Bike Tours of Solar Homes, This Weekend Oct. 6 & 7

[Dave Levy]

Subject: Bike Tours of Solar Homes, This Weekend

    The Potomac Pedalers Touring Club (PPTC) has organized two bike rides 
this Saturday and Sunday, October 6 & 7, in conjunction with the 17th 
Annual Metropolitan Washington DC Tour of Solar Homes and Buildings 
[http://www.solartour.org/]. These casual-paced bike rides will visit 
up to 14 of the more than 40 solar homes and buildings that will be on 
display between 11 AM and 5 PM on either date. 

    A free Solar Tour booklet that describes each home on the tour and is 
needed to enter the homes can be downloaded from 
[http://www.solartour.org/]. For descriptions of the bike rides, see 
PPTC's October ride calendar at [http://www.bikepptc.org/Oct07Rides].

   On Saturday, bicyclists will first gather at 10:45 AM near the back 
entrance of Sidwell Friends Middle School on 37th St NW, near Tilden St 
NW, to tour this exceptional school building, starting at 11 AM. Secure 
bike racks are conveniently located near the school entrances. After 
inspecting the middle school, the bicyclists will visit up to six 
private homes featuring solar and energy-efficient technologies in the 
Upper Northwest, Adams Morgan, and Capitol Hill sections of the District 
of Columbia. The route will mostly use low-traffic residential streets, 
plus car-free roads in Rock Creek Park. Since the group may stay an 
average of 20 minutes at each home, and a lunch stop in Mt Pleasant is 
planned, the full 24-mile bike tour may end as late as 5:30 PM. 
Participants can readily shorten their tour by visiting fewer homes 
(most are clustered near the ride start) and either cycling or taking 
Metrorail back to the ride start (or home). In addition, the cue sheet 
for Saturday's ride is posted at [http://www.bikepptc.org/node/1058] for 
bicyclists who'd prefer to ride on their own and/or vary the sequence or 
number of homes visited. 

   On Sunday, bicyclists will meet at 10:45 AM near the Greenbelt Metrorail 
station entrance (and Parking Area 4B) to visit up to four solar homes 
within the City of Greenbelt. After a lunch stop at the Roosevelt 
Center, an optional 10-mile ride will reach up to three more homes in 
Takoma Park (not recommended for pre-teen children). The ride leader(s) 
may not return to the Greenbelt ride start from Takoma Park, but those 
who park at Greenbelt and bike to Takoma Park can either backtrack 10 
miles by bike or take Metrorail for the return leg. As with the full 
Saturday bike tour, the Sunday bike tour may end after 5 PM, but the 
four Greenbelt homes can be visited in an hour or two, including the 8 
miles of bicycling. The cue sheet for Sunday's bike ride is posted at 
[http://www.bikepptc.org/node/1059].

   The start locations for both bike rides have ample free parking, but, in 
the spirit of this tour, participants are encouraged to ride their 
bicycles or take Metro to get to and from the ride starts.

   If you need more information or have questions about these bike tours, 
feel free to contact the organizer, Allen Muchnick, at 703-271-0895 or 
  muchnick at capaccess.org


       
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