SPRINGDALE -- Ozark Regional Transit is joining the nonprofit Pedal it Forward next week to give away bicycles and gear for those who need them.
Regional Transit will have bikes on buses to give away Monday. All fixed-route and on-demand vehicles will leave the transit yard with at least two bikes mounted on the bike rack on the front of the bus. Those bikes will be restocked throughout the day as bikes are given away.
"Pedal it Forward has got some really good bikes, helmets and locks for people that want them," said Joel Gardner, executive director at Regional Transit. "It is a first-come, first-served request."
All recipients must be able to get their bike from a bus.
Regional Transit officials say the bike give-away is in support of multimodal transportation in the region. The hope is that the bikes will help people travel to and from the buses more easily.
More information is available online at: http:www.ozark.org/pedal-it-forward