Saris Cycling Group Bike Corral Contest
Saris awards two communities with free Bike Corrals
 Old State Bank of Tenino |
 Union Jack Pub in Broad Ripple Village, Indianapolis, Indiana |
Madison, WI, May 31, 2012. Over 2,000 votes were submitted for Saris Cycling Group's Bike Corral contest, and the Old State Bank of Tenino (Tenino, WA) and Union Jack Pub (Broad River, IN) have been declared winners!
After 8 finalists were selected among 70 entries in Saris' Bike Corral contest, both Old State Bank of Tenino and Union Jack Pub were judged by voters as those showing the greatest demand and community support for increased bike parking.
"We are thrilled with the amount of interest for bike parking within communities. We want more people to consider cycling as a means of transportation, and to realize the benefits bike parking can bring to a local business district, and this contest certainly proved there is a desire within communities for increased bike parking" stated Saris parking product manager Sarah Reiter.
Old Tenino Bank showed a great need for increased bike parking: newly purchased and being remodeled after three decades of abandonment the bank sits on the corner of the cities' main intersection and is immediately accessible to the city park bike trail system.
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