bike to school week
Bike challenge week riders pedal 11,215 miles and save $2,493 in gas purchases
Submitted by paula on Mon, 07/09/2018 - 12:59pm
During the first two weeks of June, participants in the 13th annual Lake Tahoe Bike Challenge traveled 11,215 miles on foot or on bicycle, burning an estimated 482,245 calories and preventing an estimated 12,105 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions and $2,493 in gasoline purchases.
Organized by the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition, the basin-wide Bike Challenge is a friendly competition to see what individuals and teams can rack up the most trips and miles by biking, walking, or taking transit instead of driving cars.
Tahoe Bike Challenge June 1-14
Submitted by paula on Wed, 05/23/2018 - 8:57am
Event Date:
June 1, 2018 - 3:00pm
Every year for two weeks, instead of driving, Lake Tahoe residents and visitors ride their bikes to work, school, and for fun. Schools, offices, neighbors, friends and individuals can all join in the challenge by logging all trips done on a bike, no matter the distance.
Just by participating in the Tahoe Bike Challenge people will be automatically eligible to win fabulous prizes and cool swag! Two categories to win: Most Total Trips & Most Trips (from June 1-14) and top riders will receive a limited-edition Tahoe Bike Challenge T-shirt.
STMS students rise to the Bike Week challenge
Submitted by paula on Fri, 06/03/2016 - 3:17pm
During the past three days, students from South Lake Tahoe schools have been participating in Bike to School days as part of the two-week Tahoe Bike Challenge.
At South Tahoe Middle School, students rose to the occasion and came out in big numbers on their bikes each day.
Each participant received a raffle ticket for each day they rode to school. 15 students were drawn daily for a plethora of prizes including Amgen Tour of California shirts and hates, bike reflectors, bells and lights, gift bags and more.
Tahoe Talk: The Geeks are in Charge!
Submitted by paula on Tue, 08/18/2015 - 5:55pm
Our transportation systems are entering a period of accelerated change unlike anything we've seen since the invention of the internal combustion engine more than a century ago. We are in the early stages of a sweeping transformation in how we travel that is driven by the ongoing convergence of transportation and information technologies.
