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Distracted Driving Awareness Month is a national
annual campaign to increase awareness that distracted drivers are not only a danger
to themselves, but everyone else on the road. The goal of this campaign
is simple – save lives by getting drivers to remember that One Text or Call
Could Wreck It All.
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It Can Wait is AT&T’s national campaign to
raise awareness of the dangers posed by a driver who is distracted by their
mobile device. Through virtual reality (VR) technology, students will
experience the consequences of texting while driving, the most common use of
smartphones behind the wheel.
You are never alone on the road, even when you're alone in the car. Take the Pledge, It Can Wait!
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The City of Charlotte Department of Transportation, Charlotte Area Transit System and Start 2 Finish are once again joining forces to host one of Charlotte's most healthy and inspiring events: 2017 BIKE! Charlotte. This event is set to start on Friday, April 28 and run through the following Sunday, May 14.
BIKE! Charlotte is 17 days of bicycle-related events and promotions used to encourage families, friends and colleagues to break out the bike and integrate it into their daily routine. The theme for the 13th annual event is "Riding for a Better Community". Whether used for transportation or recreation, bicycles are efficient, non polluting modes of travel with great health benefits. Its an opportunity to set your life in motion both physically and mentally. Visit Bike! Charlotte for more information.
Join the Mayor's Bike Ride to Breakfast as we kick-off Bike!Charlotte 2017 on Friday, April 28.
- Start: Parking area behind Pritchard at South End Ride leaves the Pritchard at South End at 7:45 a.m.
- End: Government Center Plaza, 600 East 4th Street Breakfast and celebration begins at 8 a.m. at the Government Center Plaza
There will be a helicopter assisted delivery
placement of HVAC equipment on the top of the Fifth Third building at 201 North
Tryon Street at 7:45 a.m. on Saturday, April 29, 2017. The delivery will
consist of one lift removing the old unit from the rooftop of the building down
to the parking lot at North Tryon Street and East 7th Street. Once there, the
helicopter will hover and pick up the new unit and deliver it back to the
rooftop of the Fifth Third Building. Federal Aviation Administration
regulations require a short term closure of the adjoining streets (Tryon, 5th,
6th and 7th Streets) from all vehicular and pedestrian traffic during the
estimated 12 to 16 minutes while the aircraft is in flight.
The event will begin at 7 a.m. on Saturday, April 29 at Symphony Park.
Event organizers expect 1,200 participants. Visit National MS Society for more
information.
 Walk MS Charlotte
The race begins at 7 a.m. on Saturday, April 29 on Mammoth Oaks
Drive. Event organizers expect 1,000 participants. The route includes Mammoth
Oaks Drive, Lakeview Drive, Creola Road, Preston Lane, Jefferson Drive, Lansing
Drive, Providence Road and Mamolake Road. Visit Sarcoma
Stomp for more information.
 Sarcoma Stomp
The event will begin at 8 a.m. on Saturday, April 29 at the
Arboretum Shopping Center. Event organizers expect 500 attendees. The course
uses Providence Road, Windbluff Drive, Rounding Run Road, Raintree Lane
and Willow Point Drive. Visit Miles against Melanoma for more
information.
 Miles against Melanoma 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run
The event will begin at 8 a.m. on Saturday, April 29, 2017 at St. Matthew Catholic School. Event
organizers expect 500 attendees. The course will use Williams Pond Lane, Rea
Road, Fieldgate Drive, Darcy Hopkins Drive and Provincetowne Drive. Visit Bulldog 5K for
more information.
 Bulldog 5K
The event begins at 8 a.m. on Saturday, April 29 at the Duke
Energy Center on South Tryon Street. Event organizers expect 1,000 attendees.
Visit Tunnel to Towers for more information.
The event starts at 9 a.m. on Saturday, April 29 at the Whitehall
Corporate Center. Event organizers expect 1,000 participants. The course uses
Arco Corporate Drive and Whitehall Park Drive. Visit Girls
On the Run Charlotte for more information.
 Girls on the Run Spring 5K - South
The event will begin at 9 a.m. on Saturday, April 29, 2017 at Romare
Bearden Park. Event organizers expect 2,800 attendees. The course will use South
Mint Street, West 4th Street, South Summit Avenue, Litaker Avenue
and South Cedar Street. Visit March
of Dimes for more information.
 March for Babies 5K
The event is on Saturday, April 29 from 12 p.m. until 8 p.m. in
Historic South End on Camden Road. Event organizers expect 3,000 attendees.
Camden Road between Tryon Street and West Boulevard and Park Road from Tryon
Street to South Boulevard will be closed from 5 a.m. until 11 p.m. for the event.
Visit Art and Soul of South End for more
information.
