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BIKE MONTH: MAY
BIKE-TO-WORK WEEK: MAY
12-16
BIKE-TO-WORK DAY: MAY
16
Americans have been
commemorating National Bike Month in May for 52 years, thanks to
advocacy groups like the League of American Bicyclist and the League of
Michigan Bicyclists (LBM). Timed to coincide with the arrival of warmer
weather, the event has inspired countless bike rides, safety
inspections, commuter challenges, ribbon-cutting, "share the road"
promotions, and other varied celebrations of bicycling in communities
across the nation.
The LMB is promoting
Bike-to-Work Week from May 12-16. One of the most popular activities in
Bike Month is encouraging people to bicycle to work and forsake their
motor vehicles for just one day. Friday, May 16 is designated as
National Bike-to-Work day (this date is also part of National
Transportation Week), although many communities pick other dated in the
month for this particular event.
Hundreds of people in
Lansing, Travers City, Ann Arbor, Jackson and Detroit will bike, walk,
carpool, take the bus to work, or telecommute during Smart Commute '08/
Smart Commute is part of a national celebration of Bike-to-Work Week.
For Bike-to Work Resources
Visit:
www.bikeleague.org/programs/bikemonth/
For tips on Smart
Commuting visit:
www.lmb.org/cummute |
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