TriMet says, “let’s party!”.
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In case you haven’t heard (or seen the banners), TriMet is throwing a party for cyclists next Friday (7/13).
The reason? Bribery, plain and simple.
Their big light rail construction project has torn up several parts of the I-205 bike path, so they figure to make nice they’ll offer a supported bike ride to show us the detour, give us a bunch of free food and entertainment and then, to top it all of, offer a ton of great prizes.
The nerve!
Whether you accept the bribe or not (you don’t really have a choice), you’ve got to hand it to TriMet for doing their best to ease us through these trying times.
The event, dubbed “I-bike 205”, will consist of a 7-mile ride (fully signed with rolling support from the Bike Gallery) along the new detour route that will end with a big party and a feast in the parking lot of the Clackamas Town Center (at 7:00pm).
According to event planners, the Alberta Street Clown House will be there along with juggling unicyclist Tyler Bechtel.
Other groups that will have booths at the finish line include the Community Cycling Center, the Portland Wheelmen, Portland Velo, The Metal Cowboy (author Joe Kurmaskie), ORBike, and others.
But here’s the best part. They’re giving a ton of stuff away. Here’s a partial list:
- Trek Lime bike
- Two pairs of Pink Martini tickets
- Clackamas Town Center gift card
- Free bike tune-ups from Bike Gallery
- Two free entries into Cycle Oregon’s 2008 Weekend Ride
- Three monthly TriMet passes
- Bike club memberships
- Copies of Joe Kurmaksie’s “Metal Cowboy” books
- Bike helmets
No word yet on whether or not ODOT plans to follow TriMet’s lead on future projects.
For all the details on the event, visit the official website.