MEDIA ADVISORY: U.S. Deputy Secretary of Transportation, Rep. Blumenauer, City Council Join BID’s Bike To Work Day Pit Stop

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Wed. May 13, 2015

WHO:


Victor Mendez, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Transportation

Earl Blumenauer, U.S. Representative, Oregon

Phil Mendelson, D.C. Council Chairman

David Grosso, D.C. Councilmember At-Large

Brianne Nadeau, D.C. Councilmember, Ward 1

Richard H. Bradley, DowntownDC BID Executive Director

WHAT:

The DowntownDC Business Improvement District (BID) will host its annual Bike to Work Day pit stop at Freedom Plaza Friday, May 15 where federal and local leaders will be addressing the crowd on a rolling basis throughout the event. A total of 982 cyclists registered in 2014 for the Freedom Plaza pit stop— the largest Bike to Work Day stop in the D.C. Region. Partners will offer coffee, snacks, demonstrations and more. [Read more about the 2015 pit stop here.]

WHERE:

Freedom Plaza

1455 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, D.C. 20004

WHEN:

Friday, May 15, 2015

7-9 a.m.

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About the DowntownDC BID

The DowntownDC Business Improvement District (BID) is a private non-profit organization that provides capital improvements, resources and research to help diversify the economy and enhance the Downtown experience for all. This special district, where property owners have agreed to tax themselves to fund services, encompasses a 138-block area of approximately 520 buildings from Massachusetts Avenue on the north to Constitution Avenue on the south, and from Louisiana Avenue on the east to 16th Street on the west. As a catalyst, facilitator and thought leader, the DowntownDC BID promotes public/private partnerships to create a remarkable urban environment. For more information, visit www.DowntownDC.org or follow us on Twitter @downtowndcbid.