The Buffalo
Olmsted Parks Conservancy is gearing up for its fourth Saturday West Side Bike Tour 2019.
The tour
will kick off May 25 and will continue every fourth Saturday from June 22
through Aug. 24.
The tour
will start at the Rich Products parking lot, Breckenridge and Niagara streets
and will include stops at Days Park, Symphony Circle and Front Park. Each tour
will run from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Zhi Ting
Phua, marketing communications specialist at Olmsted Parks, cited the presence of several
Olmsted landscapes, such as Front Park and Days Park, as a reason why the tours
are held on the West Side. She said this event helps community engagement with
both tour attendees and local partner organizations.
“Learning and discovering Buffalo’s Olmsted landscapes on
your bike is a unique experience, especially since you have the opportunity to
ride on the historic tree-lined parkways,” she said. “This event helps educate
and increase awareness of Frederick Law Olmsted’s legacy in Buffalo.”
Each of the
four tour dates is capped at 15 attendees. Ting Phua said the conservancy is
hoping for at least 40 attendees overall for the bike tour this year.
Tickets for all tour dates are $10 each and can be
purchased on the Olmsted Parks website. By
Zach Rohde and Nick Lukasik
