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Play Streets Savannah series continues Oct. 19 and 26

Savannah Play Streets events resume this month on Oct. 19, from 1-4 p.m. on May Street and on Oct. 26 from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. in Daffin Park. A group ride will leave from the south end Forsyth Park on Oct. 19 at 1 p.m., bound for May Street.

The Oct. 26 event combines Play Streets with the Third Annual Savannah Food Day Festival, which attracted more than 10,000 attendees last year.

SBC will be offering free bicycle valet parking, bicycle games for kids, and group rides from each location from Forsyth Park. And we need your help! Please consider volunteering at one or both events: View volunteer opportunities and sign up today!

Join our SpokeModels group for an Art March Bike Scavenger Hunt on Oct. 4

Our SpokeModels group encourages you to ride the First Friday Art March on Oct. 4, from 6-9 p.m. They’ll be offering their second Instagram-based bike scavenger hunt and invite art-loving bicycle enthusiasts to compete for cool prizes from Desotorow Gallery and your Savannah Bicycle Campaign. The rules:

All photos must be taken during the Art March.
Scavenger hunts are a team sport! Make a team of up to four people and hashtag every picture with your team name!
Pictures should be posted to Instagram or Facebook by 5 p.m. on Saturday
Winners will be announced via the Spokemodels and Art March Facebook pages by 5 p.m. on Sunday
Make sure to use the hashtag #Savartmarch on Instagram and tag the Desotorow/SpokeModels accounts so that we can
find your submissions!
There is one point available per question you answer, but bonus points for creativity!

Pick up a map and challenge list at Desotorow beginning at 6 p.m. Good luck and don’t forget your lights!

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Georgia Bike Summit to focus on economic benefits of bicycling

We are looking forward to the Fourth Annual Georgia Bike Summit in Roswell, Oct. 18-20. Workshop topics include Bike Friendly Small Towns, the Silver Comet Trail Economic Impact study, Working with Sponsors, Traffic Court 101 for Cyclists, Starting a Women’s Cycling Organization, Economic Impact of Bike Events, Community Bike Shops and Economic Empowerment, and more.

Adventure Cycling Association Executive Director Jim Sayer, who visited Savannah during National Bike Month, will be the keynote speaker.

Registration and additional information is available on the Georgia Bike Summit website.

Pedal to Picnic in the Park and we’ll take care of your bike

The always popular Picnic in the Park concert is coming up on Oct. 6 and we encourage you to ride your bike. To make that easier, we’ll be offering free valet parking for bicycles beginning at 4 p.m. Riding to the concert is a smart move. You’ll avoid the hassle of finding parking, which is always scarce during major events in Forsyth Park. Once you arrive, we’ll take care of your bike and allow you to enjoy the show. Don’t forget your bike lights for the ride home! Interested in helping out with the valet station? Sign up for a shift.

Volunteers needed for annual bicycle and pedestrian counts

How many people are riding bikes these days in Savannah? We aim to find out!

Your Savannah Bicycle Campaign is teaming up with the Coastal Region Metropolitan Planning Organization and the City of Savannah to coordinate counts of bicyclists and pedestrians at certain times and locations throughout Savannah and Chatham County on Sept. 24, 26, and 28.

We greatly appreciate volunteers for this important, annual effort! Data collected in the annual count aids local planning, but also contributes to national research as part of the National Bicycle and Pedestrian Documentation Project.

For more information and to volunteer, visit the CORE MPO website.

The Cycle Social is Bound for Bonna Bella on Sept. 17

Our monthly Cycle Social is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 17. A group ride will leave the south end of Forsyth Park at 5:30 p.m., bound for the scenic Bonna Bella Yacht Club. Ride with us or join us there, it’s up to you. You won’t want to miss out on the food and fun in the company of your fellow cyclists. The Cycle Social is also a good way to find out about what’s happening with your Savannah Bicycle Campaign, learn about upcoming events and discover opportunities to make Savannah better for bicycles. Please join us on Sept. 17. Invite your friends and don’t forget your lights and helmet.

Ride your bike to Revival Fest on Sept. 14

Wild Child from Austin, Texas is among the bands playing at Revival Fest

We are about Revival Fest, scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 14 at the Georgia State Railroad Museum. And you should be, too. What’s it all about?

Revival Fest is a modern low-country hoe-down. It’s a celebration of music and community; of cool goods and products produced in our area; along with great music representing the best of our Southern region and beyond on two stages in a truly historic setting.

Revival Fest will take place at the Paint Shop and adjoining grove of the Coastal Heritage Society’s Georgia State Railroad Museum (655 Louisville Road). This will be the first time that this space will be opened for a public event since the site has been cleared and the building rennovated!

The best way to get to the festival? By bicycle, of course! Your Savannah Bicycle Campaign will offer complimentary bicycle valet parking from noon until 11 p.m.

Craft Beer Cycle Social: Join the fun on Aug. 17!

Get ready for Midnight Garden Ride and the Savannah Craft Brew Fest with our August Cycle Social event on Saturday, Aug. 17. This month’s Cycle Social shifts from our traditional Tuesday evening format to a Saturday afternoon event with multiple locations.

Stop by Blowin’ Smoke from 2-5 p.m. and purchase a pint glass to receive special discounts at Crystal Beer Parlor, the Distillery, Vinnie Van Go Go’s, World of Beer and the Beer Growler.

Along the way you can compete for prizes in an Instagram scavenger hunt organized by our Spokemodels group. While pint glass pick up concludes at 5 p.m., you can participate in the scavenger hunt until 10 p.m. The Craft Brew Cycle Social offers five times the location of our normal Cycle Social and five times the fun!

Avoid the traffic, ride your bike to Whole Foods Market

The Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department is preparing for the Aug. 13 opening of the new Whole Foods Market on Victory Drive, “and will be on the lookout for traffic problems during the store’s opening, scheduled for 8:30 a.m.,” according the a Savannah Morning News story, “Police Concerned Savannah Whole Foods Opening Could Cause Traffic Woes.”

Fortunately there’s an easy way to avoid the traffic: Ride your bike!

Accessing Whole Foods Market from the south side of the store should allow people on bikes to avoid potential traffic congestion on Victory Drive. Here are some suggested routes:

From neighborhoods south of the store

From neighborhoods north of the store

From neighborhoods west of the store

From neighborhoods east of the store

Bike parking is available on the east side of the store.

shopping Whole Foods

Midnight Garden Ride Regsitration Now Open

On the evening of Saturday, Aug. 31, hundreds of cyclists will take to the streets of one North America’s most beautiful cities. You should be one of them! Midnight Garden Ride 2012

The Savannah Bicycle Campaign’s Midnight Garden Ride,, presented by New Belgium Brewing Company, has grown into one of most anticipated cycling events in the Southeast, blending bicycling, music and fun. Even those who don’t participate in the police-escorted ride, which winds through Savannah’s enchanting historic districts, will enjoy live music at the Good and Evil Party in Telfair Square.

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