This month, our Executive Director explores what makes our bike valet so dang special.
Read it!
ANNOUNCING!
Yay Bikes! leads Ohio Department of Transportation employees on a
professional development ride last summer.
Professional development rides go statewide!
In partnerships with ODOT, we'll be offering professional development rides to teams throughout the state!
Read more!
Opportunity to help map our urban heat island!
Byrd Polar & Climate Research Center needs cyclists to install a sensor that maps urban heat and moisture levels on their daily commute!
Read more!
RIDES & EVENTS
Traveling by bike to the gun range. Of course!
July 9 : Year of Yay! - AMERICAN HEROES!
This month, ride leader Theo White introduces us to some everyday heroes! Learn more and RSVP to his ride here; revisit June's ride here. If you think you can't handle this ride: yes, you can!
Catherine shows off our fancy new outreach bike to
Sandra López, Legislative Analyst with the City of Columbus.
Yay Bikes! advocacy, June 2016 edition
Each month we compile all our events, earned media, program delivery, meetings and speaking engagements into a handy blog post. Behold, June!
EVENT RECAP
The 2016 Ride of Silence Columbus video. Video credit: Pete Vogel
Columbus Ride of Silence 2016
We are so honored that the 2016 Ride of Silence Columbus video was chosen to be the worldwide video to promote the event. Thank you Pete Vogel for the great video and all the Yay Bikes! volunteers for organizing an impactful event. Read the event recap!
TIP O' THE HELMET
Jim in the valet, doing what he do.
Jim Good
This guy here had the genius idea to track all his bike valet volunteer hours and submit them to his company. Which then coughed up some cash to benefit the organization he cares so passionately about. Thanks for the $400, and for all your hard work parking those bikes!
ORG NEWS
Our newest business member!
We thank the folks at
Haydocy Buick GMC for their commitment to better bicycling in Central Ohio. Yay you!
ABOUT YAY BIKES!
Our mission
Yay Bikes! helps people replace car trips with bicycle trips in Central Ohio and beyond.
Our theory of change
Yay Bikes! believes that transportation behavior change happens person-by-person
in the context of meaningful relationships, culture change, educational experiences,
fun and love of place.
Our values
Yay Bikes! embraces the values of kindness, integrity and excellence, which provide the filter through which our team determines who we develop as leaders, what partnerships we pursue and how we approach opportunities and challenges.
Our programming
Yay Bikes! offers bicycle advocacy, cyclist education, urban bicycle adventures, bike culture experiences, event traffic mitigation and subject matter consulting through programs and events including
Year of Yay!,
Yay Valet!,
How We Roll,
Bike the Cbus and
Ride of Silence.
