[*BCM*] Cambridge - Minuteman Bikeway Celebration ride 10/05

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The Cambridge Bicycle Committee Presents

The 3rd Bow Tie Ride*

*Joins Minuteman Bikeway Celebration

Sunday October 5th, 2008

Meet:? 10:15 AM at Cambridge Common
Start: 10:30 AM (on the dot)
End:?? Cambridge Common

Ever notice that the city of Cambridge is shaped like a bow
tie?? Come see for yourself, at the Cambridge Bow Tie Ride!

After a two-year hiatus, the bow-tie ride is back. Join us
for 14.5 scenic miles by bike, as we circle our bow-tie
shaped city's eastern perimeter, tie the knot in the center
of Cambridge, then loop around the western border. We've
reconfigured the usual bow-tie shaped route to coordinate
with the celebration of the Minuteman Bikeway's induction
into the national Rail-Trail Hall of Fame.

This year's ride will include a short rest break at the
halfway point on Memorial Drive at Longfellow Park, followed
by a stop at the Cambridge Minuteman gateway near the
Alewife T station for the kickoff of the Minuteman
celebration.

This will be a gorgeous Autumn ride, at an easy pace on
mostly level terrain. For those looking for a shorter ride,
join up at the half-way stop at 11:30 AM at Longfellow Park.

No rain date: Heavy rain cancels. Rain announcements will be
posted at http://www.cambridgebikes.org on the morning of the
ride.

Like all our tours, this ride is free of charge. Wear a bow
tie, or come as you are!

For more information and pictures and descriptions from the ten
previous Cambridge bike tours, visit http://www.cambridgebikes.org


Minute Bikeway Celebration:? Rail-Trail Hall Of Fame

The Rails-to-Trails Conservancy this year has named the
extremely popular Minuteman Bikeway as the fifth inductee to
the national Rail-Trail Hall of Fame. Celebrations are
scheduled in each of the communities along the 11-mile path
throughout the afternoon as follows:

??? * 12 Noon - Cambridge Minuteman gateway at Alewife
??? * 1:30 PM - Arlington Jefferson Cutter House
??? * 2:30 PM - Lexington Visitor Center
??? * 3:30 PM - Bedford Depot Park

The Bow Tie Ride will stop for the celebration's kickoff,
which will include refreshments.? After the stop, you can
return to the Cambridge Common with the bow-tie riders or
ride the Minuteman to the later events.

For up-to-date information on the Minuteman celebration, see
http://www.minutemanbikeway.org/Pages/celebration_oct2008.html

Ride organized by the Cambridge Bicycle Committee:
http://www.ci.cambridge.ma.us/cdd/et/bike/bike_com.html




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