This month, the City of Carmel is celebrating National Bike Month and Friday, May 15th 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 or to park their vehicles at the Monon Center and ride to work from there. The Monon Center’s parking lot will be available for bike to work riders to park their cars while they ride to and from work on the 15th.
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 Providence Old Meridian at the Monon Center in Central Park from 6:30 – 9 a.m. on Friday, May 15th. 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.
Last year Carmel’s designation as a bronze level Bicycle Friendly Community was renewed until 2012 by 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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