Clean California Mural Ride - Rescheduled to June 28 and with an Optional Bike Train!
The Clean California mural ride originally scheduled for May 31 will now be on June 28 to give the artists additional time to complete the newest murals in Fresno. The murals are along the State Route 180 freeway corridor starting at San Pablo Park to the west and First Street, across from Romain Park, to the east. The 28 murals are mostly painted on bridge columns, with some on the slope paving below bridges, and one large mural on a building at Romain Park. Funding for the murals is from the Governor’s Clean California initiative, which cleaned and beautified public spaces across the state. This ride is being done in collaboration with the Fresno County Bicycle Coalition, Caltrans, Beautify Fresno, Fresno PARCS Department, and the Fresno Arts Council.
The mural ride will begin at San Pablo Park at 9:00 am on Saturday, June 28. About 30 minutes will initially be spent at the park viewing murals painted on 20 freeway columns. The 4-mile ride will then proceed at an easy pace to Romain Park and later to freeway undercrossings. Eric Martinez from the Fresno Arts Council will be the docent, and you will be able to meet some of the artists. Some murals may still be in progress. Bring plenty of water for what will likely be a hot day.
If you live near Cedar Avenue or Willow Avenue and plan to ride your bike to San Pablo Park from home, there will be a bike train beginning at Willow and Nees Avenues, near Steven's Bicycles, starting at 8:00 am to arrive at San Pablo Park at 8:45 am. The bike train is intended for more experienced bike riders and will be traveling at a moderate speed of about 15 mph. You can meet up with the bike train anywhere along the route going south on Willow Avenue, west on Bullard Avenue, south on Cedar Avenue, and west on Belmont Avenue to San Pablo Park. Here are some of the key points and expected arrival times along the route:
PO Box 2332
Clovis CA 93613
Fresno County Bicycle Coalition
info@fresnobike.org