Charleston Moves uses Bike Month CHS to energize and engage people to ride their bike.
Charleston Moves is a nonprofit organization advocating for enhanced conditions for walking
and riding a bike in Charleston County. Our work hinges on three approaches to creating a safe,
connected and livable environment: advocacy, safety and community.
Bike Month CHS — Upcoming events through the end of May:
May 18: Ride of Silence — Join hundreds of people on bicycles for Charleston’s version of this
global event. The Ride of Silence is a police-escorted rolling moment of silence for those killed
or injured on bicycles. We will gather at Palmetto Brewery at 5:45pm and start the ride promptly
at 6:15pm. Within the hour we will return to the Brewery with an after party celebration with
drink specials and a food truck.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1027598877316940/
May 19: Bikes vs Cars — Join Charleston Moves and Charleston Music Hall for Bikes vs Cars,
a 2015 documentary proving how the bicycle is an amazing tool for change. Activists and cities
all over the world are moving towards a new system. But will the economic powers allow it?
Bikes vs Cars is a film project from BANANAS!* and Big Boys Gone Bananas!* director
Fredrik Gertten, investigates the daily global drama in traffic around the world. Doors open at
6:30pm, film at 7:30pm. Tickets are $10 or $5 for Charleston Moves members with the code
“movecharleston”. And, we will be raffling off an Affordabike package!
http://charlestonmusichall.com/event/bikes-vs-cars-film/
May 20: Bike to Work Day — Pledge to bike to work on Friday, May 20 (goo.gl/forms/
Mkvx3E41wd)! You care about biking and about making our streets safer, so please join us for a
County-wide bike commuting celebration. Our commuter stations will offer:
• Downtown @ Bike Law: FREE coffee + breakfast courtesy of Brown’s Court Bakery
• North Charleston @ The Orange Spot Coffeehouse: 10% off order
• West Ashley @ Classic Coffee: 40% off coffee drinks + breakfast items
• Mt. Pleasant @ Metto Coffee & Tea: FREE small coffee or 25% off order
• James Island @ Muddy Waters Coffee Bar: FREE small coffee, $2 off espresso + 1/2 off
breakfast item
May 23: Neighborhood Bike Bus — Join us for Monday morning bike commutes in
May (goo.gl/forms/SYgYv7wiOJ)! Grab a cup of coffee, chat with your neighbors, gain
confidence biking to work and navigating a good route to your workplace. We plan to roll out
from the coffee shops at 8am, in order to get folks to work by 8:30am. All bike buses will end
downtown. Stop by in time to enjoy free or discounted coffee and breakfast times, courtesy of
our local partner businesses:
• Downtown @ The Daily: FREE small drip coffee + 1/2 off espresso
• West Ashley @ Classic Coffee: 40% off coffee drinks + breakfast items
• Mt. Pleasant @ Metto Coffee & Tea: FREE small coffee or 25% off order
• James Island @ Muddy Waters Coffee Bar: FREE small coffee, $2 off espresso + 1/2 off
breakfast item
May 24: Charleston Bicycles into the Age of Mass Production, 1910-1960 — Although the
rise of the automobile pushed the bicycle to the sidelines in the early 20th Century, the two-wheeled cycle industry continued to expand and to find new customers. Join CCPL’s historian,
Dr. Nic Butler, for a discussion of how cycling in Charleston surged during the Great Depression
and how baby-boomers drove the post-war market to new heights in the 1950s.The event is
6-7:30pm. Free admission.
https://www.facebook.com/events/636571426494922/
May 27: Bike Home from Work Party — Come check out PULP Gallery and Bookstore’s
latest exhibit, Stranger Than Fiction, and cap your #BikeMonthCHS celebration in style! We’ll
have a DJ, gratis beer from Freehouse Brewery, Platia Food Truck, a silent bike-themed film,
pop-up bike parking… and one lucky raffle winner will bike home with a Burley Flatbed Bike
Cargo Trailer! The event is 7-9pm. Free admission.
https://www.facebook.com/events/859715524134548/
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