Finally, PN2K makes its first public appearance!
On Wednesday, May 14, we worked with Robynn from the MIT Parking and Transportation Office and received their blessing to move forward with setting up a table for PN2K during their Bike Awareness Day event. So from 11 AM - 2:30 PM on MIT's Student Center Plaza, Juan from Sigma Nu (Phyo's former fraternity) and I were out there handing out fliers, bags of chips (courtesy of Star Market) and getting the word out about PN2K and our intentions for setting up an MIT chapter (MIT PN2K) as we hope to establish a presence at MIT focused around bike safety.
During this event, many cyclists brought over their bikes for registration, receiving minor bike repairs, winning bike-related giveaways, and enjoying refreshments (popcorn!), and T-shirts, courtesy of MIT Parking & Transportation's Commuter Connections. In the end, MIT logged 7,037 miles, pushing it into first place as the winning school for the Masscommute Bicycle Challenge 2014. Very well-organized, and it is exciting to find that the interest (and community support) are definitely there!
