PedalGR, meeting at 6:30pm on Wednesday, 7/8/2009 at Founder’s Brewing Company, 235 Grandville Ave SW.
The Motion Initiative Bicycle Co-op
This week we’ll tour some of the Hispanic neighborhoods of GR on the SW side and also visit Marquette Park, Battjes Park, and Pinery Park in Wyoming. Marquette Park is notable because it has what may be one of the only outdoor R/C car racetracks in the Grand Rapids area.
We’ll be stopping for a tour of The Motion Initiative, a bicycle co-op focusing on youth programs in the Black Hills area. (Check out their used bikes for sale!) Later we’ll plan to stop at a El Kiosko at Grandville Ave and Godfrey to get an authentic taco. Be sure to bring $2 to purchase your taco if you want one. Last year, we stopped at a great little taqueria called Tacos El Moroleon, but unfortunately they are no longer in business.
The Route:
View PedalGR – 7/22/09 route in a larger map
Need to Know:
- This is a no-drop ride. Nobody in the group will be left behind.
- Ride is about 12 miles and will take about 2 hours (PedalGR is not a race).
- Please bring WATER!
- HELMETS ARE REQUIRED on Rapid Wheelmen Club rides. (The insurance company’s lawyers insist) Please email or comment if you need to borrow one and we will try to accommodate you.
A few highlights include:
- Cook Arts Center on Grandville Ave
- The Motion Initiative Bicycle Co-op
- Pinery Park
- Tacos on Grandville Ave (BRING $2! if you want one)
- Covanta waste incineration facility (formerly owned by Kent County)
Upcoming PedalGR rides:
August 5 – Millennium Park and Versluis Orchards – We’ll tour the new trail at Millennium Park then continue on for a tour of Versluis Orchards led by Nate Versluis. Last year we got to eat peaches right from the tree and it was AWESOME! We’ll also ride the tunnel under I-196. You don’t want to miss one of the most scenic 15 mile rides you could possibly take from downtown Grand Rapids!
August 19 – Grand Rapids Home for Veterans – We’ll crash a bingo party after a GRHV Steak Fry and get a tour of some of the historical sites at the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans and the veteran’s cemetery. Originally established to care for injured Civil War veterans (214 of them are buried in the cemetery), this is a haunted site according to the Encylopedia of Haunted Places. We’ll also tour Riverside Park and the surrounding neighborhoods.
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Ride Safe and see you Wednesday!
PS: Photos from the 7/8/09 ride are here.
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I’m confused. I clicked on the Route for 9/2/09, but the heading says 7/22/09. Is this the ride for this week because 7/22 was rained out? We’ve been trying to get to a ride all summer so hope it works this Wed. Thanks!
Beth,
Yes, this route will be the one used on 9/2. I’m going to make a new post shortly to reflect the new date.