News Release

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April 19, 2005

A Community Bicycle Congress Helps Kick Off 'May In Motion'�

Boise State University is helping encourage the use of bicycles as transportation with its Community Bicycle Congress events, May 2-6.
 

The Congress is in conjunction with May in Motion, a Treasure Valley-wide alternative transportation awareness campaign. The Congress is receiving support from the Ada County Highway District, ACHD Commuteride, the Community Planning Association of Southwest Idaho and Valley Regional Transit.
 

�The idea of A Community Bicycle Congress has been received very enthusiastically, both on and off campus. I believe that you can mark the 2005 Bicycle Congress as being the first of many annual Congresses to come,� said George Knight, Boise State philosophy professor and co-organizer of the Congress.
 

Organizers plan group bike rides, clinics, exhibits and registrations. On May 5, Boise State will host four transportation experts from around the country during a conference, �Planning for Bicycles in Regional Transit.� The conference is geared toward anyone with vocational, professional or academic interests in transportation planning or bicycling.
 

All of the events are free and open to the public. Scheduled events include:
 

Monday, May 2

� Commuter�s BikeBus. Bicyclists can join a �bus� of fellow bike riders in a group ride to Boise State. All BikeBus rides are designed to arrive on campus at 8 a.m. Check http://www.boisestate.edu/bicyclecongress for departure times. Route 1 will be from West Boise to campus, and Route 2 will begin in the North End. Riders can elect to stop downtown for the May in Motion Kickoff Rally, 7:30-9 a.m. on 8th Street.

� Bicycle Registration Drive. 9 a.m.-2p.m., Memorial Plaza.

� Bicycle Maintenance Inspections. 9 a.m.-2p.m., Quad.

Tuesday, May 3

� Commuter�s BikeBus. Route 3 will run from Eagle through Northwest Boise to campus. An intermodal option will be available. Route 4 will be from Shoshone Park to campus.

� Recumbent Bicycle Exhibit. 11 a.m.-1 p.m., REC Patio.

� Cycle Learning Center Bike Clinic. 11 a.m.-1p.m., REC Patio.

Wednesday, May 4

� Commuter�s BikeBus. Route 5 will run from Southeast Boise to campus, and Route 6 will run from the Franklin/Randolph Bench to campus.

� Equipment and Facilities for the Commuting Cyclist Exhibit. 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Quad.

� Exhibit celebrating Ada County�s designation as a Bicycle Friendly Community. 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Quad. No other county in the United States has received Bicycle-Friendly Community honors.

� Bicycle Maintenance Inspections. 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Multipurpose Building Plaza.

Thursday, May 5

� Commuter�s BikeBus. Route 7 will run from Catalpa City Park through the North End to campus.

� �Planning for Bicycles in Regional Transit� conference. 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Boise State Student Union Hatch Ballroom C and D.

� Professor Jennifer Dill of Portland State University will speak from 9:15-10:30 a.m. on recent research that measures connectivity of bicycle travelways.

� Mike Sallaberry, bicycle facility engineer for the city of San Francisco, will speak from 10:45 a.m.-noon on configuring and marking streets for shared usage by bikes and motor vehicles.

� Professor Kevin Krizek of the University of Minnesota will speak from 1:45-3 p.m. on recent research assessing economic benefits and costs of bicycle facilities.

� Todd Litman of the Victoria (B.C.) Transport Policy Institute will speak from 3:15-4:30 p.m. on the future of transportation planning and on community-wide benefits provided by cycling and walking.

� Wellness and Bicycling. 11 a.m.-1p.m., REC Patio.

� Cycle Learning Center Bike Clinic. 11 a.m.-1 p.m., REC Patio.

� Bicycle Registration Drive. 11 a.m.-1 p.m., REC Patio.

Friday, May 6

� Commuter�s BikeBus. Route 8 will run from Warm Springs Estates to campus. Route 9 will run from southwest Boise to campus, with intermodal connections emphasized.

� Bicycle Registration Drive. 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Quad.

Contact: George Knight, Philosophy Department, (208) 426-2797, gknight@boisestate.edu 

Media Contact: Julie Hahn, University Relations, (208) 426-5540, juliehahn@boisestate.edu

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Last reviewed on Thursday, December 22, 2005