Bicycles to light up Barrie Lakeshore this weekend with Bike the Night event
An event by the Barrie, Ont., Active Transpiration and Sustainability Committee , is looking to encourage more people to try cycling while lighting up Barrie’s streets this weekend.event is in partnership with the Barrie ATSC and Living Green Barrie to encourage residents to explore greener forms of transportation.
With the event only a few days away, organizers say they have already had over 200 people show interest by signing up online. “We really want to celebrate cycling as a great form of active transportation and recreation, and we just want to grow the local interest in cycling in our in our community,” said Kelly Patterson McGrath, a member of the ATSC and co-organizer of the event.
“We want people to come out and decorate their bikes in lights and costumes if they like, and just have a nice leisurely pace through the downtown at dusk and, on to some roads as well, to feel how comfortable it is for them to be riding on roads.”
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