More classes added in July and throughout summer!
Free Bike Skills Classes for Adults*
Learn-to-Ride, Bike Handling, and NEW! Traffic Skills
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Find the right Bike Skills class for you and sign up, all for FREE, courtesy of Bike Walk Tompkins. Pre-register at www.bikewalktompkins.org/classes or call us at (607) 301-3181 ext. 1. Drop-ins are possible until the class is at capacity. Bring your own bike or use one of ours. *Mature teens welcome too!
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Bike Skills 1: Learn-to-Ride with Molly H. (90 min)
Never learned to ride a bike, or it's been a long time? This class is for you!
Wed, Jul 24, 5 PM at Ithaca High School (1401 N Cayuga St)
Sun, Jul 28, 1 PM at Bike Walk Tompkins (315 N Aurora St)
(+ more dates in August and September on the website)
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Bike Skills 2: Handling & Parking Lot Play with Shane E. (90 min)
Perfect for people who feel somewhat unstable and not confident on a bike but can balance on one.
Mon, Jul 15, 5 PM at Cass Park (End of Park Rd)
Sun, Jul 21, 12 PM at Cass Park (End of Park Rd)
(+ more dates in August and September on the website)
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Bike Skills 3: Riding with Traffic with Vikki Armstrong (2 hr)
Get support to start bicycling on city streets and feel safer on the road. This class has both a "classroom" component as well as a ride to put what you've learned into action.
Tue, Jul 23, 6 PM at Bike Walk Tompkins (315 N Aurora St)
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Feel like you have a good handle on your bicycling skills? Support your neighbors and friends learning to ride by volunteering at one of the classes. Contact hector@bikewalktompkins.org if you are interested in helping out.
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SAVE THE DATE
Titus Triangle (Southside) Play Streets
Every Sunday in July and August, 12–4 PM at
South Titus Street between Fair and Plain St
PLUS Family + Cargo Bike Meet-up this Sunday (7/14)
Conway Park (Northside) Play Streets
Every Tue–Thu in July and August, 10–4 PM at
Madison Street between 4th and 5th St
Check out the Just Play Project's website
Family Fun Day at Southside Community Center
Saturday, July 27 starting at 9 AM
Reading with Dr. Nia Nunn, Free Bike Checks and Rodeo,
Community Lunch, and Dollar Dance
Learn more about the event on Facebook
Streets Alive! Ithaca on the Southside
Sunday, September 15, 1–5 PM
South Plain Street & Clinton Street
Say you're coming on the Facebook event!
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ANDREJS OZOLINS: SUNDAY, JULY 21
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On Sunday, July 21, 2pm at Taughannock Park North Pavilion, there will be a Celebration of Life and dish-to-pass for longtime local cycling advocate Andrejs Ozolins, who passed away at the end of May this year (see obituary). Friends, fellow cyclists, inspired community members are all welcome to attend.
Much of the work we do at Bike Walk Tompkins is in the spirit of and continues the vision Andrejs Ozolins held and passionately advocated for. He inspired us, he supported us, he held us to a high standard, and he, more than almost anyone, deeply believed that “it should, without question, be possible for anyone and everyone to walk and bike safely in the City and wherever they need to go.”
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