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NBG National Mayors Ride
Aug. 2003 San Francisco, CA Mayor Willie Brown
with Martin Krieg, Jim Muellner, and Jim
Wetherell
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What is the Mayors Ride?
Starting from big cities in all four corners of
the US, with the blessings of the mayors in each
of these municipalities, relay teams of National
Bicycle Greenway (NBG) cyclists, as they move
across America, will collect support from the
leaders of 33 other large population centers. As
these bicycle adventurers pass through
supporting NBG Day cities they will receive
proclamations in ceremonies ranging from fifteen
minute certificate presentations to media
extravaganzas that have included police escorts,
newspaper, TV and radio interviews and hordes of
photographers. Some have also seen displays and
public speaking that celebrate advancements in
the local two wheel way of life. To insure that
these events will make for unforgettable
celebrations, the National Bicycle Greenway has
made available an easy to follow checklist for
event planning. All this energy will converge on
Chicago, IL on July 30 for the 3rd Annual NBG
Bike Fest.
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2003 Mayors RideCeremonies
Pittsburgh, PA Mayor Tom Murphy with Gil Gilmore
and Dave Rabinowitz
Columbus, OH celebration
Berkeley, CA Mayor Tom Bates, Councilman Kriss
Worthington with NBG cyclists
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2004 Mayors Ride Cities Departure Dates
Fri - May 14 Seattle, WA Mon - May 17 Portland,
OR Fri- May 21 Eugene, OR Thu - May 27 Miami,
FL Fri- May 28 Arcata, CA Tue - June 1 Chico,
CA Tue - June 1 Los Angeles, CA Tue - June 1
Tampa, FL Wed - June 2 Sacramento, CA Thu - June
3 Santa Barbara, CA Fri - June 4 San Luis Obispo,
CA Mon - June 7 Napa, CA Mon - June 7 Monterey,
CA Tue - June 8 Santa Cruz, CA Wed - June 9 San
Jose, CA Wed - June 10 Berkeley, CA Thu - June 10
Oakland, CA Fri - June 11 San Francisco, CA Mon -
June 14 Davis, CA
Thu - June 17 Reno, NV Mon - June 21 Boston,
MA Fri - June 25 New York City, NY Mon - June 28
Salt Lake City, UT Mon - June 28 Philadelphia,
PA Thu - July 1 Baltimore, MD Fri - July 2
Washington, DC Fri - July 2 Steamboat, CO Fri -
July 2 Houston, TX Wed - July 7 Longmont, CO Wed
- July 7 Boulder, CO Fri - July 9 Pittsburgh,
PA Wed - July 14 Columbus, OH Thu - July 15 St.
Paul, MN Mon - July 19 Omaha, NE Fri - July 23
Indianapolis, IN Fri - July 23 Des Moines, IA Wed
- July 28 Madison, WI

Arriving in Chicago, IL on Fri - July 30
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We have collected 35 of these. This was our first!
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Why Mayors Rides
By underscoring the fun of cycling before local
decision makers all across America, we are
reminding them that the bicycle can help to solve
many of the woes that automobile-oriented
planning has brought upon us. As our riders use
their Pocket Mailers daily to chronicle the
conditions of the roads they travel on, to reach
these celebrations, a real face is given to the
cyclists in each of these areas. The efforts of
those bicycle activists working to make two-wheel
transit safer, and thereby more attractive for
everyone in these areas, will also be showcased.
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Our relay cyclists send their reports from the
road back home with the handheld Pocket Mailer
device.
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To get yourself or your city involved visit
NationalBicycleGreenway.com