Celebrate Bike Month in May
May is Nashville Bike Month, and there are plenty of opportunities to strap on a helmet and get on your bike! Biking is a green, cost-effective way to get around town while getting some exercise!
If you need some pointers on biking and bike maintenance, there are two classes happening on campus this month. The Vanderbilt Walk Bike Coalition is sponsoring two biking education classes, presented by Bike Fun, which will focus on laws, safety techniques, basic maintenance, and safe riding routes on campus and around Nashville. The classes will be on Wednesday, May 17th and Thursday, May 25th. Both will be in the Vanderbilt Recreation and Wellness Center Demonstration Kitchen at noon and are open to the Vanderbilt Community.
You can also celebrate Bike Month on National Bike to Work Day on Friday, May 26th. The Vanderbilt Walk Bike Coalition is teaming up with Walk Bike Nashville, a city-wide advocacy group, to host a series of guided biking routes to allow new and regular commuters alike to meet up at several locations around town and ride with each other on their way to work.
If your commute is bringing you down, here are some reasons you might consider biking to work:
- Leaving the car at home means less money spent on parking fees, gas, and maintenance and more time spent enjoying the great outdoors.
- Bicycle commuting is also a great way to add activity to your day. A little bit of exercise in the morning helps you keep your energy level high throughout the day.
- It’s good for the planet. Cut your carbon emissions by switching to person power!
- Perhaps most importantly, biking to work is fun! Bike lanes are immune to traffic jams. Experience joy; ride your bike to work!
Take advantage of Vanderbilt’s many bike resources on campus! Vanderbilt has many bike racks, covered bike racks, maintenance stations, and showers that are available for the Vanderbilt biking community. See a map of these resources here. Don’t have a bike? Rent one from Nashville B-cycle or VanderBikes. You can also check out more biking resources online here.
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