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There will be no group mtb ride tonight. Stay hydrated folks!

We're ready for Day 2 of Summer Tent Sale at our North location!

Bikes are being loaded into the tent today!

As a reminder; you will not be able to shop the tent until Friday. Employees will grab whatever you are interested in out of the tent in the meantime.

Beyond thrilled to be a part of this!

Monon/86th Project Update - Volunteers Needed

Safety Survey #2
https://forms.gle/Pp1cASiCBuMv792t9

Call for volunteers:
Traffic Study Week of August 12
Speed Study Week of August 12
Bollard Reinstall - TBD
More info and sign up here: www.bgindy.com/for/Monon86thProject

Monon/86th St Intersection Safety Survey #2 Please fill out this survey to help us determine how the Tactical Urbanism project at Monon/86th Street impact your feeling of safety as a trail user or driver when traversing this intersection. We will use the responses to help us determine the effectiveness of the tactical urbanism project. Thank....

Indianapolis Vision Zero Proposal 224 - Update and Action Steps

Vision Zero Proposal 224-2024 Passes Public Works Committee with Do-Pass Recommendation to full council vote on August 12

Proposal 224-2024 establishes the commitment of the City and County to eliminate traffic injuries and fatalities by 2035; establishes a Vision Zero Task Force; and commits to developing, adopting and implementing a Vision Zero Action Plan.

Action Steps:
1) Attend upcoming meetings where Proposal 224 will be voted on:
Full Council Meeting, Monday, August 12, 7 pm - Indianapolis City County Building, Public Assembly Room, 200 E. Washington St., Indianapolis
2) Contact your city-county councilor (https://www.indy.gov/activity/city-county-council-members) and Mayor Hogsett (Call 317-327-3601 or send message online at https://www.indy.gov/workflow/write-to-the-mayor) asking for budget support to implement Vision Zero
3) To support as an organization, Sign-On Letter for Organizations: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/IndyVZ224
4) To support as an individual, Sign-On Letter for Individuals: https://forms.gle/gVZbtAoyfFn5bWVj7

Recommend resources regarding Vision Zero:
Indy Ped/Bike Safety Summit (7/9/24) - Councilor Barth discusses proposal 224 https://youtu.be/QygzLpmSLf4
Indy Vision Zero Proposal Talking Points (provided by Taylor Firestine, Health by Design) https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DJNl2gjveEcq-4nspa0vfyzgBSpa3mHE8dQ_EOUpIMQ/edit?usp=sharing
Vision Zero Network https://visionzeronetwork.org/
Vision Zero 101 Basics: https://visionzeronetwork.org/vision-zero-101-basics/

Indianapolis Proposal 224 (Vision Zero) Letter of Support Sign-On Form The Indianapolis City-County Council has introduced Proposal 224 which establishes the commitment of the City and County to eliminate traffic fatalities and serious injuries by 2035; establishes a 15-member Vision Zero Task Force and full-time Vision Zero Administrator; and commits to developing, ad...

It's August and you know what that means; It is almost SUMMER TENT SALE TIME!!

Mark your calendars, the biggest tent sale of the season is happening August 23rd, 24th & 25th 🚴✨

Thanks to everyone involved at the Cycling Without Age Film Screening last weekend (7/27/24). We met the film makers, viewed the film (it's wonderful!), learned that the film won an "Iggy" award from Lens of Hope Films which also provided $2500 to he Indianapolis Chapter of Cycling Without Age. The film's North American Premiere was at the Heartland Indy Shorts Film Festival the previous evening, so Bicycle Garage Indy hosted the 2nd showing in North America! After the film there was a question/answer session with the film creators and with Jerry Simon who provided information about the cycling Without Age Indianapolis chapter and it's efforts getting people out on the trishaws, similar to what is shown in the film. Then anyone who wanted to got to experience a trishaw ride and/or piloting a trishaw. It was a great evening and we are happy to have been able to host this film screening and support the efforts of the Cycling Without Age local efforts.

Special thanks to Cycling Without Age film producer Jacob Seigel Brielle, Cycling Without Age film director Isaac Seigel-Boettner, TBD Family Foundation Executive Director Will Stoller-Lee, Jerry Simon, Cycling Without Age Indianapolis and the Cycling Without Age volunteers and to Zoe May, Bicycle Garage Indy, for organizing the event.

Trishaw rides courtesy of Cycling Without Age Indianapolis

Thanks to Indianapolis City-County Councilors John Barth (District 7), Brienne Delaney (District 2) and Keith Graves (District 9) for spending some time bicycling in their districts this week! We had 8 riders on Tuesday morning exploring neighborhood roads and the Monon Trail in Districts 2 & 7 and 4 riders on Wednesday morning exploring neighborhood roads, bike lanes and multi-use trails in District 9. Thanks to all who attended!

Your movie was beautiful and tells such an important story, it was an honor to host the encore! Your Iggy is definitely well deserved!

