We will be leisurely biking through downtown on 300 S. with stops to enjoy the historic buildings in the area.  We will talk a little bit about there original uses, as well as their current uses.  There are several historic buildings that housed bicycle shops, and we will highlight those as well.  The roll starts at the east end of ‘The Broadway Mile’, and ends at the Rio Grande Station, to the west.  We will take a slight detour through Pierpont St, and those interested can stop at the Rose Establishment for refreshments afterwards.

Time: 3:00pm-4:00pm

Date: Sunday, May 6th

Event Start: Nobrow Coffee and Tea (315 East 300 South)

Event End: The Rose Establishment (235 South 400 West)

Registration: No need to sign up, just show up at the posted meeting location.

Accessibility: This event is accessible and welcoming to bicycles and children.

Sacramento’s “Tweed Ride” is putting on its summer clothes, known as the “Seersucker Ride,” a Victorian-era themed event that encourages period dress and a more relaxed style of riding. This tour will begin in Marshall Park, ride through the northern neighborhoods of the Old City and south along the Sacramento waterfront, turning east at R Street to follow the route of California’s first railroad, ending at 14th and R Street. Portions of the tour will discuss the design of Sacramento’s historic neighborhoods, transportation of the Victorian era, including bicycles and electric streetcars, and visit some of Sacramento’s most notable architectural landmarks.

Time: 11:00pm-5:00pm

Date: Sunday May 6, 2012

Event Start: Marshall Park, 28th and J Street, Sacramento

Event End: Shady Lady Saloon, 14th and R Street, Sacramento

Host Organization:  Sacramento Old City Association and Sacramento Tweed

Registration: More information on how to RSVP coming soon.

Accessibility: This event is accessible and welcoming to wheelchairs, bicycles, seniors, and children.

This bike tour will begin at the City Park Boat and Bike Rentals at Big Lake Trail. Taking safe, marked biking routes, we will bike to the 17th Street Canal breach (6932 Bellaire Drive) and hear a short history of the breach disaster.  Then we will bike through the Lakeview neighborhood, through beautiful City Park to the London Avenue Canal breach (5300 Warrington Drive) in the Filmore Gardens neighborhood of Gentilly.  Again, we will hear a short history of the breach disaster.  We will then return to City Park.  The bike tour is 12 miles and takes about 90 minutes including the levee breach talks.

There is no charge to attend the bike tour. However if you do not own a bike and would still like to participate, you may rent a bike from JoyRide bike rentals. The cost to rent a bike for the day is $30.  If you would like to reserve a bike for this event, please email Alberto at info@joyridebikerentals.com.

Time: 9:00am-10:30am

Date: Sunday, May 6th

Event Start/End: City Park Boat and Bike Rentals at Big Lake Trail

Host Organization: levees.org

Registration: Please RSVP to Sandy, at sandy@levees.org

Accessibility: This event is accessible and welcoming to bicycles, seniors, and children.

Jane Jacobs Rockapulco Bike Tour

 This tour will be for historians and others interested in exploring the local neighborhoods of the Rockaways. We have a select number of bikes that can be loaned for this tour and bikes are available on a first come first serve basis.

Date: Saturday May 5, 2012

Time: 3:00pm-5:00pm

Event Start: Starting from Firehouse 59 (Rockaway Beach Blvd at Beach 59th St.)

Event End: Ending point TBA

Host Organization: Jeanne DuPonte, of the Rockaway Waterfront Alliance

Registration:  Advanced registration is required, email: info@rwalliance.org

Accessibility: Not Accessible – stairs, obstacles, uneven terrain, steep paths

The portage road was the earliest path from the river to the lake, and was used by the Native Americans before the French began exploring the area. With the coming of the French colonizers it became the main road for bringing supplies and people to the new settlement on the Mississippi. During the late 1700′s and first half of the 1800′s, it became the fashionable road of the area, along which many lovely homes were built, most of them two-story plantation type homes. This area, along with Gentilly, was one of the earliest and most fashionable suburbs of New Orleans.

We will ride our bikes along the 1.5 Mile route to the Bayou, stopping to study important buildings settled along the way. Once we reach the Bayou, riders will be on their own to either return back downtown or head out across the city – or even just a few blocks over to Jazz Fest in the Fairgrounds!

Time: 8:30am-10:00am

Date: Saturday May 5, 2012

Event Route: The event will begin on Governor Nicholls Street at the intersection of French Market Place right at the market. We will bike to the intersection of Bell Street and Bayou St. John.

Host: This Jane’s Roll is hosted by leading New Orleans Architect and Planner – and Bayou St. John resident – Allen Eskew, FAIA. His practice, Eskew+Dumez+Ripple, is currently designing and leading projects all around the region and has a national reputation for design excellence. Allen established the firm in 1989 after his professional emergence as the Project Director for the 1984 Louisiana World Exposition.

Registration: No need to sign up, just show up at the posted meeting location.

Accessibility: This is a bicycle event.