COMMUNITY INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN BIKE BEAVERTON ON SEPT. 7 (PHOTO)
News Release from City of Beaverton
Posted on FlashAlert: August 25th, 2014 1:19 PM
The City of Beaverton's Bicycle Advisory Committee is hosting the seventh annual Bike Beaverton event starting at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 7 at City Park (SW 5th Street at Hall Boulevard).
"In Beaverton, we pride ourselves on being an active and bike-friendly community," said Mayor Denny Doyle. "And for the past seven years the Bicycle Advisory Committee has provided us with an outlet to do just that. I encourage everyone to join in on the fun."
The Beaverton Police Department will lead the bike safety rodeo, a bicycle obstacle course for kids, at 1 p.m. The family-friendly bike ride will immediately follow at 2 p.m. The finale of the event will feature a free ice cream social.
All ride participants are required to wear a helmet and complete a participation waiver form. Forms are available online at www.BeavertonOregon.gov/Bike and at the event. The NW Bicycle Safety Council will inspect and/or adjust helmets as well as replace damaged helmets prior to the ride.
Bike Beaverton is presented by the City of Beaverton's Bicycle Advisory Committee, and sponsored by Bicycle Transportation Alliance, Bike N' Hike, Northwest Bicycle Safety Council, the Oregonian, Performance Bicycle, and Villasport.
The advisory committee is seeking volunteers for this year's event. Volunteers may be asked to assist with rider registration, serve as stationary corner marshals along the route or ride along with participants. Volunteers would be asked to assist from 12:30 to 4 p.m. If interested, please email contact information to BikeBeaverton2014@gmail.com.
For more information, including route maps, please visit www.BeavertonOregon.gov/Bike or contact Todd Juhasz at 503-526-2424.
In 2014, Beaverton was again recognized as the safest city in the Pacific Northwest. In 2012, the city was awarded the Mayors' Climate Protection Award from the U.S. Conference of Mayors. It was one of just four cities of its size recently recognized as a "Smarter City" energy leader by the Natural Resources Defense Council and one of the 100 Best Places to Live in America by Money magazine. In addition, Beaverton was named one of the best places to raise kids by BusinessWeek magazine, an All-America City finalist, as one of the top 25 Suburbs for Retirement by Forbes.com, one of the 100 Best Walking Cities in America by Prevention magazine, the Recycler of the Year from the Association of Oregon Recyclers, a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation, a Bronze Award Bicycle Friendly Community designation by the League of American Bicyclists and as one of the Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Communities, the Beaverton Community Vision program was named Public Involvement Project of the Year--Best Planning Project by the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) Cascade Chapter. Beaverton also enjoys one of the most diverse populations in Oregon. For more information, reminders and community news, visit
www.BeavertonOregon.gov, like the City of Beaverton on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CityofBeaverton, or follow on Twitter at www.twitter.com/CityofBeaverton.
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"In Beaverton, we pride ourselves on being an active and bike-friendly community," said Mayor Denny Doyle. "And for the past seven years the Bicycle Advisory Committee has provided us with an outlet to do just that. I encourage everyone to join in on the fun."
The Beaverton Police Department will lead the bike safety rodeo, a bicycle obstacle course for kids, at 1 p.m. The family-friendly bike ride will immediately follow at 2 p.m. The finale of the event will feature a free ice cream social.
All ride participants are required to wear a helmet and complete a participation waiver form. Forms are available online at www.BeavertonOregon.gov/Bike and at the event. The NW Bicycle Safety Council will inspect and/or adjust helmets as well as replace damaged helmets prior to the ride.
Bike Beaverton is presented by the City of Beaverton's Bicycle Advisory Committee, and sponsored by Bicycle Transportation Alliance, Bike N' Hike, Northwest Bicycle Safety Council, the Oregonian, Performance Bicycle, and Villasport.
The advisory committee is seeking volunteers for this year's event. Volunteers may be asked to assist with rider registration, serve as stationary corner marshals along the route or ride along with participants. Volunteers would be asked to assist from 12:30 to 4 p.m. If interested, please email contact information to BikeBeaverton2014@gmail.com.
For more information, including route maps, please visit www.BeavertonOregon.gov/Bike or contact Todd Juhasz at 503-526-2424.
In 2014, Beaverton was again recognized as the safest city in the Pacific Northwest. In 2012, the city was awarded the Mayors' Climate Protection Award from the U.S. Conference of Mayors. It was one of just four cities of its size recently recognized as a "Smarter City" energy leader by the Natural Resources Defense Council and one of the 100 Best Places to Live in America by Money magazine. In addition, Beaverton was named one of the best places to raise kids by BusinessWeek magazine, an All-America City finalist, as one of the top 25 Suburbs for Retirement by Forbes.com, one of the 100 Best Walking Cities in America by Prevention magazine, the Recycler of the Year from the Association of Oregon Recyclers, a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation, a Bronze Award Bicycle Friendly Community designation by the League of American Bicyclists and as one of the Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Communities, the Beaverton Community Vision program was named Public Involvement Project of the Year--Best Planning Project by the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) Cascade Chapter. Beaverton also enjoys one of the most diverse populations in Oregon. For more information, reminders and community news, visit
www.BeavertonOregon.gov, like the City of Beaverton on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CityofBeaverton, or follow on Twitter at www.twitter.com/CityofBeaverton.
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