MAR
2016

MONTHLY NEWSLETTER
Cyclists on February's Year of Yay! ride go incognito in frigid temps. Photo credit: Kathleen O'Dowd

Welcome to our monthly newsletter! 
Luck ain't got nothin' to do with it.
This month, our Executive Director talks about the team that makes the magic happen. Read it!
 
GOING DEEPER
Rules of the road? Sure! Gladly! Photo credit: Ben Ko
Cyclists' legal responsibilities
We're not ones to finger wag, but...we see you over there, blowing through that stop sign!  Read more!
Ride Buddy pilot program outcomes
People got out of their cars and onto bikes, and all it took was a little help from a friend.  Read more!

 RIDES & EVENTS
Our Ride of Silence planning committee hard at work.
Mar 12 : Year of Yay! : "Chickens!"
Ride leader John Bannon keeps chickens, loves them and wants to share them with the world!  Learn more and RSVP to John's ride  here ; revisit February's ride   here If you think you can't handle this ride: yes, you can!  
March 13 : Ohio Bicycle Swap Meet
We'll have a table there, so come say "hi!" on your way to scoring all those sweet deals. Learn more!
Save the Dates! 
Bike Month! It's coming! Mark your calendars for Ride the ElevatorRide of Silence and  National Bike to Work Day.
 
OUR STORIES
The beautiful Yolande.
Yay Bikes! transforms lives. Learn how in our ongoing series of testimonials!
Yolande's story
"When I'm biking, I'm saying thank you." Yolande overcame health challenges to ride with Yay Bikes!, and now she commutes from Reynoldsburg to Downtown. 
City of Columbus engineers' story
"Yay Bikes! gave us a whole new perspective." Richard, Bud, Steve and Dan changed the way they do business after riding with our members.  Read more about the City of Columbus engineers!
 
ADVOCACY & ENGAGEMENT
Bexley considers bikeways, with a presentation by Mayor Ben Kessler.
Yay Bikes! advocacy, February 2016 edition
Each month we compile all our events, earned media, program delivery, meetings and speaking engagements into a handy blog post. Behold, February!
 
TIP O' THE HELMET
Darrell, coordinated. Photo credit: Keith Lugs

Darrell McGrath
Mr Darrell here took it upon his bad self to raise $100 for Yay Bikes!, simply by participating in Track Friday. Which, when you read about it, is just the coolest! Darrell, we salute your ingenuity and your commitment to our cause. Tip o' the helmet to you, sir!
 
ORG UPDATES
Steve Puhl, Jr., outgoing "Queen of the Bike Corral", at Pride. 
Now hiring a Bicycle Valet Program Manager
Yay Bikes! is now hiring/crowning a Program Manager/Queen to  staff, manage and grow our bike valet program.  Never fear--Steve will still be in many corrals at a Site Supervisor, but we need more program support now that he's found his dream day job. Read more!
 
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!, Pedal Instead, How We Roll, Bike the Cbus and Ride of Silence. 
Membership and support
Yay Bikes! invites you to  help advance our work by joining as a member today!

 

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