Hoyt says “Governor Walks the Walk when it Comes to a Greener New York”

GO-Buffalo and Buffalo First have teamed up to bring the Bicycle Benefits program to Buffalo.

Bicycle Benefits is a progressive bicycling program designed to reward individuals and businesses for their commitment to cleaner air, personal health, and the use of pedaling energy in order to create a more sustainable community. The program's continual growth decreases parking demand, increases helmet use, and improves cyclists' safety and health by putting more people on bikes. Through Bicycle Benefits, members get discounts and specials at participating businesses and area events.

Joyce Gugino, has been organizer for and head promoter of an Annual fund raiser bike tour to benefit cancer research locally in the WNY area. The ride is in memory of two of Joyce's family members who died of cancer, one, Billy Gugino Jr., 8 weeks old and his young grandmother, Lynette, 4 years later.

The 15th annual and last bike tour will take place on Saturday, July 12. It's a 10 and 22 mile bike ride on Grand Island.

This is not a pledge ride. You pay a fee and ride, have fun and get some good vibes from a group of like minded cyclists. Chinese Auction too.

www.ptny.org/canaltour for pics and overview

Intro:
About 500 cyclists arrive in Buffalo on Saturday, July5. Nichols School is our HQ for registration, tent city, rides to Niagara Falls, around the Historic sites in the City, and to and from Buffalo State Dorm , Elmwood and Hertel Ave restaurants, bike shops etc. WE have official tents set up for sign ups, registration and information.

Savvy Cyclist is a free, one-day "introduction to cycling" program for adults and mature teens who want to improve their cycling skills. This class is ideal for new cyclists who want to learn the basics, those returning to cycling from a long hiatus, people who want to be more independent on their bike, and those who feel a little nervous while cycling in traffic.

If you do not know how to ride a bike (that is, start, stop, balance and steer without falling down), this is not the right class for you. Participants must know how to balance and control a bicycle.

Course Content

Buffalo's Recycle-A-Bicycle (RAB) program is in its fifth year at Enterprise Charter School as an after school initiative for at-risk youth within the City of Buffalo. Our mission is to teach the skills associated with bicycle repair and maintenance, safety, and promote health, environmental issues and community engagement. RAB instructs up to 40 students per semester from Monday to Thursday as part of the after school program at Enterprise Charter School.

Every Thursday, during Thursday in the Square at Lafayette Square, Green Options Buffalo is providing a bicycle valet service.

To volunteer, meet at the corner of Main and Mohawk at 5:30pm on any Thursday throughout the summer. The bicycle valet runs from 5:30pm until the end of Thursday in the Square performances (sometime around 10pm). Contact G.O.Buffalo to conform at 851-4052 or buffalobluebikes@gmail.com.

This Saturday (June 7), the GM Powertrain is hosting a recycling day from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. for people to drop off unwanted bikes so that those bikes can be used by Buffalo Blue Bicycle and the Recycle-A-Bicycle program. Click on this link to view the flyer full size.

On Friday, May 30th, several participating Buffalo Common Council Members will be commuting to work by bicycle to publicly announce recently passed legislation aimed to increase the bicycle and pedestrian friendliness of our city and challenging the citizens of Buffalo to reduce our carbon footprint.

May is National Bike Month. All across the country, people have been responding to the increasing awareness of the negative impact we have had on our environment by making more ecologically sustainable transportation choices. By walking, taking public transportation, carpooling and bicycling for more or all of our daily commutes, Americans are making transportation choices that are friendly towards the Earth, while improving their health and saving on gasoline.

It’s that time of year again. By Friday, May 30th, Buffalo Blue Bicycle will have hit the streets for the third straight year.

Buffalo Blue Bicycle is an innovative community bicycle-lending program committed to making this healthy, environmentally sustainable and community friendly form of transportation accessible to all City of Buffalo residents.