Faculty and staff at California State University, Fresno are taking Fresno County’s challenge to ride bicycles to work on Thursday, May 15. That morning, President John D. Welty also will be biking to the university.
“Bike to Work Day” is a corporate challenge issued by the Fresno County Bicycle Coalition to encourage people to ride bicycles to work. The purpose of event is to promote good health and clean air.
The event is a part of the Fresno County Bicycle Coalition’s 7th Annual Bike Month celebration and is the 3rd Annual Corporate Challenge. Intended to promote bike commuting as a viable transportation alternative in the Fresno-Clovis area, the Bike to Work Corporate Challenge encourages individuals to leave their cars at home for the day. This promotes more-active lifestyles, reduces traffic congestion and keeps the community healthy.
Bike commuter teams will compete for prizes and all registered individuals will be eligible for entry in the raffle for a $1,000 bike. The corporate challenge winners will be based on the number of riders and total miles ridden.
Last year, 41 Team Bulldog riders logged a total of 158 miles. This year, a group will join the Welty and ride from University House, the president’s residence, to Fresno State.
Fresno State staff and faculty can contact Dawn at
dtruelsen@csufresno.edu for more information. Participation in the event is free. Call 559.906.1491 or visit www.fresnobike.org for details and to register online.
