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Tracy Wilson outlines free, family-focused Bike Week in Carbondale
Summary
Tracy Wilson, a local teacher and Bike Week organizer, told the Bike and Trail Commission the weeklong series of free events in Carbondale will include morning coffee and safety stations, youth pump-track events, a bike-and-movie night and an illumination ride; commissioners offered volunteer and PR support.
Tracy Wilson, a teacher and organizer of the town's community Bike Week, described the schedule and outreach plans to the Carbondale Bike and Trail Commission at its May meeting. Wilson said the week features free morning coffee and pastries Monday through Friday, youth events with helmet checks and rules-of-the-road stations, a bike-and-movie night at the Crystal Theatre, a poetry and limerick night at Fat Thai, a long-running scavenger hunt and an evening illumination ride that will end at Town Line Trucks.
Wilson emphasized accessibility and community participation, saying the events are free so everyone can attend and that local businesses donate coffee, pastries and space. "All events are free," she said, noting the event relies on volunteers and in-kind support from local businesses and organizations including Carbondale Arts, UFLOW and local restaurants.
Commission members asked about formal safety education for children. Wilson said the town runs a larger school-oriented bike rodeo (scheduled for June 6 at Roaring Fork High School) and that Bike Week will focus youth programming on UFLOW's pump-track sessions with helmet checks and basic safety stations. She also invited commissioners and the commission's PR subcommittee to staff a morning table, distribute materials and share the event's digital poster and QR code.
Members offered low-cost support ideas such as handing out lights or bells from commission PR funds and posting banners and posters around town. The commission discussed coordinating volunteers and confirmed plans to contact Rick to staff morning sessions. Wilson also noted the Bike Week buys event materials and sometimes rents the Crystal Theatre for film nights to keep licensing costs manageable.
The commission closed the discussion by agreeing to place the item on a future agenda earlier in the year to allow more lead time for coordination and PR; members said they will try to staff a table during Bike Week and explore whether the commission can provide giveaways or minor refreshments for family events.
