SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2 | 2 TO 5 PM | PLEASANT HILL
PURSLEY ST. + 3RD AVE. + WARD St.
This route will celebrate the Historic Pleasant Hill neighborhood along Pursley St., 3rd Ave., and Ward St. Nearby points of interest connecting to this route include the St. Peter Claver Catholic School, LH Williams Elementary School, the Little Richard House, and Jefferson Long Park.
Thank you to our Pleasant Hill residents Tedra Huston, Tonja Khabir, and Erion Smith for serving as neighborhood champions for this route.
Both 2022 routes were designed with input from Pleasant Hill and Vineville residents and selected based on Bike Walk Macon’s 2022 priorities to (1) improve connectivity between the Pleasant Hill neighborhood and Ocmulgee Heritage Trail and (2) improve bikeability and walkability along Walnut St., an important corridor that connects both neighborhoods to Downtown Macon. In the months leading up to Open Streets Macon, Bike Walk Macon will also be leading several traffic calming interventions to improve the safety and connectivity along and near the routes in partnership with the Macon Reimaging the Civic Commons Committee and Pleasant Hill and Vineville neighborhood associations.
“Open Streets is always a fun opportunity to play in the streets, but even further it’s also an important opportunity to build community. In so many ways it has helped us prompt discussions about public health and safety,” says Pleasant Hill resident and neighborhood champion, Tonja Khabir. “I can’t wait to see it back in Pleasant Hill to further support the strategic work we are doing here and to create safe and more sustainable neighborhoods across our city as well.”
OPEN STREETS MACON: Pleasant Hill
2022 aCTIVITY PARTNERS
INFORMATION, RESTROOMS, AND WATER LOCATED AT ALL ACTIVITY HUBS
Jefferson Long ACTIVITY HUB
ALL DAY ACTIVITIES
Bike Walk Macon - Get all the info about our organization and projects. Ask about all of our Tactical Urbanism projects and what you can do to get involved with Bike Walk Macon for a more bikeable walkable Macon for all.
4th Annual Pleasant Hill Grill-Off! - Annual grilling competition. Food available for purchase in Jefferson Long Park.
Cure Violence Macon - Literature and refreshments.
Little Richard House - Live music, dancing and Little Richard House tours.
Mercer Family Therapy Center - Resilience and stress information and services
MGA Occupational Therapy Assistant Program - Interactive activities highlighting chronic disease prevention, occupational therapy.
Napier Heights Food Co-op - Edible jack-o'-lantern activity and community information
Peachstate Cornhole - Cornhole games
Probity Financial Group LLC/ S.H Insurance - Medicare resources, spin the wheel, bean bags, and raffle drawings
The Southern Center for Choice Theory, LLC - Macon Mental Health & interactive Drum Circle
SCHEDULED ACTIVITIES
All Day - Volunteer with Macon Mental Health Matters on their Sensory Pathway at LH Williams Elementary
2:00 pm | Bike Tech Bike Parade - Meet at Pursley St. + Pecan Ln. to decorate your bike, then join Bike Tech for a fun, slow-roll bike parade through the route. Bike Parade will take off at 2:45 pm.
3:00 pm | Streetline Percussion - Macon’s premier youth drumline performance
3:30 pm | Ageless Steppers, LLC Line Dance!
Want to participate?! Sign up here!
LH Williams Activity HUB
ALL DAY ACTIVITIES
Bike Walk Macon - Get all the info about our organization and projects. Ask about all of our Tactical Urbanism projects and what you can do to get involved with Bike Walk Macon for a more bikeable walkable Macon for all.
Best Friends Doggy Day Care - Pet photo booth and giveaways
Bike Walk Macon Education - Bicycle education, road hazard drills and obstacle course
Book 'Em/Bibb County Sheriff's Office - 400 new books to giveaway
Historic Linwood Cemetery - Information about preservation efforts. Seeking feedback from community.
Keep Macon-Bibb Beautiful - Interactive activities that focus on litter prevention, recycling, and beautification.
LH Williams Community Center - Children’s activities and sensory pathway project
Macon-Bibb Fire Dept - Check out a firetruck and meet Macon’s finest firefighters
Macon Pickleball - Pickleball demonstration and beginner drills. Learn to dink!
The Kitty n Pittie - Face painting and dog adoption
Walk with a Doc - Corn hole and “benefits of walking” game
Want to participate?! Sign up here!
St. Peter Claver ACTIVITY HUB
ALL DAY ACTIVITIES
Bike Walk Macon - Get all the info about our organization and projects. Ask about all of our Tactical Urbanism projects and what you can do to get involved with Bike Walk Macon for a more bikeable walkable Macon for all.
Alice's Place Structured Family Caregiver Program - Cornhole game and healthy snacks
Equal Vote Coalition - Voting activity
Junior League of Macon - Book giveaway, arts and crafts
Macon-Bibb Transit Authority - Tour a city bus
Macon Periods Easier - “Guess how many" game and/or a tampon toss
Mercer University Integrative Studies Program - John Oliver Killens and Tina McElroy Ansa and Pleasant Hill Authors Exhibit
Middle Georgia Regional Library - Info about the services available at the local library and freebies.
Pedestrian Safety Review Board/AARP - Free light-up armbands
Pilot Club of Macon - Giving away helmets to children
Re-Cycle Macon/Centenary Community Ministries Inc. - Simple bicycle repairs and tutorials. Program information.
St Peter Claver Catholic School - Handouts, hopscotch, hula hoops, chalk drawings, activity materials, books, and other games.
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Georgia - 3-D art sculptures station with straws and play-doh foam
SCHEDULED ACTIVITIES
2:30 pm | Ageless Steppers, LLC Line Dance!
Want to participate?! Sign up here!
Need help with your Bike? Look for the roving Bike Tech Mechanics.
They will have a mobile bike shop out during the day to help fix minor bike issues for free!
How to get involved!
Volunteers
We need dozens of dedicated volunteers to help us bring the streets of Macon to life! We need your help from setting up to taking surveys, counting people, tactical urbanism projects and assisting our activity partners. We hope you’ll join us and help us transform our city!
ACTIVITY PARTNERS
Activity Partners who sign-up after Sept 16 for the Pleasant Hill route on Oct 2 may not be included in marketing/printed materials. We are still accepting submissions, but we cannot guarantee advertising after Sept 16. Please join us at Open Streets Macon: Walnut/Clayton Street on November 6!
Our activity partners make Open Streets Macon one of the most unique programs in Macon-Bibb County. Activity Partners can be agencies, organizations, businesses, clubs, individuals, government agencies or anyone else that has the capacity to provide an activity on the Open Streets route. Join us at Open Streets, ride your bike, walk fancy free in the street and visit with the following activity partners.