pedal instead

get volunteer credit for high school at ugive.org

Sat, 21 Aug 2010 20:18:55 +0000

UGive.org, a great new website for high schoolers seeking volunteer opportunities, offers a chance for you to earn hours by volunteering with Pedal Instead. Check out our profile to find out where we’ll be and come out for a day of bike parking to get school credit.

bike the cbus | sep 4

Tue, 03 Aug 2010 19:15:26 +0000

Bike the C-Bus is the region’s premier cycling event celebrating design, health & fitness, and urban lifestyles, and Pedal Instead is thrilled to be part of it. Enjoy the ride and then park your bike to enjoy the festivities afterwards. If you’d like to volunteer to park bikes, email Andrew Hulvey at awhulvey@yaybikes.com or phone him at (614) 561-0266.

UA arts festival | sep 6

Sun, 01 Aug 2010 18:41:51 +0000

Upper Arlington’s 44th annual Labor Day Arts Festival takes place from 10am to 5pm on September 6 at Northam Park (2070 Northam Road), and we’ll be there to park your bikes in style!

To volunteer with Pedal Instead, email Andrew Hulvey at awhulvey@yaybikes.com or phone him at (614) 561-0266.

osu football! | sep 2, 11, 18, 25; oct 9, 27; nov 13, 27

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:59:12 +0000

It’s BUCKEYE FOOTBALL SEASON and Buckeye Man wants YOU to bike to the games!!!!!!!! This year Pedal Instead will continue to serve all the home games at our usual spot, Woody Hayes & the bike path. You could hardly get any closer to the stadium, so leave your car behind and experience game day worry-free! Just ride down the path to our fenced corrall, we’ll park your bikes during the game for free, and you’ll find them safe when you’re ready to leave. Yep, it’s that simple.

To volunteer with us at any of the games, email Andrew Hulvey at awhulvey@yaybikes.com or phone him at (614) 561-0266.

comfest | jun 25-27

Sat, 05 Jun 2010 01:18:11 +0000

?? bikes parked
?? miles ridden
?? gallons fuel saved
?? pounds greenhouse gasses prevented
?? hours exercise

**Thanks to the ComFest Foundation for their $2,000 grant, with which we made an Energy Bike for nighttime bike-returning at the corral!**

green fund grant awarded!

Sat, 29 May 2010 03:33:25 +0000

Pedal Instead is pleased to announce a $9,000 grant from our new partner, The Columbus Foundation’s Green Fund! This essential support will allow us to replace some of our decrepit equipment and better brand our service. We profusely thank the foundation for this generous support.

The Green Fund especially committed to bicycling safety, so check this site for plenty of reasons to always protect your noggin with a bike helmet!

comfest grant awarded, for an energy bike!

Sat, 08 May 2010 01:07:57 +0000

ComFest Foundation again graced Pedal Instead with their generosity, granting us $2,000 to put towards an Energy Bike from the Ohio Energy Project. Pedalling these bicycles generates energy that can power light bulbs and other small appliances. Pedal Instead will use the bicycles to generate light for nighttime events — people will be able to take turns riding the bicycles all throughout the day so that when it’s dark our volunteers can see to return bikes to people more efficiently. Thanks much to ComFest for the opportunity, and to our friend Kurt Lehmkuhl for engineering our energy bike!

2009 pedal instead statistics

Tue, 06 Apr 2010 00:33:50 +0000

5,436 bikes
43,109.52 miles ridden
2,771 gallons fuel saved
41,425 pounds co2 prevented
2,849 pounds other emissions prevented
5852.6 hours of exercise

The number of bikes we parked in 2009 was up 29% over the number in 2008! We keep on growing!

pride festival | jun 18-19

Mon, 05 Apr 2010 02:14:39 +0000

106 bikes parked
782 miles ridden
37 gallons fuel saved
754 pounds greenhouse gasses prevented
65.2 hours exercise

asian festival | may 29-30

Mon, 05 Apr 2010 01:10:47 +0000

95 bikes parked
697.5 miles ridden
33 gallons fuel saved
672 pounds greenhouse gasses prevented
58.1 hours exercise