It’s a quiet week out there! The biggest news is that the Wisconsin Bike Fed is immediately hiring for three full-time positions.
- Dane County Youth Education Program Manager
- Statewide Education Manager
- Pedestrian Safety Program Manager – MILWAUKEE County
Help them find the perfect people for these important positions!
This Week
On Wednesday there’s a Transportation Commission meeting at 5pm but there’s nothing in particular to note here. If you don’t believe me, here’s the agenda so you can look for yourself.
Be aware of an ongoing construction project to add sidewalks to sections of long-sidewalkless Nakoma Rd that will impact those who are biking the “Small Lake Loop” (aka Lake Wingra). Or those simply accustomed to riding Manitou Way near the Arboretum. Instead, follow the signed detours on Cherokee Dr. Expect this minor detour to last until mid-August.
On a slow week, it’s worth explicitly calling out our calendar, which consists largely of group/social rides this week. In fact, there’s a well-established one tonight (Monday) so take advantage of those long summer evenings and socialize, if that’s your bag! If you have a regularly scheduled ride that you don’t see listed, this is as good a spot as any to include those details so let us know and we can add or update it.
Coming Up
Volunteers are needed for Madison Bikes’ annual event at Ride the Drive on Sunday, August 10th. Please note that this is separate from the volunteers needed by the City of Madison Parks. Our tent will be on John Nolen Drive from 10 am until 2 pm, where we’ll be making bike-powered smoothies and talking to people about Madison Bikes — who we are, what we do, and upcoming events.
If you’re able to volunteer for Madison Bikes, please use this link to register your interest. Thank you!
As always, you can find an overview of all bike events on our Community Bike Calendar. Email us at info@madisonbikes.org to add your events. And if you value our newsletter and other work, consider donating to Madison Bikes. For construction updates, check out the city’s Bike Madison page.
Thanks to our sponsors who make our events possible!
