Announcements
Watch this page for Announcements leading up to and during this year’s Bike Week*. Media Releases and late-breaking news are updated as we learn of them.
*Updated in real-time the week before and during Bike Week; until then content reflects previous year.
FLASH! Our 2024 Bike Week Posters are now available! Click HERE for an 8x11” PDF version and HERE for an 11x17” PDF version. See below for more information.
News You Can use
Bicycle Inner Tube and Tire Recycling
Take those bicycle inner tubes and tires you have been accumulating to a reputable, bicycle-friendly facility. This material is not permitted in household trash or recycling bins. In support of Bike Week, Morris Rose Auto Parts will receive them during regular business hours at their store located at 2129 East Michigan Ave; Kalamazoo, MI 49048.
Bikes and Related Donations Needed
Open Roads Bike Program is seeking bike donations to be used in their many programs and in partnership with a number of local charities. Ministry with Community’s Social Work Team also works to get bikes to those who use bicycles to get to job interviews and to their work, and is currently accepting donations of bike locks. For details, see https://ministrywithcommunity.org/wishlist.
Bike Safety Tips, Brochures, Maps & Information …
The following organizations have made helpful literature available during and some time after Bike Week on a first-come first-served basis while supplies last during business hours:
- Augusta Village Office - 109 W Clinton St; Augusta, MI 49012
- Kalamazoo Dept. of Public Safety - 150 E. Crosstown Pkwy, Suite A; Kalamazoo, MI 49001
- Kalamazoo Township Hall - 1720 Riverview Dr; Kalamazoo, MI 49004
- Lawton Village Office - 125 S Main Street; Lawton, MI 49065
- Oshtemo Township Hall - 7275 W. Main St; Kalamazoo, MI 49009
- Portage City Hall - 7900 S Westnedge Av; Portage, MI 49002
- Vicksburg District Library - 215 S Michigan Av; Vicksburg, MI 49097
- Vicksburg Historic Village & Depot Museum - 300 N Richardson St; Vicksburg, MI 49097
- Vicksburg Village Hall - 126 N Kalamazoo Av; Vicksburg, MI 49097
Would you like to make this kind of information available through your organization? Please click here for an easy way to do so.
Free Safe Passing Yard Signs
Show your bike love! These standard sized yard signs are available to the public, one per household, during regular hours while supplies last at the locations listed below.
If your organization would like to make them available to the public or your members at no charge, please use this Google Form to let us know.
A number of organizations and local bike shops have made these free “Give Them 5 - Keep Them Alive” yard signs available in the past*, including:
Barry Dickinson Insurance Agency Inc - 8125 Valleywood Lane; Portage, MI 49024
Edison Neighborhood Association - 816 Washington Av; Kalamazoo, MI 49001
Kalamazoo Dept. of Public Safety - 150 E. Crosstown Pkwy, Suite A; Kalamazoo, MI 49001
Kzoo Swift - 3415 Ravine Rd; Kalamazoo, MI 49006
Office of Senator Sean McCann - 3240 S. Westnedge Av; Kalamazoo, MI 49008
Oshtemo Township Hall - 7275 W. Main St; Kalamazoo, MI 49009
Pedal Bicycle Shop (North) - 611 W. Michigan Av; Kalamazoo, MI 49007 and
Pedal Bicycle Shop (South) - 185 Romence Rd; Portage, MI 49024
Vine Neighborhood Association - 814 S. Westnedge Ave; Kalamazoo, MI 49008
*Check current availability. Please thank them for their fantastic community spirit in making these signs available at their locations! Donations are gratefully accepted by the Kalamazoo Bicycle Club and Bike Friendly Kalamazoo to help make this program possible.
Reward for Reporting Serious Crimes Against Bicyclists - Year Round!
Did you know that Kalamazoo Silent Observer has a special reward fund for reporting serious crimes against bicyclists? For more information see here. Rewards are also available for reporting bike theft.
Self-Guided Bike Expeditions in Portage
Kicking off on Friday May 10, pick up a FREE copy of Bike Expeditions during normal business hours for this fun, informative FREE activity at the Portage Parks & Recreation building at 320 Library Ln; Portage, MI 49002. Expeditions include The Dry Prairie Loop, The Pioneer Trail, The Flight Tour and Plank Road. For more information see here.
Posters -- Available For Download
Thanks to our friends and supporters at Consort Display Group and Artwear Graphics Apparel, a super cool Bike Week poster is now available. You may see them at your local bike shops but for the same reasons affecting everything else, we won’t be seeing as many around town as usual.
A JPEG file of the letter sized poster is here and a PDF version is here if you’d like to print or use the file in an appropriate manner.
If you have an idea for putting one of these nifty posters on public display at your location, please let us know at bikeweek@bikefriendlykalamazoo.org. Supplies are limited -- git ‘em while the gitten’s good!
Help Stamp Out Hunger® - Ride a Bike to a Donation Facility to Donate
Want to stretch your legs and donate food at the same time? Ride your bike to one of the many food banks in our area and drop off an item in need. What follows will apply when the national program resumes. The annual National Association of Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger® Food Drive always starts on the same second Saturday in May. Bicyclists are welcome to bring non-perishable food donations to local post offices. Mail a letter and do good at the same time. What a great way to discover how riding your bike to do errands around town can be practical - as well as fun!
MeDIA Releases & Coverage
Please Like and Follow us on Facebook @kalamazoobikeweek for updates leading up to, during and after KBW. Links “coming soon” are to news we’ve been made aware of but have not had a chance to post. It’s been busy!
- Bike Week Wrap Ups Saturday Media Release
- WKZO Radio Morning Show Interview Friday, May 17
- Friday’s Kalamazoo Bike Week Events & Safety Reminders Media Release
- 'Cycling is for Everyone': Kalamazoo's Bike Week Highlight Cycling Safety - Fox 17
- WKZO Radio Morning Show Interview Thursday, May 16
- Thursday’s Line Up - Kalamazoo Area Bike Week Media Release
- WKZO Radio Morning Show Interview Wednesday, May 15
- Kalamazoo Area Bike Week Continues on Wednesday Media Release
- WKZO Radio Morning Show Interview Tuesday, May 14
- Kalamazoo Area Bike Week – Tuesday May 14 Events! Media Release
- WKZO Radio Morning Show Interview Monday, May 13
- Bike Week Activities on Monday Media Release
- Fox 17 Bike Week Announcement
- WOOD TV Bike Week Announcement
- WKZO Radio Morning Show Interview Friday, May 10
- Motorist-Bicyclist Safety Reminder - Sheriff’s Office
- Kalamazoo Area Bike Week 2024 Starts Saturday - Media Release
- Kalamazoo Bike Week 2024 Advance Media Release
Health Notice
Bicycling plays a role in maintaining and increasing fitness levels and is great for mental health, too. We monitor recommendations of the Kalamazoo County Health & Community Services Department and other authorities and recommend following their guidance. Anyone wanting to wear a face is welcome to do that regardless of vaccination status. See How to Ride Safely Amid Coronavirus Concerns for more information).
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