Friday, May 7, 2010

Bike Summit!

MEDIA ALERT: SECOND ANNUAL BIKE SUMMIT AT LIBRARY SATURDAY MORNING

WHEN: 9 a.m. to noon Saturday with free vendor expo from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and free post-summit bike rides from 3 Rivers Velo Sport at 12:30 and 1

WHAT: Free bike summit with keynote speaker, updates on Fort Wayne Trails and the Bike Fort Wayne plan plus workshops on bikes as transportation, sharing the road for drivers and bicyclists, grassroots advocacy and details about trails and the bike plan.

WHERE: Allen County Public Library downtown. Keynote address will be in auditorium. Vendor expo will be in the Great Hall. The bike rides will depart from the east plaza at the library.

WHO: Offered by the City of Fort Wayne, the summit is open to the public featuring keynote speaker Randy Neufeld, a Chicago area cycling advocate. The vendor expo is open to all summit participant and library patrons.

Summit sponsors are Summit City Bicycles and Fitness, Trek Bicycles, the Ronald G. Repka Foundation Inc., Fort Wayne Outfitters and Bike Depot, Carson Boxberger Attorneys, the Downtown Improvement District, Fort Wayne/Allen County Convention and Visitors Bureau and Engineering Resources Inc.

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