National Bike Month includes an ever-expanding diversity of events in communities nationwide — but the biggest day of the month is Bike to Work Day.
In 2018, Bike to Work Week will be May 14–18, with Bike to Work Day on May 18.
Warsaw and Winona Lake are no exception. As a Bicycle Friendly Community, KCV Cycling Club is always looking for ways to encourage people to safely get out on their bikes.
Commuting to work is one of the easiest ways to do that, according to a news release from the club. It is working to make that an easier decision by developing bicycling infrastructure like the greenways and the Market Street Corridor.
Also this year during Bike to Work week, KCV is unveiling the Zimmer Biomet Bikeshare program that will feature 20 rental bikes spread across four stations in Warsaw and Winona Lake. For details, visit www.zagster.com/Kosciusko.
Forty percent of all trips by car in the U.S. are less than two miles, making bicycling a feasible and fun alternative way to get to work, the release states. With increased interest in healthy, sustainable and economic transportation options, from 2000 to 2013 the number of bicycle commuters in the U.S. grew by more than 62 percent.
In this community, Bike to Work week leads up to the 2018 Fat & Skinny Bike Festival May 18-20. National Bike to Work Day on May 18 leads right up to the Friday evening Bike Festival opening event with the Community Bike Ride from Winona Lake to downtown Warsaw. Meet at the Trailhouse in Winona Lake at 6 p.m. to join others for a ride down Center Street.
Also on Bike to Work Day, the Light Rail Café in Winona Lake and Three Crowns Coffee will be offering discounts to people riding to work that morning, and The Garden in Winona Lake will be provide a Happy Hour for commuters.
