TRANSPORTATION
Projects
MAY - is National Bike Month ! Check out the Ride, Roll & Stroll Event 5/18/24 at WestArt and other car-free opportunities below.
Bike Safety Course - learn bike safety for road and off-road riding, basic bike repair and join a community ride - TBD
Car-less Day/s Challenge - TBD
TRANSPORTATION
Reduce your green house gas emissions by replacing fossil fuel burning vehicles with hybrids or all electric options and do not overlook climate friendly alternative methods of transportation that are additionally good for your health.
FACTS:
Transportation is the largest and fastest growing (from 1990-2020) source of GHG emissions in the US
Transportation accounted for over 20% of Lancaster County’s emissions in 2018
Driving 10% less (about 1,350 fewer miles/year/US citizen) could reduce annual US CO2 emissions by 110 million metric tons, about the equivalent of 28 coal-fired power plants
SOLUTIONS:
Purchase a hybrid, or better yet, buy an all electric vehicle
Choose alternatives to flying or offset flights with carbon credits
Drive less, walk and bike more
Use public transportation
Used with permission from - RegenAll.org
RIDE, ROLL & STROLL 5.18.4 WestArt
Join the Global Shapers Lancaster Hub and fellow Lancastrians who are passionate about safe, inviting, and convenient active transportation options. Enjoy tacos, new connections, and a community-centered active transportation idea incubator. Get your ticket HERE!
To learn more about Ride, Roll & Stroll Lancaster and the Global Shapers Lancaster Hub, visit RideRollStrollLancaster.com and follow us on Instagram: @RideRollStrollLancaster and @LancShapers.
Thank you to our Ride, Roll & Stroll Lancaster project sponsors: The Climate Reality Project and Lancaster Bicycle Club.
Also - From LancasterOnline.com
Lancaster County residents who want to commit to a more car-free existence are encouraged to participate in next month’s Ride, Roll, & Stroll campaign, a month-long effort to promote walking, bus riding, and biking as healthy transportation options. Participants can use the Commute PA app, made by Agile Mile, Inc., to track their trips during the Ride, Roll, & Stroll campaign.
Other National Bike Month Events in Lancaster
May 3
Ride, Roll & Stroll kick-off party featuring a bike photo studio and cargo bike showcase at the Pennsylvania School of Art & Design Art Park, 59 W. Chestnut St, 5 p.m.
May 5
National Ride a Bike Day
Spring Bike Fling at the Common Wheel, 701 E. King St., 9 a.m.
Bike Ride, Buffet and Ball Game with the Lancaster Bicycle Club. Features a multi-mile ride starting and ending at Clipper Magazine Stadium, 650 N. Prince St. Tickets are $27 and include a baseball game and a two-hour Hess Barbecue buffet, 12:30 p.m.
May 7
Bicycle safety training with the Lancaster Bicycle Club at the Farm & Home Center, 1383 Arcadia Road, 6:30 p.m. Note: this is part one of a two-part training session, part two will take place May 11.
May 8
National Bike, Walk and Roll to School Day
May 9
Bike It! Bike Share demonstration at the bicycle share station at North Marion and North Christian streets, 4:30 p.m.
May 10
Bike It! Bike Share demonstration at the bicycle-share station at 38 Penn Square, 11:30 a.m.
May 11
Bicycle safety training with the Lancaster Bicycle Club at the Farm & Home Center, 1383 Arcadia Road, 6:30 p.m. Note: this is part two of a two-part training session, part one will take place May 7.
Kids’ Bicycle Safety Day presented by Green Mountain Cyclery and Santa’s Spokes and hosted by the Lancaster Elks Lodge #134, 219 N. Duke St., 1 p.m.
”You Don’t Have to Park a Bus” Red Rose Transit Authority ride to Lititz with the Lancaster Downtowners and Global Shapers, leaving from the Queen Street Station, 225 N. Queen St., 10:55 a.m.
”You Don’t Have to Park a Bus” RRTA ride to Columbia with the Lancaster Downtowners and Global Shapers, leaving from the Queen Street Station, 225 N. Queen St., 11:05 a.m.
May 13 – May 17
National Bike to Work Week
May 15
Lancaster Downtowners host a rail trail meet-up featuring a variety of different of Northwest River Trail riding options, 41 Walnut St., Columbia, 10 a.m.
May 17
Lancaster Bikes to Work meet-up at Beiler’s Doughnuts, 398 Harrisburg Ave, 7:45 a.m.
Columbia Common Wheel grand opening celebration, 137 Locust St., Columbia, 6 p.m.
May 18
Ride, Roll & Stroll Active Transportation Summit at West Art, 816 Buchanan Ave. Registration is $5, noon.
May 19
Open Streets Lancaster, which closes down traffic on Water Street from Walnut Street to Conestoga Street, 11 a.m.
May 24
Slow Ride Lancaster hosts a group ride for riders of all skill levels, beginning at Buchanan Park, 901 Buchanan Park, 7 p.m.
May 31
Ride, Roll & Stroll wrap-up party at the Common Wheel, 324 N. Queen St., 5 p.m.
Free cycling
Bike It! Lancaster is offering four free 60-minute sessions on rentable bikes using code “BIKEMONTH.”