2021 Dallas Bike to City Hall
Join us on Wednesday, October 20, 2021 for Dallas Bike to City Hall!!
Mayor Pro Tem Chad West and Council members Jesse Moreno and Paul Ridley invite you to join them for the 2021 Bike to City Hall.
7:30am - Meet at Pacific Plaza, located at 401 N Harwood Street in Downtown Dallas. Light refreshments will be provided by Downtown Dallas Inc.
8:00am - Ride through Downtown Dallas assisted by officers from the Central Patrol Division to our end point at Dallas City Hall Plaza
8:30am - Press event at City Hall Plaza
Thanks to Dallas Bicycle Coalition, Bike Friendly Oak Cliff, Bike Mart, City of Dallas, BikeDFW, Pedego Dallas Electric Bikes, Downtown Dallas, Inc., and Dallas Police Department for their assistance in making this event happen.
For every trail mile, bike lane, bike rack & repair station; and for every increase in funding for active transportation, and new person getting out and riding their bike, there is a person, organization, agency or business that has been doing the hard work of making the Dallas-Fort Worth region a better place to walk and bike.
We are incredibly excited to have a chance to recognize those who encourage, champion, and inspire us with their commitment, and are making significant contributions to bicycling and active transportation in DFW. We hope you will join us for our inaugural year of The BikeDFW UPSHIFT Awards!!
The BikeDFW UPSHIFT Awards are community-driven awards!! We asked you, our community members, to nominate and vote for your Bike Heroes...those that encourage, support and inspire you as riders of the Dallas-Fort Worth community, and you all blew us away with your efforts!!
More than 100 nominations were made, 1600+ people voted, and 8000+ votes were tallied, and we are SO excited to share the Winners of the 2021 BikeDFW UPSHIFT Awards with you!!
Join us in congratulating:
The Lifetime Achievement award goes to Bud & Annie Melton for making substantial contributions to the movement to make Dallas-Fort Worth a better place to bike, and has given tirelessly to promote bicycle advocacy in the region during their lifetime.
The Veloteer of the Year award goes to our Adult Learn to Ride Coordinator, Glenda Endres in thanks for having gone above and beyond the call of duty for an extended period of time by providing volunteer service benefitting bicycling.
The Heart & Soul award goes to Bike Friendly South Dallas in honor of them creating inclusive opportunities to learn, build community, and create a diverse and equitable cycling community.
The Vision Zero award goes to past Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price for promoting and enabling increased adoption and support for cycling, as well as improved safety and convenience for bicyclists.
Mobility Champion of the Year award goes to Shawnee Trail Cycling Club for being a tireless advocate for cycling and all modes of transportation in the Dallas-Fort Worth region.
The Educator of the Year award goes to Jerry Hubbard for giving of his time and energies to educate the community on safe cycling in an impactful way.
The Trail Champion of the Year award goes to Dallas Off-Road Bicycle Association - DORBA for all they do to make the use of trails easier or possible in some significant way.
The Bike Club/Group of the Year award goes to Plano Bicycle Association for inspiring, supporting and encouraging people to ride their bikes.
The Bike Shop of the Year award goes to Bike Mart for going above and beyond to encourage, support and promote bicycling in the region.
The Bike Friendly Business of the Year award goes to Four Corners Brewing Co. because they make it their business to embrace our Dallas-Fort Worth rider community with exceptional bike-friendly practices.
Congratulations to each and every winner and nominee; shout out to the community for making this such an awesome experience; and special thanks to our friends at Re-GEARED for the awesome awards we got to present!! There is NO QUESTION we have an amazing cycling community here in Dallas-Fort Worth!!!
You can read about the awards and all of the Bike Heroes that were nominated HERE.
Help BikeDFW Have an ImpactCheck out our Bonfire Store and get your next t-shirt, hoodie and more!! The funds raised will go towards BikeDFW's Community Initiatives:
> Education - to increase the accessibility of classes we provide in our community. > Bike Amenities - to develop our cost-share program that will allow local businesses to increase bike rack availability, cost-effectively, and provide Fixit Stations to underserved areas of the region. > Our "Light It Up" Program - designed to allow us to purchase and distribute bike light sets to our friends in the community who can then distribute them to those in need. >Community Micro-grant program - to increase opportunities for bike/mobility related development by communities and small nonprofits across the region. |
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