City of Houston Bike to Work Day

Please join Mayor Turner and friends on National Bike to Work Day, Friday, May 20, 2016, for a fun, Celebratory Bike Ride in and around Downtown Houston. Come explore existing bikeways including the City’s famous off-street trail network and Houston’s first two-way separated Cycle Track>Protected Bike Lane known as the green mile! Find information about the many bike events happening in May HERE.

Festivities begin between 6:45- 7:00 am in front of City Hall at Hermann Square (901 Bagby Street) with registration, vendors, music and food. Riders will register, visit vendor’s booth, and get instructions on the route as well as safety tips. Bike vendors will also be on site to provide bike tune-ups. The ride will begin to rollout at 7:25 am and all riders will be en route by 7:30 am. Houston Police Department and volunteer bike wranglers will lead participants along the ride.CLICK HERE to learn more about the route.

Want to ride from your house?  Join a BikeHouston ride train.  Ride trains will be meeting up with the Celebratory Bike Ride at smaller stared location highlighted on the route map. Ride trains will start in surrounding communities and include the Heights, Near Northside, the Columbia Tap Trail, and the Montrose/Midtown areas. Interested in leading another ride train? Contact BikeHouston at info@bikehouston.org.

No bike of your own? No problem! Check out a bike from any B-cycle bike station located near City Hall. Post-ride celebrations will continue at Hermann Square with free breakfast, music and giveaways from our sponsors. These festivities are open to everyone, even those who can’t participate in the ride – so invite your friends! There will also be opportunities to participate in the Houston Bike Plan to make your community better and safer for bicycling. To learn more about the bike route and event schedule, CLICK HERE. We hope to see you there!

PRE-REGISTER / RSVP:

Select one of the options below. By pre-registering, you will help us determine an appropriate number of volunteers and bike wranglers needed to help make this event a success.

• General Public PRE-REGISTER / RSVP to participate, and tell your friends!
• City Employees PRE-REGISTER / RSVP and help your department win the Director’s Challenge.

DOWNLOAD EVENT FLYER (Help get the word out)

• Event Flyer (Print 11 x 17 or 8.5 x 11) – English
• Event Flyer (Print 11 x 17 or 8.5 x 11) – Spanish