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Cape Cod Bike Week | BayState BikeWeek
Welcome to your Cape Cod Bike Week information source. Bike week is an annual event, intended to promote bicycling on Cape Cod through education and events to kick-off the summer season. Cape Cod Bikeweek has been adapted to other events: National Bikeweek and Massachusetts Bikeweek (see MassBike) which take place the third week of May; Biking is also an important component of Cape Cod Smart Transportation Week which takes place at the end of June each year. See below for a re-cap of 2011 events.
Bay State Bike Week | Cape Cod Bike Week
May 14-20, 2011
RECAP OF 2011 EVENTS
Friday
May 13		 Sunday
May 15		 Monday
May 16		 Tuesday
May 17		 Wednesday
May 18		 Thursday
May 19		 Friday
May 20
Chatham "Consider Alternatives" Bike Commute
Bike Tune Ups
  • 12 p.m. (Noon) - 1 p.m.
  • Tire inflation, chain lubrication, basic adjustments.
    Cape Cod Commission     office - Barnstable County Complex parking lot
    		•
    Coast to Coast Bike Tour (Orleans)
  • 1 pm - 2 pm
  • Rock Harbor to Nauset Beach
    • Bikes Across the South
    POSTPONED - Date T.B.A.
    Sponsored by Cape Cod Commission and Southeastern Regional Planning & Economic Development District
  • CCC & SRPEDD staff will participate in a first-time bi-directional inter-regional biking event. CCC staff will depart the SRPEDD region in the town of Middleboro and arrive at the CCC office in Barnstable Village after nearly 40 miles and several hours riding. At the same time, SRPEDD staff will depart from Cape Cod and ride to SRPEDD office in Taunton.
  • CCC and SRPEDD staff will meet for a ceremonial handshake at the regional boundary - the William Dalton Bridge at Cohasset Narrows (Routes 6/28) on the border of Wareham and Bourne. The ceremony is scheduled for 10:00-10:30 a.m. Coffee and donuts will be served.
  • During the ride, participants will make use of segments of the proposed "South Coast Bikeway" in SRPEDD and portions of Cape Cod's bicycle network including the Cape Cod Canal paths.
  • PUBLIC IS INVITED TO BRIEF CEREMONY. PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO SCHEDULE THEIR OWN GROUP BIKE RIDES TO COINCIDE WITH 10:00 CEREMONY AT THE BRIDGE. BAYSTATE BIKEWEEK T-SHIRTS PROVIDED (AS AVAILABLE) TO ALL PARTICIPANTS
    • Cape Cod Bike Day!
    West Barnstable - Barnstable Group Bike Ride
  • Meet at 8:15 a.m at Village Green (intersection of Route 149/Cedar St in West Barnstable).
  • See map of route including meeting location
  • BAYSTATE BIKEWEEK T-SHIRTS PROVIDED TO ALL PARTICIPANTS
    • "Getting To and Through Cape Cod"
    Transit-Oriented Map Kick-Off
    sponsored by Cape Cod RTA
  • Free Transit-Oriented Map distribution, showcasing all transit options and bike routes on Cape Cod
  • Hyannis Transportation Center at 215 Iyannough Road, Hyannis at 10 a.m.
  • Great speakers and refreshments!
    Falmouth Bike-to-Work Day
    • Bike Movie Night
    Sponsored by Harwich & Chatham Bikeways Committees
  • 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Location: Box Office Café (2642 Main Street, Chatham)
  • Features include "We are Traffic" and "Return of the Scorcher".
  • Refreshments, Folding-Bike Demo, Monkeylite Demo
  • BAYSTATE BIKEWEEK T-SHIRTS PROVIDED TO ALL PARTICIPANTS
    The CCRTA operated a FREE one-way bike/rider shuttle to transport participants & their bikes from the event to the Hyannis Transportation Center. CCRTA departed Box Office Café 8 p.m.
    • Bikes on Buses!
    All Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority (Cape Cod RTA) buses are equipped with bicycle racks.
    "Same Roads, Same Rules" - Motorists and Bicyclists: see the Guide to safer bicyling and driving
    Employers: check out NuRide. Your employees get rewards for biking to work! Another great commuter service offered by MassRIDES
    See more helpful info at Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition

    Picture of Wet Biker Seth Wilkinson arriving from Orleans at Cape Cod Commission office in Barnstable Village on a previous Cape Cod Bike Day

  • MassBike and Keeping Cape Cod Alive have organized several previous events/activities - stay tuned.
    Interested bicyclists may contact MassBike's Rob Miceli at (508) 420-8917 or 428-5914.

  • The Town of Barnstable Recreation Department has run Bicycle Rodeos in previous years.

    Excerpt from Proclamations signed by the Barnstable County Commissioners:

    Whereas: Commuters who travel by bicycle employ a clean, quiet, and efficient mode of transportation while saving on the costs of fuel, automotive maintenance, and parking; and
    Whereas: Bicycling for transportation improves air quality for all and incorporates a healthy form of exercise into an individual's daily routine; and
    Whereas: Those who bicycle to work never experience parking shortages and do not contribute to traffic jams; and
    Whereas: The Cape Cod economy is enhanced by bicycle tourism and bicycle services; and
    Whereas: Global climate change is one of the most pressing environmental issues of our time and traveling by bicycle is an effective means to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases; and
    Whereas: Safe bicycle facilities, both on and off the road, benefit all travelers; and
    Whereas: Barnstable County promotes bicycling as a viable means of transportation by building bicycle facilities and accommodating bicycles in transportation projects when feasible;

    Now, therefore, we, the Barnstable County Commissioners, do hereby proclaim the week of May (dates) as
    Cape Cod Bike Week
    and urge all the citizens of Barnstable County to take cognizance of this event and participate fittingly in its observance.
    Suggested links/comments should be sent to trans@capecodcommission.org or to Transportation Staff, Cape Cod Commission, PO BOX 226, Barnstable, Massachusetts 02630-0226.
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