The U.S. Census American Community Survey recently released data showing that bicycling in the Tucson region has increased by 75 percent over just the past five years. With this great news, Pima County is pleased to announce the expansion of its bike education and “Bike Buddy” program to help even more people get into bicycling and make more trips by bike for commuting, school, health, shopping, and of course fun.
The Bike Buddy program includes personalized, one-on-one support services by experienced bicycle instructors who help people learn to ride if they were never taught as children, provide more advanced training for novice cyclists including youth, help folks get their bicycles in good mechanical working order, and assist individuals with finding and using bicycle routes appropriat