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Bike Ypsi Spring Ride 2018

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Bike Ypsi Spring Ride

Recreation Park, 1015 North Congress Street

Sunday, May 6th

You know it is spring when the Bike Ypsi Spring Ride is here! Always the first Sunday in May.

Free community event. Rides, bicycle check ups, food, and games.

3 mile family fun ride (check-in by 10:45 a.m.)

15, 30, and 40 mile rides (check-in by 9:45 a.m.)

We encourage helmets (mandatory for under 16-years-old). Minors must be with an adult. The Spring Ride is on road or paved path.

Interested in volunteering? We need help with set up, clean up, registration, and ride guides. If you’d like to learn more, please email [email protected]

Bike Ypsi Calendar

	May 2020
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				1 Bike Ypsi Spring Challenge 2020 Bike Ypsi Spring Challenge 2020 Starts: 12:00 am Ends: May 31, 2020 - 11:59 pm Location: Ypsilanti, MI, USA Description: We are shifting away from our usual spring ride format in this time of social distancing. We still want to encourage you to get out on your bike, however, so we've designed this fun alternative: BIKE YPSI Spring Challenge! Simply ride your bike to as many of the 30 checkpoints as you can during the month of May and receive our NEW 'social distancing' Bike Ypsi shirt at a special price. Sign Up Here! Map of Checkpoints here! Rules: - event runs May 1 until May 31 - ride a bicycle to the checkpoints (uni- and tri-cycles also acceptable) - take a selfie with your bike at the checkpoint - post your pic to Instagram, Twitter, and/or FB and with these tags: @BikeYpsi and #BikeYpsiSpringChallenge2020 - visit as many checkpoints as you can. Maps will be available online (FB and website) by May 1st - prizes (gift certificates to local businesses) will be awarded for creative participation Shirts will be delivered in early June. Register by May 10 to ensure your shirts/sizes. Be Safe! Wear a helmet, observe traffic rules, and maintain social distance. Helmets required for riders under 16 (state law). You can use one registration for multiple household/family members! More details... •	2	3
4	5	6	7 (on hold) Advocacy Opportunity (on hold) Advocacy Opportunity Starts: 7:00 pm Ends: May 7, 2020 - 8:00 pm Location: Downtown Ypsilanti Library, Michigan Avenue Description: This is on hold until the states stay home executive order is lifted.Advocacy Opportunity 1st Thursday of every month, 7pm, Downtown Ypsilanti Library, Michigan Avenue Interested in making Ypsilanti a better place to bike and walk in? Attend the City’s Non-Motorized Advisory Committee meetings. More details... •	8 (on hold) Friday Morning Ride to Work (on hold) Friday Morning Ride to Work Starts: 8:00 am Ends: May 8, 2020 - 9:00 am Location: Beezy's cafe, 20 North Washington Street Description: This is on hold until the states stay home executive order is lifted. Friday Morning Ride to Work – Every Friday, 8 AM, Beezy's cafe, 20 North Washington Street . Ride leaves around 8am so arrive earlier for a great breakfast. Some riders bike to work in Ann Arbor, St. Joes hospital, or Washtenaw Community College. Other riders, perhaps off for the morning, will take a 30-45 minute jaunt around the Border To Border Trail to the west of Ypsi then returning to town. It's a great way to start your morning or try commuting for the first time with a group. More details... •	9	10
11	12	13	14 WBWC meeting WBWC meeting Starts: 7:00 pm Ends: May 14, 2020 - 9:00 pm Location: The Ecology Center, 117 N. Division Street, ,Ann Arbor Description: Monthly meeting of the Washtenaw Bicycling and Walking Coalition. All are welcome. More details... •	15 (on hold) Friday Morning Ride to Work (on hold) Friday Morning Ride to Work Starts: 8:00 am Ends: May 15, 2020 - 9:00 am Location: Beezy's cafe, 20 North Washington Street Description: This is on hold until the states stay home executive order is lifted. Friday Morning Ride to Work – Every Friday, 8 AM, Beezy's cafe, 20 North Washington Street . Ride leaves around 8am so arrive earlier for a great breakfast. Some riders bike to work in Ann Arbor, St. Joes hospital, or Washtenaw Community College. Other riders, perhaps off for the morning, will take a 30-45 minute jaunt around the Border To Border Trail to the west of Ypsi then returning to town. It's a great way to start your morning or try commuting for the first time with a group. More details... •	16	17
18	19	20 2020 Ride Of Silence “Format Change” (No Group Ride This Year) 2020 Ride Of Silence “Format Change” (No Group Ride This Year) Starts: 7:00 pm Ends: May 20, 2020 - 8:00 pm Location: Ypsilanti, MI, USA Description: The Ride Of Silence, a world-wide, third-Wednesday-in-May, asilent group bicycle ride to commemorate bicyclists killed or injured whileriding and urging everyone, cyclists and motorists, to “share the road”, willbe reformatted in 2020 due to the virus pandemic. With the date for the ride coming up, May 20, the Ride OfSilence international board has decided to change the format for this year'sride. Instead of group rides they are recommending each site to encourage theirparticipants to do solo rides or with their household members. The nationalRide of Silence international organizers are working on plans to allowparticipants to easily report these rides and link them together through an easy-to-useplatform. Obviously, these rides should be held in accordance to rules andguidelines set by local and state authorities. Please check back for suggestions on Ride Of Silence solorides on the Bike Ypsi web and Facebook pages or visit www.rideofsilence.org. Cosponsored by the Ann Arbor Bicycle Touring Society (www.aabts.org), Bike Ypsi (www.bikeypsi.org) and the Program To Educate All Cyclists (www.bikeprogram.org). For more information, including a route map, visit www.bbwypsi.org and click on the ROS button or a direct link to the Ypsilanti ROS page is at https://tinyurl.com/2020-Ypsi-ROS. For more information on the Ride Of Silence itself, visit www.rideofsilence.org. More details... •	21	22 (on hold) Friday Morning Ride to Work (on hold) Friday Morning Ride to Work Starts: 8:00 am Ends: May 22, 2020 - 9:00 am Location: Beezy's cafe, 20 North Washington Street Description: This is on hold until the states stay home executive order is lifted. Friday Morning Ride to Work – Every Friday, 8 AM, Beezy's cafe, 20 North Washington Street . Ride leaves around 8am so arrive earlier for a great breakfast. Some riders bike to work in Ann Arbor, St. Joes hospital, or Washtenaw Community College. Other riders, perhaps off for the morning, will take a 30-45 minute jaunt around the Border To Border Trail to the west of Ypsi then returning to town. It's a great way to start your morning or try commuting for the first time with a group. More details... •	23	24
25	26	27	28	29 (on hold) Friday Morning Ride to Work (on hold) Friday Morning Ride to Work Starts: 8:00 am Ends: May 29, 2020 - 9:00 am Location: Beezy's cafe, 20 North Washington Street Description: This is on hold until the states stay home executive order is lifted. Friday Morning Ride to Work – Every Friday, 8 AM, Beezy's cafe, 20 North Washington Street . Ride leaves around 8am so arrive earlier for a great breakfast. Some riders bike to work in Ann Arbor, St. Joes hospital, or Washtenaw Community College. Other riders, perhaps off for the morning, will take a 30-45 minute jaunt around the Border To Border Trail to the west of Ypsi then returning to town. It's a great way to start your morning or try commuting for the first time with a group. More details... •	30	31

