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Carmel to
Participate in Bike to Work Day, Friday, May
16th
Mayor Unveils Carmel Access Bikeway Plans
Carmel, IN – This month, the City of
Carmel is celebrating National Bicycling
Month and Friday, May 16th has been
designated National Bike to Work Day. Carmel
residents are encouraged to use the many
multi-use paths that make up part of
Carmel’s alternative transportation network
as they bicycle to work.
To make the morning ride to work even more
enjoyable, the City of Carmel and the Carmel
Clay Parks and Recreation Department are
hosting a continental breakfast sponsored by
Valley Bikes at the Monon Center at Central
Park from 6:30 – 9 a.m. on Friday, May 16th.
It will be free and open to all Bike to Work
Day participants. This gathering will be
especially convenient for those using the
adjacent Monon Greenway to get to their
workplace. The Monon Center’s parking lot
will be available throughout the day on the
16th for Bike to Work riders to park their
cars while they ride to and from work.
At this year’s event the Mayor will unveil
the plans for the newly adopted Carmel
Access Bikeway, a network of bike routes and
loops to be implemented on the City’s
existing local streets and multiuse paths.
With commuters, recreational riders and
families in mind this system has been
designed to identify existing streets and
multiuse paths which will best serve to move
cyclists around Carmel.
The Carmel Access Bikeway includes eight
cross-city bike routes and five proposed
bike loops. The bike routes consist of two
east-west bound routes and six north-south
routes. The routes are intended for longer
trips and will provide access to various
destinations throughout Carmel as well as
links to neighboring communities. The bike
loops will guide their users to the same
point at which they started, passing some of
Carmel’s best amenities along the way. Each
loop, geared toward casual riders, will
offer its own unique riding experience to
cyclists by highlighting different areas
within Carmel.
It is the Carmel’s hope that implementing
this network of routes and loops will
encourage more people to ride their bikes
and create an even better experience for
those that already cycling in Carmel.
Carmel recently received a Bicycle Friendly
Community award from the League of American
Bicyclists. “We are continually improving
facilities for bicycles by making trail
connectivity a priority and improving
pathways. The 5.2 mile Monon Greenway in
Carmel has played a major role in
encouraging residents to think about using
their bicycles more often as a form of
transportation,” said Mayor Brainard.
Communities across the country are asked
each year to celebrate May as National
Bicycling Month by the League of American
Bicyclists. Bicycling is the most
energy-efficient form of travel ever devised
and can accommodate almost any level of
fitness. It is also good for the environment
as it helps reduce air, water and noise
pollution. Studies have shown that more than
half of all Americans live less than five
miles from their place of work, a reasonable
distance to bike for people in average
physical shape. |
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