A beaut of a fall day for Athen's Professional Development Rides! Photo credit: Meredith Erlewine
Welcome to our monthly newsletter!
The season for gratitude
This month, our Executive Director shares what she's most grateful for (other than
Hamilton the musical and family and health and all that,
of course): it's all the VIPS who don't have to ride with us but do. Read more!
Skate Zone 71 on October's Year of Yay! ride. Photo credit: Darrell McGrath
Nov 12 : Year of Yay! - FOLKLORE
This month, ride leader Cassie Peterson will give us a taste of folklore in the city.
Learn more and register for her ride here; revisit October's 'The 70s'-themed ride here. If you think you can't handle this ride: yes, you can!
BIKE LIFE 101
Bundle up, buttercups!
Dressing for weather
Make this the year you tackle riding Nov-May. Learn how!
ADVOCACY & ENGAGEMENT
Franklin County Consortium for Good Government's candidate forum, presented in partnership with DRAC and Yay Bikes! Photo credit: Bob Bickis
Yay Bikes! advocacy, October 2016 edition
Each month we compile all our events, earned media, program delivery, meetings and speaking engagements into a handy blog post. Behold, October!
TIP O' THE HELMET
Part of our first group of ride leader trainees. Photo credit: Meredith Erlewine
Our first crop of (non-Cbus) ride leader trainees!
We've trained lots of folks in Central Ohio, but this August we trained our first cohort from around the state. Since, they've
proven an invaluable resource in setting up Professional Development Rides, getting 'influencers' to participate, creating routes and helping lead. Our effectiveness has been greatly enhanced by their commitment to this work. Yay you guys!
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.
