I wanted to let you all know about Bike to Work Day, which will take place on Friday, May 16th. This is an event of the League of American Bicyclists, which has been in existence since 1956, but the local version was inspired by a few people from the Finger Lakes Cycling Club and the Curb Your Car Coalition, who “decided the time was ripe for a big Bike To Work Day event here, so we began advertising to see what kind of turnout we can get.” You can find about more, including some defined routes that groups of folks are going to take, at http://icycle.org/biketowork/ I recently voted to finance two inaugural routes of the City’s “Bicycle Plan”, which has been sitting on the books unfunded for years. If we’re going to have a truly high quality of life in our neighborhoods, then investing in this underserved mode of transportation and providing more choices for commuters that reduce pollution, increase personal health and are kind to our infrastructure will be crucial. I will be walking to work, my preferred mode of transportation, in support of all of you participating tomorrow, and offer a friendly wave whenever I see you!

Thanks to all for your support and encouragement at the Juneteenth Celebration!

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Welcome to my website! There’s very little here yet, but in the coming weeks you’ll find information about me, about Ithaca’s Second Ward, and about what we can do to make life better here. If you’d like to meet me in person, stop by my table at the Juneteenth Celebration, Saturday, June 23rd, at the Southside Community Center between 2:00 and 5:00 pm. In the mean time, don’t forget to register to vote!