We won an Iggy! Beyond stoked to announce that Cycling Without Age - The Movie received the inaugural Lens of Hope Award at the Heartland Film presented by TDB Family Foundation

Big thanks to all these amazing folks for supporting and recognizing films that spark action and dialogue. With their help, we got trishaws into the Living Room Theaters Indy and rallied the Indianapolis cycling community for an encore screening at Bicycle Garage Indy. Couldn’t have asked for a better North American Premiere.

Shout out to Cotopaxi, MOVE Santa Barbara County, and all the pedalers who helped get this story to the screen.

Also, that gnome statue 🤌

Looks like the trail is closed today so no group ride tonight at Town Run 🥺

Thanks to the many volunteers who helped reinstall the bollards on 7/2/24 and to the YMCA Teen group led by Anders Kleiman who added colorful artwork to the sidewalk.

Active Transportation Meetup is Thursday, 7/18 @ 8 am - hope you can join us! Details below:

The Active Transportation Meet Up is this Thursday July 18th (8-9:30 am) at The Coffee Haus at Guggmann. See details on our Facebook Events page. https://www.facebook.com/events/2745377958969585/?rdid=po2BQYn4VLH5r9aL&share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2Fx8h4vpyNRj8K8M14%2F

Indy to extend Eagle Creek Trail nearly 5 miles Indianapolis plans to extend the Eagle Creek Trail to Washington Street by fall 2026.

Town Run is CLOSED today - no group ride tonight. :(

Indy Ped/bike Safety Summit: Recording: https://youtu.be/QygzLpmSLf4

On July 9, Indy Ped/Bike Summit was hosted by Connie Szabo Schmucker, Advocacy Director for Bicycle Garage Indy. During the Summit, attendees heard from Kim Irwin, Executive Director for Health by Design, Indianapolis City-County Councilor John Barth about Proposal 224 establishing a Vision Zero Policy, and Leslie Schulte, former president of Community Heights Neighborhood Organization, and Connie presented info about what other cities are doing to address traffic safety for all road users and ended with call to action. Links to presentation slides as well as action steps are in the description of the recording.

Indy Ped Bike Safety Summit (7/9/24) Indy Ped/Bike Summit was hosted by Connie Szabo Schmucker, Advocacy Director for Bicycle Garage Indy. During the Summit, attendees heard from Kim Irwin, Exec...

We've got a new Ride with GPS Challenge, starting Monday 7/15: 15 Hour Challenge
Bicycle 15 hours between 7/15 and 8/15.

Join here:

15 Hour Challenge Bicycle 15 hours between 7/15/24 and 8/15/24

Bicycling Lunch & Learn: Basic Bike Care (July 2024)
Bicycle Garage Indy Bicycle mechanic Tony Cherolis gives tips on basic care for your bicycle to keep it running smoothly.

Link to recording: https://youtu.be/SQuCEkPXpd8

Link to presentation slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1I51E7ySkeyQGIcPpBbSTxlo1h6uwMYCBxoRtoQA073A/edit?usp=sharing

Bicycling Lunch & Learn: Basic Bike Care (July 2024) Bicycling Lunch & Learn: Basic Bike Care (July 2024) Bicycle mechanic Tony Cherolis gives tips on basic care for your bicycle to keep it running smoothly. Li...

Connie's Cruise Ride is canceled for tonight (July 11). Hoping for sunny skies next month!

Indy Ped/Bike Safety Summit
Tuesday, July 9
7-8:30 pm
Online via zoom
REGISTER HERE
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfM3gYs8T3gnwXL_5bEGerJV4LXL6deGnz_FvmX60UYLtkxzw/viewform

Registration required. Zoom link will be emailed the day of the event to registered participants.

We are calling on the Indianapolis community to gather to discuss action steps to create a safer Indianapolis for all road users, with specific focus on pedestrians and bicyclists. We will be discussing efforts for creation of a Vision Zero policy and immediate action that can be taken by elected officials, city administration, community organizations and community members.

If you are interested but can't attend, please register so we can continue to keep participants informed of next action steps.

Please share with your organizations, staff, friends, and community.

Indy Ped/Bike Safety Summit Registration Indy Ped/Bike Safety Summit Tuesday, July 9 7-8:30 pm Online via zoom Registration required. Zoom link will be emailed the day of the event to registered participants. We are calling on the Indianapolis community to gather to discuss action steps to create a safer Indianapolis for all road users, wi...

The weather is prime and the trail is dry/rideable! We will be at Town Run Trail Park for this evening’s 6:30pm group ride!

🎆All of our locations will have shortened hours for the Fourth of July.🎆

The radar is showing rain and storms during riding time. We will not be doing the group ride this morning. See for you Monday evening’s ride!

There is a 59% chance of rain tomorrow morning at the same time as the group ride. We will update in the morning!

ICYMI: June Lunch & Learn (6/13/24): Profiles of E-Bike Riders: Thinking about getting an e-bike? Find out from our panel about their e-bike experiences. Here's the recording:

Bicycling Lunch Learn: Profiles of E-bike riders (June 2024) Profiles of E-Bike Riders: Thinking about getting an e-bike? Find out from our panel about their e-bike experiences. Panel: Jesse Brown, Indianapolis City-...