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This is it, folks, a beautiful day to round out the spring challenge! Let’s see your best pic and hear about your favorite stop. Give us your stats, too, if you like: how many stops, how many miles, how many days of riding, how many stops in a single day, etc. We want to hear all about it!

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City Of Ypsilanti Non-Motorized Advisory CommitteeThe Spring City of Ypsilanti Non-Motorized Advisory Committee Newsletter Now Online

This issue includes information on Border To Border Trail construction starting in June, West Cross Street pedestrian/bicyclist improvements, “Neighborhood Connector” routes, how to prevent bicycle thefts and more. Download a copy at www.cityofypsilanti.com/DocumentCenter/View/2461/Non-Motorized-Advisory-Committee-Spring-2020-New… … See MoreSee Less

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Ride Of Silence – Alternative Ride Date – Saturday, May 23rd

In consideration of the safety and security of individuals and small groups of riders who may not feel comfortable riding in the evening on a weekday on the traditional time of the Ride Of Silence (ROS), the international ROS organizers encourage participants to ride on the following Saturday, May 23, at 10 am, which is also the official rain date and date/time for S. Hemisphere events.

Note that smaller group bike rides are now being allowed state-wide in Michigan following the guidelines below, so if you’re planning to do a Ride of Silence ride this Saturday morning you’re now OK joining up to 10 people total.

Please remember to use the hashtag #RideOfSilence2020 on all your social media posts after your rides on the 20th and/or this Saturday. Don’t forget to also submit your reports the old fashioned way so your ride is officially recorded: www.rideofsilence.org/reports/

Michigan Group Ride Recommendations (From the League of Michigan Bicyclists)…

– Group rides should be 10 people or less
– Practice social distancing when stopped; give at least 30 feet (10 yards) of space when riding in a line
– Don’t share water bottles or snacks – bring your own
– No snot rockets! If you have to blow your nose, use a disposable tissue and throw it in the trash
– Ride two abreast only with other members of your household
– Wear a mask whenever there’s a chance you’ll come into close contact with others, because masks are the best way to protect them if you have the virus but don’t know it … See MoreSee Less

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Starting immediately, social gatherings of 10 people or less are allowed throughout Michigan. This means that *small* group bike rides are again permitted through our state!

If you want to gather with friends for a ride, we suggest the following precautions:
– Group rides should be 10 people or less
– Practice social distancing when stopped; give at least 30 feet (10 yards) of space when riding in a line
– Don’t share water bottles or snacks – bring your own
– No snot rockets! If you have to blow your nose, use a disposable tissue and throw it in the trash
– Ride two abreast only with other members of your household
– Wear a mask whenever there’s a chance you’ll come into close contact with others, because masks are the best way to protect them if you have the virus but don’t know it (more at masks4all.co )

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