Fashion Meets Bike

"Greener is Better" is a motto now on everyone's lips. Make, there are hundreds of different people can change to save energy, from solar panels to light bulbs to energy-efficient toilets in shopping bags on the bike instead of driving reuse. So what better than a bicycle ride on a summer evening, perhaps while wearing your favorite outfit? Fashion and cycling will be on 16 June for the bike event film and fashion, an outdoor screening of Bill Cunningham in New York has to be met. Bill Cunningham is a unique way for her photographs on the streets of New York and his two columns in the Style section of The New York Times, "" On the Street "and" evening known. "The film follows Cunningham, as he hits the streets of the Big Apple with his famous Schwinn and his camera. This is not the first time in the fashion and cycling arrived in Tucson. The alliance held a similar street life and a very popular event last year in which people rode their bikes to the premiere of Bill Cunningham in New York to see Loft Cinema. Participants are encouraged to come in their best outfits. Emily Yetman, president of the Alliance of living streets, said the fashion and bicycles to make a nice pairing. "This event helps show people that they can attract more and ride my bike, and have it be fun and fashionable, and you can cycle to integrate within the parameters of each day," said Yetman. "It's not as difficult as you might think, to reach the goal .... This event makes it attractive for cycling, and makes it less intimidating." Life on the road will bring to the event in cooperation with the Downtown Tucson Partnership, the Bike Shop Program Regular and Pima County Clean Air. "We have about a year and a half have been as an organization, and have about as the result of people in the community who want to come more opportunities for walking, cycling and public transport to see," Yetman said. Kylie Walzak, vice president of the streets alive hope that the bike-in will help to show the community that cycling is one of many forms of transportation safer. "We are at a crucial time in the future of our city," said Walzak. "Do we continue in roads, investing require expensive maintenance, or do we want our community more bicycle-friendly?" This event aims to show the public the ease of cycling in the city, while the city center to help people to help businesses cope with the tram line construction. "We have fun, fashionable, bicycle-centric event wanted, while encouraging people to come spend some time with our local downtown businesses," said Walzak. "The combination of outdoor and bike event movies seemed like a fun way to make this possible." Beth Gorman, program manager for the Pima County Department of Environmental Quality, describes herself as shy rider, and I hope that this event is out of his comfort zone. "My greatest hope is that people realize the benefits of riding their bikes and to integrate cycling into their lives more. It will happen to me .... With more time, I will feel more comfortable," said Gorman. The prizes will be awarded for "Best Dressed" and the participants can attend a free raffle to win items from the bike shop and bike bling ordinary. These include bells, reflectors, helmets and messenger bags donated by the Clean Air Program. In addition, Cinema La Placita popcorn offer snacks and gourmet popsicles Cyclopsicle powered bike will be on hand.