Events for September 2020

This past Monday's Waterkeeper Ride had a perfect ending with the sun setting over Broderick Park, the Niagara River and Canada - gotta savor these summer sunsets over the water, one of the best benefits of being in Buffalo, let's do it again!   Note two new changes to our temporary format, in response to rider feedback - we'll now announce the end point of the ride, and extend the route to around 15 miles.   This coming Monday, we'll return to the art deco beauty of the Niagara Frontier Food Terminal for a ride designed to soak in the sunset from Clinton-Bailey to Lovejoy, Kaisertown, South Buffalo and the Outer Harbor, ending at Wilkeson Pointe.   Thanks to our presenting partner Independent Health for continued support of Slow Roll Buffalo since 2015.   With ongoing guidance from local and state public health leaders to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Slow Roll Buffalo organizers have been carefully considering ways to resume community bike rides while maintaining some semblance of Slow Roll’s inclusive spirit. Having prepared a plan that meets or exceeds all requirements, the weekly ride presented in partnership with Independent Health has resumed, free and open to all.   […]

Our annual free and inclusive Labor Day Ride will begin at one of our favorite venues, the Colored Musicians Club, founded in 1917 in response to Black musicians being denied membership in Buffalo's all-white musicians union, and now the longest continuously-operating Black musicians club in the United States. Our 15-mile route prepared with input from the Coalition for Economic Justice will pass locations of note to the local labor movement, including teachers, healthcare workers, steelworkers, firefighters, postal workers, and Buffalo's newest union in the workers of Spot Coffee. The ride will end at The Freedom Wall, whose 28 honored civil rights icons include labor leaders such as Martin Luther King, who was assassinated while visiting Memphis in support of sanitation workers. Thanks to our presenting partner Independent Health for continued support of Slow Roll Buffalo since 2015.   With ongoing guidance from local and state public health leaders to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Slow Roll Buffalo organizers have been carefully considering ways to resume community bike rides while maintaining some semblance of Slow Roll’s inclusive spirit. Having prepared a plan that meets or exceeds all requirements, the weekly ride presented in partnership with Independent Health has resumed, free and open […]

This coming Monday's free and inclusive community bike ride is centered on the City of Buffalo's "Middle Main" street reconstruction planning, currently in the preliminary design stage for Phase 1, from Goodell to Ferry. With recent media coverage fanning frustrations throughout our community about the public engagement process of the project, we'll continue doing our part to connect communities by spotlighting businesses, community organizations, neighborhoods and people affected by the state of this street.   Our 15-mile route will cover the area's commercial and residential streets, beginning at The Oakk Room on Main and ending at the African American Cultural Center on Masten, both familiar hosts to Slow Roll that will be spotlighted in website features along with surrounding residents.   Following the ride on Monday, we'll present our Virtual Slow Roll Thursday night at 8 on our website with ride footage and continued conversations.   Thanks to our presenting partner Independent Health for continued support of Slow Roll Buffalo since 2015. With ongoing guidance from local and state public health leaders to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Slow Roll Buffalo organizers have been carefully considering ways to resume community bike rides while maintaining some semblance of Slow Roll’s […]