This week, we’re shining the spotlight on lifelong North End resident and MoGo Ambassador Jamii Tata. Jamii loves to stay healthy by riding bikes and encouraging others to do the same. In addition to educating his neighbors about MoGo, Jamii is also an artist, graphic designer, community organizer, gardener, and youth educator. Read all about Jamii here!
On Wednesday, August 30, the Lafayette & Orleans station will be OUT OF SERVICE (approx. 24 hours) while the parking lot is resurfaced. Please use the following nearby stations instead:
*Atwater St. & Orleans St.
*Gratiot Ave & Russell St.
We apologize for any inconvenience. Thanks for riding!
This week, we’d like to introduce you to another one of our Midtown MoGo Ambassadors, Jeffrey Nolish! Jeffrey learned how to ride a bike when he was young and has been hooked ever since. He hopes his advocacy and outreach work can help all Detroiters get where they want to go. Click here to learn more about Jeffrey Nolish and his work.
MoGo Ambassador Kelsey Hubbell has long been a cycling advocate in the city. In addition to MoGo, Kelsey also works with Slow Roll and Open Streets Detroit because she believes in the power of connecting communities through non-motorized transit. Click here to read more about Corktown Ambassador Kelsey Hubbell.
MoGo hosted four Youth Ambassadors this summer through the Grow Detroit’s Young Talent program. For six weeks, these young people learned about MoGo programming, operations, and bike maintenance. They also decided to lead a group ride and produce a video to show young people why MoGo might be a good option for them! Take a look…
MoGo Ambassador Maria Torres knew she wanted to be involved with MoGo from the moment she heard rumors of bike share in Detroit. In addition to MoGo, Maria has been a Squad Captain with Slow Roll for the past 5 years. Click here to learn more about our Woodbridge/Downtown Ambassador, including how she incorporated bikes into her wedding!
The first ever Mighty MoGo Rider Challenge is in the books! Thank you to everyone who participated. We hope you enjoyed riding as much as we enjoyed tracking your success! Speaking of success, we thought you should know that together you took more than 25,000 rides, burned 751,000 calories, and protected the world from nearly 12,000 additional pounds of carbon emissions. Congratulations to everyone!
Five of you, however, stood out above the rest to claim the Top 5 positions in the Mighty MoGo Rider Challenge. Here are the final standings and their prizes:
First Place: Adam Transki (372 Trips)
Prize: A Free Annual MoGo Pass & MoGo Swag Pack
Second Place: Matthew Barrett (178 Trips)
Prize: A Free Monthly MoGo Pass & MoGo Swag Pack
Matthew visited 42 of the 43 MoGo stations on Sunday, July 30th and tracked his route
Third Place: Luther Butler (152 Trips)
Prize: A $30 Gift Card to Gold Cash Gold
Fourth Place: Anthony Davis (126 Trips)
Prize: A $25 Gift Card to Avalon & 6 Pack of Sea Salt Chocolate Chip Cookies
Fifth Place: Ross Tapp (96 Trips)
Prize: A $20 Gift Certificate to Los Galanes
Melvin “Vinny” Henley
A few years ago MoGo Ambassador Melvin “Vinny” Henley went to Copenhagen and experienced life on a bicycle in one of the most bike-friendly cities in the world. Since then, he has been an avid bike commuter in Detroit. His favorite place in the city is anywhere on the Detroit River, but he says all of Detroit’s beauty becomes clearer on a bike. Learn more about our MoGo Ambassador of the Week here.
Meredith Reynolds
Midtown resident Meredith Reynolds is this week’s MoGo Ambassador of the Week. During the day, Meredith is a Project Coordinator at Wayne State’s Office of Economic Development. As an Ambassador for MoGo, Meredith hopes to reach out to her community to create positive social change through mobility. Learn more about Meredith by clicking here.
MoGo Celebrates ADA Day!
“July 26, 2017 marks the 27th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The ADA has helped to provide equal opportunity, independent living, integration, and economic self-sufficiency for disabled individuals.
At MoGo, we are working with our friends at Programs to Educate All Cyclists (PEAC) to support that pledge through an Adaptive Bike Share pilot program. This pilot program will provide biking opportunities for anyone who is unable to ride a two-wheeled bicycle. PEAC has been empowering individuals with disabilities through cycling and active transportation since 2004.
In honor of ADA day, we’d like to introduce you to a PEAC advocate named James. James has been riding his bike since he was 9 years old. At the time, he desired independence so he got involved with PEAC to learn to ride a bike. He is now 26 years old and loves to use his bike to get around town. James says his bike is part of his transportation and he uses it to get to work, hang out with friends, and to get from place to place. Because of James’ disability, he is unable to drive so the bike is an important way for him to be mobile.”
