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/global/recreation/home.page 2024-05-13 2024-05-13T12:00:00.000Z 08 00 am Julienne Gage [email protected] 305-310-8349 Miami-Dade Parks’ BIKE305 leads annual Ride of Silence On May 15th, Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces Department will join BIKE305 for the 22nd annual Ride of Silence. Held each year in May, National Bike Month, the ride engages cyclists to ride in support and solidarity with others around the world in a silent procession to honor cyclists who have been killed or injured while cycling on public roadways. On May 15th, Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces Department's BIKE305 will hold its annual Ride of Silence.  Held each year in May, National Bike Month, the ride engages cyclists to ride in support and solidarity with others around the world in a silent procession to honor cyclists who have been killed or injured while cycling on public roadways. Miami-Dade County and the Village of Key Biscayne police will escort cyclists on the eight-mile double-lap on Crandon Boulevard for a slow bike ride in complete silence. A four-mile one-lap option will be available for those choosing a shorter distance. Cyclists of all levels and abilities are encouraged to come and hear about recent and future safety improvements throughout Miami-Dade County, under Miami-Dade County's Vision Zero, a countywide safety initiative with a goal to eliminate all traffic fatalities and severe injuries by 2040. Miami-Dade Parks is working to improve the off-road cycling network with trail projects like The Underline, the Ludlam Trail, the Biscayne-Everglades Greenway, among others. This effort aims to provide safe passage for cyclists traveling to parks, schools, beaches, business centers and public transportation hubs. The BIKE305 Ride of Silence is supported by the Everglades Bicycle Club. Who: Miami-Dade County Parks' BIKE305 What: BIKE305 Ride of Silence When: May 15, 2024 — 06:00 p.m. Where: Crandon Park Marina, 4000 Crandon Boulevard, Key Biscayne Editor’s Note: Participants will start arriving at 6 p.m. Remarks will begin at 6:40 p.m., and the ride will begin at 7 p.m.   # # # To request materials in accessible format, sign language interpreters, and/or any accommodation to participate in any County-sponsored program or meeting, please contact Miami-Dade Parks ADA Coordinator at 305-755-7848 or email, <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>, five days in advance to initiate your request. TTY users may also call 711 (Florida Relay Service). MARIA I. 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MIAMI-DADE ( May 13, 2024 )–

On May 15^th, Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces Department's BIKE305 will hold its annual Ride of Silence. Held each year in May, National Bike Month, the ride engages cyclists to ride in support and solidarity with others around the world in a silent procession to honor cyclists who have been killed or injured while cycling on public roadways.

Miami-Dade County and the Village of Key Biscayne police will escort cyclists on the eight-mile double-lap on Crandon Boulevard for a slow bike ride in complete silence. A four-mile one-lap option will be available for those choosing a shorter distance.

Cyclists of all levels and abilities are encouraged to come and hear about recent and future safety improvements throughout Miami-Dade County, under Miami-Dade County's Vision Zero, a countywide safety initiative with a goal to eliminate all traffic fatalities and severe injuries by 2040.

Miami-Dade Parks is working to improve the off-road cycling network with trail projects like The Underline, the Ludlam Trail, the Biscayne-Everglades Greenway, among others. This effort aims to provide safe passage for cyclists traveling to parks, schools, beaches, business centers and public transportation hubs.

The BIKE305 Ride of Silence is supported by the Everglades Bicycle Club.

Who:

Miami-Dade County Parks' BIKE305

What:

BIKE305 Ride of Silence

When:

May 15, 2024 — 06:00 p.m.

Where:

Crandon Park Marina, 4000 Crandon Boulevard, Key Biscayne

Editor’s Note:

Participants will start arriving at 6 p.m.

Remarks will begin at 6:40 p.m., and the ride will begin at 7 p.m.

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To request materials in accessible format, sign language interpreters, and/or any accommodation to participate in any County-sponsored program or meeting, please contact Miami-Dade Parks ADA Coordinator at 305-755-7848 or email, [email protected], five days in advance to initiate your request. TTY users may also call 711 (Florida Relay Service).

MARIA I. NARDI,PARKS, RECREATION AND OPEN SPACES

Hickman Building
275 NW 2nd Street, Miami, FL 33128

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Hickman Building
275 NW 2nd Street, Miami, FL 33128