Did you know there are over 200 bikes in a 12 square mile area of central Colorado Springs available for you to borrow? Over a million calories have been burned by riders on PikeRide bicycles since bikesharing began in Colorado Springs ten months ago. Jolie Nesmith, Executive Director of PikeRide Bike Share, fills host Ellen Johnson-Fay in on how bikesharing works, the genesis of the bike share system in Colorado Springs, and the benefits of bikesharing.

Get the full story and try PikeRide out on Thursday, May 23 (2019) when Green Drinks convenes at PikeRide and then pedals over to Local Relic. Nesmith and Johnson-Fay discuss the details of that event in this episode:

Green Drinks at PikeRideMay 23, 2019, 5:30 pm PikeRide -739 E. Pikes Peak Avenue we’ll ride from Pike Ride to Local Relic 320 South Weber

 

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The following environment/sustainability organizations in the Pikes Peak region collaborate to produce the Peak Environment podcast about environmental stewardship, sustainable living and enlightened public policy in the Pikes Peak Region.

Green Cities Coalition

Peak Alliance for a Sustainable Future

Pikes Peak Environmental Forum

Pikes Peak Library District Green Team

Pikes Peak Permaculture

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