A Kent State University student rides a
Flashfleet bike. Flashfleet bikes are
available for check out for the Halloween
Costume Campus Bike Ride on Oct. 28.

Kent State University’s Department of Recreational Services will host its second annual Halloween Costume Campus Bike Ride on Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 5:30 p.m.

The campuswide bike ride will begin outside the Student Recreation and Wellness Center and continue downtown where participants will gather for coffee before returning. Flashfleet’s student staff will lead the group.

Kent State hopes to move toward a more bike-friendly university in the next few years, providing many opportunities for a positive biking culture on campus, says Christopher John, assistant director for the Department of Recreational Services.

“This is a small event that is part of a larger picture to hopefully continue Kent State and the Department of Recreational Services’ goal to make biking as accessible and fun as possible on campus,” John says.

John’s sentiments reflect other initiatives on campus, such as the sustainable transportation theme for the year selected by Kent State’s Office of Sustainability’s to raise awareness of alternative methods of transportation.

The event is free and open to the greater Kent State community. Participants are encouraged to wear bike-safe Halloween costumes. They can choose to bring their own bikes or check out a bike from Flashfleet.

For more information about Kent State’s Department of Recreational Services, visit www.kent.edu/recservices.

For more information about Flashfleet, visit www.kent.edu/recservices/flashfleet.