City Of Ames: Mayor And City Council's Bike Ride

Ames IA

21 May, 2022

12:12 PM

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Press release from the City of Ames: May 19, 2022 Ames Mayor John Haila and members of the Ames City Council invite the community to participate in a family-friendly bike ride around Ames, starting and ending at City Hall. The 7.5-mile ride will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 21, in the west parking lot at Ames City Hall, 515 Clark Ave. Bicyclists of all ages and experience levels are welcome to join the ride. There is no pre-registration necessary or cost to participate. Bike helmets are strongly encouraged. Bicyclists will exit the City Hall parking lot onto Sixth Street and follow the Sixth Street bike path west to Brookside Park. At Brookside Park, cyclists will take the path south from Brookside Park through Stuart Smith Park to South Fourth Street, and then west to University Boulevard. At University Boulevard, cyclists will travel south to the Tedesco Environmental Learning Corridor. Cyclists will then travel on the path through the corridor east and then north past the ISU Veterinary Medicine College to South 16th Street. At South 16th Street, cyclists will travel east to South Grand Avenue, then north on South Grand Avenue to South Fifth Street, and east on South Fifth Street to South Walnut Avenue. Cyclists will then travel north on South Walnut Avenue, crossing Lincoln Way and continuing north on Clark Avenue back to City Hall. For more information on the Mayor and City Council's Bike Ride, contact Susan Gwiasda, Public Relation Officer, at [email protected] or 515.239.5204. This press release was produced by the City of Ames. The views expressed here are the author's own.