Bike Walk Tompkins & Ithaca Carshare

Gallery Night Open House

Friday, November 2, 5–8 PM at 315 N Aurora St

Tommy Beers, Close to Home #11, 2018 – painteronabicycle.com

You're invited to this celebration of art, bikes, and new digs...

During the next Gallery Night Ithaca, come to an open house at our new space featuring an exhibit of watercolors by artist Tommy Beers. There will be a celebration of bicycling progress at 6 PM, and an inspirational talk of Tommy's travels at 7 PM. Refreshments provided.

Schedule of Events

5 PM: Open house starts
6 PM: Brief celebration of BWT, Ithaca Carshare, and partners
7 PM: Conversation and slideshow with Tommy Beers

Say You're Coming on the Facebook Event

BIKESHARE

Clarifying our role in bringing Lime to Ithaca

Bike Walk Tompkins conducted six months of research and ultimately recommended LimeBike out of nine choices to the City of Ithaca.

Learn what happened next

Local Lime Options and Pricing

Given our early adopter status, pricing for LimeBike pedal bikes in Ithaca remains at $1 per 30 minutes. Lime-E electric pedal assist bikes cost $1 to unlock + 15¢ per minute. Lime-Es are part of a small pilot of 30 electric bikes that can help you conquer the hills. These bikes max out at 15 mph.

No smartphone, no bank card, or in a limited-income household?
See if you qualify for Lime Access

BIKE EDUCATION

Celebrate the Ithaca Bike Champions!

Our seven Champions held over 20 bike education opportunities, such as this bike ride at Stone Quarry Apartments. Come celebrate their successes at the Open House.

See a photo gallery of their work

Seniors + Bikes = ✔

Over the summer, Ithaca Bike Champion Barbara led two very successful bike education days with the GIAC Seniors at Stewart Park.

Read all about it from the Better Bike Share Partnership

#RideSafeDriveSafe

Whether you're on a bike or in a car, the rules of the road are there to keep people safe while moving. Get a refresher on what to watch out for while driving or biking in two videos from NYBC and the Albany Police Department.

Watch the videos on the #RideSafeDriveSafe page

Gearing up for next year

As more people of all ages begin cycling, the need for bike education is growing in Tompkins County. Bike Walk Tompkins and NYBC have partnered to offer the LAB's Traffic Skills 101 class on Nov 10 9 AM–6 PM (almost full) and Spring 2019 (details TBD).

INFRASTRUCTURE

As construction season winds up, we'd like to take a moment to acknowledge the City of Ithaca's many projects that have improved our streets for walking and biking...

Repainting of N Cayuga St bike lanes and crosswalks
W MLK Jr/State St bridge & Floral Ave project (top left)
Spencer Rd traffic calming and sidewalk install (top right, bottom left)
Bump out at the Plain & Clinton intersection (bottom left)

Thank you City of Ithaca staff for getting us a little closer
to a truly Bike and Walk Friendly Community

SAVE THE DATE

Winter Solstice Ride: Friday, December 21, 5:30 PM
The shortest ride on the shortest day of the year

Spring Streets Alive! Ithaca: Sunday, April 28, 2019, 1-5 PM
On Cayuga and Court Streets

Fall Streets Alive! Ithaca: Sunday, September 15, 2019, 1-5 PM
On Plain and Clinton Streets