The Bike Fed has partnered with lots of awesome local businesses and non-profits to make this year’s Bike To Work Week an encouraging and fun experience. Whether you’ve been a bicyclist since before it was cool or have never experienced the joy of bicycling to work, this is a perfect opportunity to try pedaling your way to work. Stop by a commuter station for free coffee and snacks and get fueled up for the work day. If you can only be at one of the many fun Bike to Work Week events scheduled, try to Bike with Mayor Barrett to our open house at the new Milwaukee office right off the Valley Passage and the awesome Hank Aaron State Trail!

Commuter Stations- Weekdays from 7 am to 9 am

Alterra Coffee 5th Ward Foundry, 170 S 1st Street - Sponsored by and Alterra Coffee and REI 

Bike Fed Milwaukee Office, on the Hank Aaron State Trail by the Valley Passage

Sigma Environmental, on the Hank Aaron State Trail at 1300 W. Canal Street- Sponsored by Sigma.

Juneau Park, Prospect and Mason Streets – Basic bike repairs courtesy of the Bike Collective and Vulture Space. Sponsored by The Friends of Juneau Park, and Alterra Coffee.

Urban Ecology Center, on the Oak Leaf Trail by Riverside Park- Sponsored by The Urban Ecology Center.

Rainbow Jersey Bicycles will be there from 7-9AM May 14-18

Excellent Events

Saturday, May 12 -Washington Park Bike Blitz, 10 am to 1 pm: Need a new bike?  Cheap?  Come over to Washington Park by the Urban Ecology Center  where will will be selling lightly used bikes and making basic repairs to bicycles from the neighborhood.

Sunday, May 13 -Bike to Brunch Picnic, 10 am: Pack your picnic basket and pedal over to Hoyt Park (by the parking lot and swing set)in Wauwatosa for a picnic brunch.

Tuesday, May 15 -Polish Bike School, 6 pm: That’s not a joke! Head over to Ben’s Cycle’s ROWEROWA SZKOLA at 1018 W. Lincoln to hear Dave Schlabowske’s urban riding tips and get a 1 hour personal bike tour of some of Dave’s favorite polish hang outs.

Wednesday, May 16 -Ride of Silence, 7 pm: Everyone is encouraged to join cyclists worldwide in a silent slow-paced ride (max. 12 MPH) in honor of those who have been injured or killed while cycling on public roadways.  Please plan to arrive 15-20 minutes early at Wheel and Sprocket’s Northshore store on Santa Monica in Fox Point.  Helmet required.  Lights strongly encouraged.  No registration necessary.  Call Fox Point Wheel & Sprocket with questions (414) 247-8100.

Wednesday, May 16 -Sounds of Summer Concert, 6:30 – 8:30 pm: Arlington Heights Park (Lower 35th and Pierce), 3500 West Pierce Street, Milwaukee. Vern and the Originals (Polka Variety Band) and El Sol Rock (Latin and American Rock).

Thursday, May 17th - Ride with UWM Chancellor Mike Lovell, 7:45 am: Leaving Hampton and Santa Monica in Whitefish Bay. End at the Chancellor’s Office on UWM’s campus.

2 Locations: 

From the North-
Gather at the corner of Hampton and Santa Monica (at the Martinizing parking lot)

From the South-
Gather at Kenilworth, within the alley way “Green Street”

Join the Chancellor, Michael Lovell and Provost, Johannes Britz at the Santa Monica location, and Auxiliary’s Executive Director Scott Peak and the UWM Bicycle Officers at Kenilworth.

Riders will take the Oak Leaf Trail from both locations and end on campus at Spaights Plaza where there will be free bike tune-ups courtesy of UBike, free Grind coffee, and educational materials from the Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin. Also, all riders will receive a free UW-Milwaukee leg band reflector.  Event is rain or shine.

Bike to Work Week is also part of the 2012 Wisconsin Bike Challenge, a free statewide competition to promote biking within the workplace. Sign up either as an individual or department, and be part of UWM’s overall team! www.nationalbikechallenge.org

By participating in the Wisconsin Bike Challenge, you and your colleagues will easily and conveniently track your bicycle miles and trips for both transportation and recreation.  The 2012 Wisconsin Bike Challenge runs from May 1^st through August 31^st.

This provides a fun opportunity to promote wellness, team-building, and bicycling at UWM.

Join in the ride on May 17^th and continue to monitor your commute miles all summer long!

Questions- Contact Kyle in the UBike program at ubike@uwm.edu or Kate Nelson, Environmental Sustainability Coordinator at knelson6@uwm.edu

Sponsored By: UWM Bicycle Advisory Task Force, Division of Academic Affairs, Division of Student Affairs, and the Division of Finance and Administrative Affairs

Thursday, May 17 -Kiddical Mass, 6pm: Meet up on the Beerline Trail by Cafe Corazon on Bremen for a short family bike ride led by our own Jessica and her boy wonder Everett.

Thursday, May 17th - Dream Bikes Open House, 5:oo pm to 8:00 pm: Help Russell and the crew at Dream Bikes’ Milwaukee store celebrate their one-year anniversary.  2012 A Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., Milwaukee. Meet staff, games, contests, prizes, valet bike parking, drinks and snacks!  What more could you ask for?

Friday, May 18 -Bike-in Movie, 7pm: Grab a fish fry and come on over for a flick. We have a great big new space in our new our fab new offices at 3618 W. Pierce Street, right off the Hank Aaron State Trail that is perfect for showing a bike-in movie. It is inside, so come rain or shine. We will open the overhead doors to let in the fresh air.

Don’t forget to join the FREE Wisconsin Bike Challenge and keep track of how many miles you bike during Bike To Work Week – you might even win a cool prize!