Cyclists Bring Business

Join us Monday, May 6th at 9:30 AM, location to be determined–possibly Jervis Library Conference Room on 613 North Washington in Rome.

As part of Rome becoming designated as a Park And Trails NY Erie Canal Town several businesses have become Bike Friendly PTNY Certified. For years, the Erie Canal Cycling and Hiking Trail and Erie (formerly Barge) Canal have been under recognized as a valuable asset to our community. Cyclists from around the country and world are riding right down Dominick Street! And then they go online social media! Word of mouth is your best advertising!

As a member of the newly recognized Rome Waterway and Canal Advocacy Group, I would like to help facilitate a workshop where we can discuss:

• What is the Bike Friendly Business Certification and why is it important to my business, Rome, and New York State. (This link has plenty of good info)
• How to become certified? I will help! It’s easy.
• What can be done to help you?
• How can we work together to help each other? What ideas do you and others have?
• And we can provide some basis valuable history?
• Learn what other communities on the Erie Canal are doing:
  • Home | Find It In Fairport
  • Parks & Trails New York :: Bike Friendly Brockport: First Empire State Trail Town (ptny.org)
  • Parks & Trails New York :: Newark: The Heart of Wayne County (ptny.org)

Please email back if you plan to attend or can’t at this time. I can also do an evening session.

Please share with other local businesses and attractions and reply if interested.

To date, the Rome Waterway and Trail Group with the City of Rome’s Planning Department have

• Acquired 36+ bicycle racks to be installed
• Installed Trail Counters at both ends of the trail in Rome
• Installed a bike repair stand at the Willet Information Center
• Encouraged the resurfacing of the Charles St. Towpath starting in April
• Began Replacing faded signs along the Erie Canal Trail
• Ranger led bicycle rides around Rome with Fort Stanwix rangers
• Organizing a Block party for the Cycle the Erie Tour July 11
• Signed on 15 Businesses and Attractions as BFB’s
• Held two information meetings at the Rome Historical Society to create committee for Earth Day Clean Up, Trail Ambassadors, Bicycle Safety
• Join Us!

I’m passionate about the Erie Canal and Trail and Rome NY. In my past life, I was a facilitator for a highly recognized firm conducting Voice of the Customer programs and Organizational Development. Then I started scuba diving and ran a small shop in Rome. (It’s like selling snowblowers in Georgia but we did it!) I did a stint with the Rome Chamber of Commerce Board may years ago during the creation of Shop Rome First. Come on and join us!