Bicycle Safety Summit on April 11 at Tampa Convention Center

Attention, Seminole Heights bicycle riders: The U.S. Department of Transportation and the City of Tampa are hosting the Southeast Regional Bicycle Safety Summit on April 11.

The free event at the Tampa Convention Center, 333 S. Franklin Street, runs from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. A safety expo and rally will be held from 9 a.m. until noon, and roundtables with bicycle safety experts are from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m.

Here's more information from a news release:

The U.S. Department of Transportation and the City of Tampa invite you to participate in the Southeast Regional Bicycle Safety Summit with Secretary Ray LaHood.

The Bicycle Safety Summit will bring together federal, state and local officials, planners, designers, engineers, law enforcement, safety experts and others throughout the bicycle community to identify innovative ideas for improving bicycle safety in your community.

Join us for a Bicycle Safety Expo with local and national bicycle safety organizations in the morning with demonstrations of safe cycling – including helmet fittings, communication strategies, and hands-on training. Regional and local experts will further explore bicycle safety issues in the afternoon with discussions on the Built Environment, Law Enforcement, and Education/Awareness.

The Tampa Regional Bicycle Safety Summit is free and open to the public. However, space for the afternoon expert roundtables is limited, so we ask that you please RSVP at www.surveymonkey.com/s/FLbikesummit.

If you have questions, please contact Lilly Shoup, Office of the Secretary at FL.bikesummit@dot.gov.