The Education Day game at BB&T Ballpark is Wednesday, May 3
at 11:05 a.m. The event will bring an additional 50+ school buses around the
BB&T Ballpark on Wednesday morning. Event organizers expect 4,500
attendees. Heavy pedestrian and vehicular traffic is expected around the
ballpark leading up to the start of the game. Commuters should use caution and
allow extra travel time.
UNC Charlotte College of Arts and Architecture’s Tactical
Urbanism Class has partnered with CDOT to decorate the crosswalks and adjacent
sidewalks with chalk in the vicinity of the UNC Charlotte Center City campus.
On Friday, May 5, Brevard Street at 11th Street and 9th
Street at College Street will close at 10 a.m. and remain closed for several
hours.
During this time, UNC Charlotte students will decorate the crosswalks
and adjacent sidewalks to provoke conversation and promote urban vitality in
the educational core that surrounds UNC Charlotte’s Center City campus and
First Ward Park. The work will continue the discussion started by Janette
Sadik-Khan, New York City’s former Transportation Commissioner, when she
visited Charlotte in early April. She advocated for streets that are
safer and more engaging for pedestrians and cyclists, less dominated by
automobiles, and suggested the use of temporary pilot projects as a way to
begin that change. Students will decorate 1,000 feet of sidewalks using
ecologically-themed elements, linking First Ward Park to the adjoining
elementary schools.
The event is on Saturday, May 6 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. at
Sugar Creek Church of Christ on Sofley Road. Event organizers expect 1,200
attendees. Visit Sugar Creek Spring Festival for more
information.
The 7th Annual Kings Drive Art Walk is May 6 – 7
at Pearl Park. The festival is from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. on Saturday, May 6 and
from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Sunday, May 7. Event organizers expect 35,000
attendees. Visit Festival in the Park for more
information.
The event begins at 8 a.m. on Saturday, May 6 at Gateway Village
Promenade. Event organizers expect 1,700 participants. The course includes North
Cedar Street, West Fifth Street, North Tryon Street, West Stonewall Street,
South Graham Street and West Trade Street. Visit Aids Walk Charlotte for more
information.
 AIDS Walk Charlotte
The race will begin at 8 a.m. on Saturday, May 6 at the David Taylor
Corporate Center. Event organizers expect 300 participants. The running portion
of the race uses Governor Hunt Road, David Taylor Drive, Research Drive and the
Mallard Creek Greenway. The bike portion uses Governor Hunt Road, David Taylor
Drive, Research Drive, WT Harris Boulevard, Medical Plaza Drive, Mallard Creek
Road, West Mallard Creek Church Road and Claude Freeman Drive. Visit University City Duathlon for
more information.
 University City Duathlon 3K
 University City Duathlon 5K
 University City Duathlon 18.5K Bike Route
The race begins at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 6 in Plaza
Midwood. Event organizers expect 100 participants. The route uses Wilhelmina
Avenue, Mecklenburg Avenue, Belvedere Avenue, Tippah Avenue, Kensington Avenue,
Thurmond, Place, Chambwood Drive, Ashland Avenue and Winter Street. Contact the
Plaza Midwood Neighborhood Association at 704-634-9081 for more information.
 Midwood Miles 5K Road Race
The event begins at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 6 at the Little
Sugar Creek Greenway (Belk Plaza) at 425 North Kings Drive. Event organizers
expect 3,000 participants. The route includes North Kings Drive, East 3rd
Street, North Torrence Street, Park Drive, Charlottetowne Avenue, Armory Drive
and Same Ryburn Walk. Visit Walk to End Lupus Now for more information.
 Walk to End Lupus Now
The race begins at 8 a.m. on Saturday, May 6 on East Martin
Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Event organizers expect 450 attendees. The route
includes East Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, South Davidson Street, East 3rd
Street and South McDowell Street. For more information contact Rodney Sellars
at rodney.sellars@mecklenburgcountync.gov.
 Rodney’s Great Kids Triathlon
The event is from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, May 7. The City of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, Blue Cross Blue Sheild of NC and Partners for Parks will clear the roads for the third Open Streets 704 event within walking and biking distance of the Elizabeth, First Ward, Windsor Park, Chantilly, Echo Hills, Commonwealth, Plaza-Midwood, Sheffield Park, Country Club Heights, Eastover and Cherry neighborhoods.
Open Streets 704 is a series of four Charlotte events made possible by a grant from the Knight Foundation. Open Streets 704 will literally open a length of city streets for an afternoon just for people! Taking cues from similar events around the country and the world, Open Streets 704 aims to build a better, healthier, connected community by encouraging Charlotte and Mecklenburg area residents to walk, bicycle, and experience the city together in a way that’s just not possible in a car. Visit Open Streets 704 for more information.
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