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WHAT:
On Friday, March 22, 2024, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer will join residents and community partners to kick off Bike to Work Day in celebration of Florida Bike Month in March and promote alternative sustainable commuting options.
Mayor Dyer will kick off the group ride at 8 a.m. and lead participants on a commute through downtown and ending at Orlando City Hall. Along the route on Orange Avenue, riders will enjoy the city’s newly installed intersection murals and artistic curb extensions meant to further safety and placemaking in the downtown core. A limited number of e-bikes and pedicabs will also be available for those who want to participate in the group bike ride but do not own a bike.
At the end of the ride, there will be a post-ride celebration and award presentation. Residents will also have the opportunity to learn more about the city’s bike projects and connect to local biking organizations and resources.
To learn more or register to bike with Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, please visit orlando.gov/biketoworkday
WHEN:
Friday, March 22, 2024
7 a.m. – 10 a.m.
- 7 a.m. - Onsite Registration and Check-in at SoDo Shopping Plaza
- 8 a.m. - Ride starts at the SoDo Shopping Plaza
- 8:30 a.m. - Ride ends at City Hall with Celebration and Award Presentation
- 8:45 – 9 a.m. - Mayor Media Window
WHERE:
Start Location & Check In:
SoDo Shopping Plaza
32 West Crystal Lake Street
Route Map
End Location & Bike To Work Day Celebration:
Orlando City Hall Plaza
400 South Orange Avenue
PARKING:
Free all-day parking will be available in the SoDo Parking Garage, 32 West Crystal Lake Street, for Bike to Work Day participants.
SPONSORS:
This annual event is sponsored by Bird, Clean Eatz, Foxtail Coffee, Kween Cab, Kyle’s Bike Shop, Lime, LYNX, Orlando Health, OUC, reThink Your Commute, Retro City Cycles, SunRail, SoDo District Mainstreet and Velofix.
BIKING IN ORLANDO BACKGROUND:
Since 2003, Mayor Dyer has helped transform Orlando’s urban environment by investing in multi-modal projects that improve connectivity such as the Orlando Bicycle Beltway, Colonial Drive Overpass, the Downtown Loop and Orlando Bicycle Plan Update. Orlando is home to more than 360 miles of urban trails, signed routes and lanes created specifically for biking, with more than 40 miles of these off-street.
Today, the City of Orlando is recognized as a Gold Bicycle Friendly Business (BFB) earning it a place alongside more than 1,500 businesses across the country contributing to the movement to build a more Bicycle Friendly America. The City was recognized for its investments in biking infrastructure and amenities at Orlando City Hall, including safe bike parking, bike repair stations, bike safety trainings, a bike share program, employee showers and incentives such as bike commuter benefits.
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