Charleston Moves uses Bike Month CHS to energize and engage people to ride their bike.<\/p>\n
Charleston Moves is a nonprofit organization advocating for enhanced conditions for walking<\/em> <\/p>\n May 18: Ride of Silence<\/strong> \u2014 Join hundreds of people on bicycles for Charleston\u2019s version of this May 23: Neighborhood Bike Bus<\/strong> \u2014 Join us for Monday morning bike commutes in <\/p>\n FOR MORE INFORMATION: CharlestonMoves.org<\/strong>\\<\/p>\n[GOOD CREDIT]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Charleston Moves uses Bike Month CHS to energize and engage people to ride their bike. Charleston Moves is a nonprofit organization advocating<\/p>\n
\n and riding a bike in Charleston County. Our work hinges on three approaches to creating a safe,<\/em>
\n connected and livable environment: advocacy, safety and community.<\/em>
\nBike Month CHS \u2014 Upcoming events through the end of May:<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nglobal event. The Ride of Silence is a police-escorted rolling moment of silence for those killed
\nor injured on bicycles. We will gather at Palmetto Brewery at 5:45pm and start the ride promptly
\nat 6:15pm. Within the hour we will return to the Brewery with an after party celebration with
\ndrink specials and a food truck.
\nhttps:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1027598877316940\/<\/a>
\nMay 19: Bikes vs Cars<\/strong> \u2014 Join Charleston Moves and Charleston Music Hall for Bikes vs Cars,
\na 2015 documentary proving how the bicycle is an amazing tool for change. Activists and cities
\nall over the world are moving towards a new system. But will the economic powers allow it?
\nBikes vs Cars is a film project from BANANAS!* and Big Boys Gone Bananas!* director
\nFredrik Gertten, investigates the daily global drama in traffic around the world. Doors open at
\n6:30pm, film at 7:30pm. Tickets are $10 or $5 for Charleston Moves members with the code
\n\u201cmovecharleston\u201d. And, we will be raffling off an Affordabike package!
\nhttp:\/\/charlestonmusichall.com\/event\/bikes-vs-cars-film\/
\nMay 20: Bike to Work Day<\/strong> \u2014 Pledge to bike to work on Friday, May 20 (goo.gl\/forms\/
\nMkvx3E41wd)! You care about biking and about making our streets safer, so please join us for a
\nCounty-wide bike commuting celebration. Our commuter stations will offer:
\n\u2022 Downtown @ Bike Law: FREE coffee + breakfast courtesy of Brown’s Court Bakery
\n\u2022 North Charleston @ The Orange Spot Coffeehouse: 10% off order
\n\u2022 West Ashley @ Classic Coffee: 40% off coffee drinks + breakfast items
\n\u2022 Mt. Pleasant @ Metto Coffee & Tea: FREE small coffee or 25% off order
\n\u2022 James Island @ Muddy Waters Coffee Bar: FREE small coffee, $2 off espresso + 1\/2 off
\nbreakfast item<\/p>\n
\nMay (goo.gl\/forms\/SYgYv7wiOJ<\/a>)! Grab a cup of coffee, chat with your neighbors, gain
\nconfidence biking to work and navigating a good route to your workplace. We plan to roll out
\nfrom the coffee shops at 8am, in order to get folks to work by 8:30am. All bike buses will end
\ndowntown. Stop by in time to enjoy free or discounted coffee and breakfast times, courtesy of
\nour local partner businesses:
\n\u2022 Downtown @ The Daily: FREE small drip coffee + 1\/2 off espresso
\n\u2022 West Ashley @ Classic Coffee: 40% off coffee drinks + breakfast items
\n\u2022 Mt. Pleasant @ Metto Coffee & Tea: FREE small coffee or 25% off order
\n\u2022 James Island @ Muddy Waters Coffee Bar: FREE small coffee, $2 off espresso + 1\/2 off
\nbreakfast item
\nMay 24:<\/strong> Charleston Bicycles into the Age of Mass Production, 1910-1960<\/strong> \u2014 Although the
\nrise 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,
\nDr. Nic Butler, for a discussion of how cycling in Charleston surged during the Great Depression
\nand how baby-boomers drove the post-war market to new heights in the 1950s.The event is
\n6-7:30pm. Free admission.
\nhttps:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/636571426494922\/<\/a>
\nMay 27: Bike Home from Work Party<\/strong> \u2014 Come check out PULP Gallery and Bookstore’s
\nlatest exhibit, Stranger Than Fiction, and cap your #BikeMonthCHS celebration in style! We’ll
\nhave a DJ, gratis beer from Freehouse Brewery, Platia Food Truck, a silent bike-themed film,
\npop-up bike parking\u2026 and one lucky raffle winner will bike home with a Burley Flatbed Bike
\nCargo Trailer! The event is 7-9pm. Free admission.
\nhttps:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/859715524134548\/<\/a><\/p>\n