At our board retreat this weekend, we changed the name of our Dump the Pump bike commuting convoys to 2 Wheels 2 Work! As Dump the Pump is a program of the American Public Transportation Association, we felt it better to let them have their name back and use these monthly first Friday events to focus on those things that make bike commuting a great strategy for job-related mobility:
- Replace traffic-induced stress with exercise-induced endorphins.
- Save money.
- Save time.
- Save parking for customers and visitors bringing money into our local economy.
- Save yourself from an inactive lifestyle predisposing to diabetes AND/OR fees to and time spent at a gym.
This coming Friday, August 7 will be the first 2 Wheels 2 Work convoy under the new name. The new setup will be a mass start from Habersham Village at 8am. We will pick up additional riders at their convenience at points on Habersham Street north to Victory Drive from 8am to 8:10, or on Lincoln Street from Victory to Liberty from 8:10 to 8:20. We finish at Ex Libris bookstore on Martin Luther King, Jr Blvd for coffee compliments of our friends at Jittery Joe’s, probably some time just before 8:30.
UPDATE:
Typical hot August morning, good turnout. See the photos below — we’ll catch you all next month on September 4.
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I’m sure you guys have your reasons for 8am, but i know of about a dozen people who would join in if the commute stared at about 7am instead, not all of us have ‘bankers hours’. Besides, getting started at 7 means a bit cooler. Just an opinion…
I love the 8 a.m. time…
Something to consider, certainly. Most days I need to be at work at 8, so it does not always work for me either. We’ll definitely look into whether we might want to try different times.
I’ll be thrilled to try again when we can re-organize from Gordonston!
Look for another group starting from Gordonston on September 4. We’ll probably do it once a quarter from the additional locations for now. If you’re up for it, you are welcome to ride it yourself down Henry or Park to meet up with us on Lincoln!
Perhaps we could do the wisdom of Solomon thing and start launching the rides at 7:30 am.
Check out photos from today here on flickr.