OPEN STREETS MACON RETURNS THIS SUNDAY!

Pleasant Hill will leap to life as people traffic replaces car traffic from 2 PM to 5 PM on Sunday, October 2nd.

Open Streets is THIS WEEKEND in Pleasant Hill, from 2-5 pm! Here’s everything you need to know before you go:

• Open Streets Macon is FREE and open to people of all ages and abilities. Even if you have no clue what exactly Open Streets is, come! We promise you'll like it!

• It’s not a race, and you don’t need a bike to participate. You can walk or skate to your heart’s content.

• We encourage you to get to Open Streets Macon by bike or by foot. If you have to drive, then with friends/family is always best. Street parking and other options are identified on this google map.

• There’s no beginning or end. Start and end anywhere!

• Remember to bring sunscreen and water.

• Join us for the Open Streets Macon Bicycle Parade at 2:00 PM. Meet near Jefferson Long Park to decorate your bike, then join Bike Tech for a fun, slow-roll bike parade through the route!

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OPEN STREETS MACON: PLEASANT HILL
ACTIVITY PARTNERS

There will be several local groups, individuals, and businesses there this Sunday - ready to lead-free, fun, interactive activities and show you why Pleasant hill is a great place to live, work, and play! Check them out: 

INFO, RESTROOMS, AND WATER LOCATED AT ALL ACTIVITY HUBS

JEFFERSON LONG ACTIVITY HUB 

• Bike Walk Macon - Get all the info about our organization and projects. 

• 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, and 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. 

• 2:45 pm | Bike Parade takes off.

• 3:00 pm  |  Streetline Percussion - Macon’s premier youth drumline performance

• 3:30 pm  |  Ageless Steppers, LLC Line Dance!

LH WILLIAMS ACTIVITY HUB 

• Bike Walk Macon - Get all the info about our organization and projects. 

• 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 

• Ember Maypop Shop - Sassy Susie Sasquatch coloring sheets and an inflatable sloth

• Historic Linwood Cemetery - Info about preservation efforts. Seeking feedback from the community.

• Keep Macon-Bibb Beautiful - Interactive activities on litter prevention, recycling, and beautification.

• LH Williams Community Center - Children's activities

• Macon-Bibb Fire Dept - Check out a firetruck and meet Macon’s finest firefighters

• Macon Pickleball - Pickleball demonstration and pop-up court.

• The Kitty n Pittie - Face painting and dog adoption

• Walk with a Doc - Corn hole and "benefits of walking" game

ST. PETER CLAVER ACTIVITY HUB 

• Bike Walk Macon - Get all the info about our organization and projects.

• Alice's Place Structured Family Caregiver Program - Cornhole 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 Line Dance!

Need help with your bicycle? Look for the roving Bike Tech Mechanics. 
They’ll have their mobile bike shop out during the day to help fix minor bicycle issues for free!

In addition to activating the street, Open Streets Macon will simultaneously serve as an initiative to permanently improve Pleasant Hill. Keep Macon-Bibb Beautiful will assist with cleaning the streets and sidewalks along with dozens of volunteers from the neighborhood and Mercer University.

Bike Walk Macon is partnering with Andrea Cooke to install a sensory sidewalk pathway at the entrance of L. H. Williams. The pathway will be designed by L. H. Williams art teacher, Char Lockett.