdX8FP-w%3BFfoOIgIdXOJP-w%3BFQkIIgIdrOJP-w%3BFZAAIgIdxPVP-w%3BFVD_IQIdwhpQ-w%3BFR7sIQIdYRlQ-yFsUIRdAYGFnSlNWjmCcl-siTHMa4wYr3ZJ1w&hl=en&mra=mr&mrcr=0&via=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8&sll=35.781683,-78.647561&sspn=0.020297,0.033088&ie=UTF8&z=15&dirflg=d
The event flier and more events taking place in Apex, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Durham (including Duke), NCSU, RTP and Wake Forest can be found at:
http://www.gotriangle.org/images/uploads/Regional_Poster.pdf
http://www.campo-nc.us/BPSG/BTWW_Regional_Update_2010.pdf