Last Saturday, with much fanfare, the block around Tiedeman Park next to Savannah Arts Academy was opened to bike and pedestrian traffic only for the dedication of the newly finished Washington Avenue bike lane. LCI’s led bike safety games for kids, Perry Rubber Bike Shop provided some minor repairs, and also gave away 2 kids bikes and helmets to a couple of lucky winners!
In addition to the opening of the 1.6 mile east-west bike lane on Washington, which we have covered already, we at your SBC, together with the City of Savannah and Perry Rubber Bike Shop are proud to be the recipient of a Specialized Bicycle Components (the other SBC) Advocacy Grant which provided 10 kids bikes and 40 kids helmets, together with a 10 foot utility trailer provided by the City of Savannah, for use by LCI’s to provide bike education to kids in local schools, youth organizations, and neighborhood associations. This is an excellent resource, and including the local match the total value of this project is around $7500, so our thanks go out in a big way to Specialized, the City of Savannah, Perry Rubber Bike Shop and, as always the support of our members who know that bicycles make Savannah better.