Bike tour planned for visit by mayor of Columbia, Mo.
Article below is on visit of Columbia, MO Mayor Darwin Hindman on 4 November to Columbia, MD being sponsored by Columbia Tomorrow as part of their effort to make the revitalization of downtown pedestrian and bicyclists friendly. Columbia, MO is one of the League of American Bicyclists (LAB) Bicycle Friendly Communities (NOTE: NO municipality in Maryland has achieved this status). BAHC has discussed with Howard County Government setting a goal of achieving this status for our area.
If you are available on 4 November please consider supporting the 9:30-11:30am bike ride (route is similar to Columbia Association annual Bike About Columbia path rides) and/or the 6:30pm dessert and/or the Howard Community College Bike Project 'I bike because ...' presentation. Both of these events are open to general public.
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Bike tour planned for visit by mayor of Columbia, Mo.
Nov. 4 event open to cyclists
Posted 10/29/09 Howard County Times
Darwin Hindman, mayor of Columbia, Mo., will visit Columbia, Md., Nov. 4 as part of an initiative designed to promote a walking and bike-friendly community.
Hindman, 76, bikes 60 miles a week in Columbia, Mo., which is about the size of Howard County's Columbia (~90,000).
His visit, sponsored by Columbia Tomorrow, a nonprofit group focused on shaping this area's future, will include breakfast with County Executive Kenneth Ulman, Columbia Association president Phil Nelson and Columbia Tomorrow founder Jud Malone, meetings with various local groups and a bike tour of Columbia.
The tour, which is open to cyclists and residents, will begin with a discussion of challenges in creating a bike-friendly city, followed by a seven-mile ride led by Hindman and Columbia Association staff.
The event will begin at 9:30 a.m. at the Columbia Association headquarters, at 10221 Wincopin Circle, in Columbia.
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There is an online registration for the 4 November ride if anyone is interested in participating:
<a href="https://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e2m690hu113b8572">https://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e2m690hu113b8572</a>;
Hindman also will make brief remarks at a dessert reception at 6:30 p.m. at the Howard Community College Horowitz Center.
Following the reception, participants can attend "I bike because ...", a reading of stories from cyclists at the Horowitz Center's Monteabaro Hall at 7pm.
Known for promoting non-motorized transportation, Hindman was first elected mayor of Columbia, Mo., in 1995. He has served on the Missouri State Parks Advisory Board and the Missouri Economic Development Finance Board.