“Refreshments are free while supplies last on Bike to Work Day, which will run from 7 to 8:30 a.m.,” Thompson said. “Register now for Bike to Work Day and you can even claim a free t-shirt available to the first 100 registrants this year.”
Musical entertainment for the morning will be provided by DJ Chill.
Sponsors of the 2024 event include NCF Savings Bank, Wallace & Turner Insurance, Greater Springfield Partnership, Borror Development, Park National Bank, Midland Properties, CJ’s Refuse Hauling and Springfield Orthopedic Sports Medicine Institute.
The event is part of the observance of Bike to Work week, which runs from May 13 to 19.
Thompson said the community benefits from the amenity of outstanding bike lanes, and drivers are increasingly being called upon to share the road with cyclists. The city has added bike lanes on several streets to encourage the use of bicycles in the city.
“We want people to be aware and give space and attention to bicycles as they become a more common means of transportation locally,” Thompson said.
According to the League of American Bicyclists, 40% of all trips in the United States are less than two miles, making biking a feasible and fun way to get around.
Springfield is one of several communities in southwest Ohio connected through the nation’s largest network of paved bike paths, which stretches from Cincinnati to Bellefontaine while traveling through Dayton, Xenia, Yellow Springs, Springfield and Urbana.
Next year, Springfield will host the 2025 Bike Summit, a regional event now in the early stages of planning, which will also highlight the routes available for bike travel and involve many active bike organizations across the state.
Thompson said the city of Springfield, the Clark County Springfield Transportation Coordinating Committee and local cycling groups, including Bike Miami Valley and Changing Gears, will be involved in planning the 2025 Bike Summit event. , along with Five Rivers Metro Parks of Dayton.
He anticipates that the Summit event, which brings together cycling enthusiasts from across the state, will introduce the Clark County area’s bikeways to many first-time visitors. The summit focuses on how to improve cycling and brings cyclists together to visit cycling infrastructure, offer workshops and provide valuable networking opportunities.
