MKE Critical Mass

Next weekend! Join our friends at Better Streets MKE for a Holiday Family Bike Ride between the downtown light displays:

Holiday Family Bike Ride Join us for a guided, kid-focused and kid-paced family bike ride to enjoy the downtown holiday light displays and hot chocolate.

Winter Bike Party is this Friday!

Make sure to register on the Eventbrite to get a free raffle ticket!

Also our friends at Bicycle Benefits Milwaukee will be running a winter gear swap, so bring along any used gear you'd like to get rid of!

MKE Winter Bike Party Come celebrate the annual winter bike party!

Join us at the Winter Bike Party next week!

The event is geared toward both new and old winter cyclists with knowledge stations, raffle prizes, and motivation to get those pedals moving during our colder weather months.

The event is on Friday, November 10 from 5-8 pm at Wheel and Sprocket (Bay View)

Everyone who registers on the Eventbrite will get one free raffle ticket! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mke-winter-bike-party-tickets-746426099557

All proceeds will go to Sauce Milwaukee and Bike Lane Uprising's Milwaukee-specific "donate a bike light set" fund.

MKE Winter Bike Party Come celebrate the annual winter bike party!

JOIN US for our multi-group LABOR DAY RIDE!

Critical Mass is TOMORROW. Everyone stay safe from that heat today, and we'll see you out there tomorrow.

Reminder that the end point tomorrow is South Shore Park!

More details: https://www.facebook.com/events/268935225846224/

😲 OH MY GOODNESS! 😲

Bike Bingo is here again! Find cards at any of the businesses below for just $3 🎰

What is it? More details to follow, but it’s a fun challenge to bike to new destinations, support businesses that encourage cycling, and win free stuff for doing it!

Participating businesses include:
Adventure Rock MKE
Boone & Crockett
Cactus Club
Cafe Corazon Riverwest
Clock Shadow Creamery
Component Brewing Company
Faklandia Brewing
Ian's Pizza Milwaukee

Thanks to everyone who joined the May ride and helped make it a success!

We rode almost the entire length of the upcoming National Avenue reconstruction project area (39th to 1st streets), and now we have the chance to directly demand design changes.

Local and state officials are hosting two public information meetings this week. These are critical venues for us to provide input and influence the designs to benefit all users: cyclists, pedestrians, transit riders, and yes, even drivers.

First meeting:

- Thursday, June 8
- 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- Milwaukee Area Technical College (816 W. National Ave.)

VIA CDC and Wisconsin Bike Fed are hosting a group ride to this meeting:

- Start at 26th and Pierce
- Meet at 4:30, roll out at 5:00
- Brief, slow roll ride (about 2 miles)

More details here: https://wisconsinbikefed.org/bikeweekevent/via-cdc-and-wisconsin-bike-fed-national-ave-public-input-meeting-ride/

Second meeting:

- Saturday, June 10
- 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Milwaukee Area Technical College (816 W. National Ave.)

Milwaukee’s Pedestrian Bicycle Advisory Committee and WI Bike Fed are hosting a group ride to this meeting:

- Start at Harbor View Plaza (600 E Greenfield Ave)
- Meet at 9:30 a.m., roll out at 10:00 a.m.
- Slow paced, social ride

More details here: https://wisconsinbikefed.org/bikeweekevent/national-ave-public-input-meeting-ride/

Celebrate Wisconsin Bike Week by demanding a safer National Avenue for all!

Our friends at Better Streets MKE are hosting a kid-focused Tour de Playgrounds ride in East Tosa this Sunday! Hope to see you there!

Full details on the Eventbrite page:

Tour de Playgrounds - East Tosa A kids' bike ride to East Tosa playgrounds