To the Editor:

As a business that has supported biking in Princeton for over 40 years, we are excited to see all of the activity in town aimed at encouraging biking. Biking contributes in so many ways to the health of our community and we hope that the town’s efforts to create safer bike routes will inspire more residents to choose to bike rather than drive when running errands and commuting to local schools and jobs.

Each May, in celebration of National Bike Month, the Whole Earth Center takes to the streets of Princeton to encourage and reward cyclists. Now in its 13th year, our annual Random Acts of Community program distributes over $2,000 in gift cards from local businesses to cyclists in town. We also give each of the 30 cyclists that we reward a safety sheet outlining the most common types of car-bike accidents.

We love and appreciate the chance to work with so many of our fellow local businesses and the municipality on our annual bike reward program. Our partners in this community-wide effort include Mediterra, Teresa Caffe, Eno Terra, Terra Momo Bread Company, Blue Point Grill, Witherspoon Grill, Nassau Street Seafood, Yankee Doodle Tap Room, Nassau Inn, Agricola, Cargot, Two Sevens, the Dinky Bar, McCarter Theatre, small world coffee, bent spoon, LiLLiPiES Bakery, Princeton Record Exchange, jaZams, Olives, Tico’s Eatery & Juice Bar, Princeton Tour Company, Princeton Soup & Sandwich Company, Town of Princeton, Labyrinth Books, greendesign, Kopps Cycle, Local Greek, Olsson’s Fine Foods, Hinkson’s, and the Princeton Family YMCA.

Jennifer Murray

Whole Earth Center Manager