Bike to Work Week

Tired of sitting in traffic?
Bowled over by the price of gasoline?
Yearning to shrink your carbon footprint?
Why not use your bike to commute to work starting now, today, the first day of Bike to Work Week? Councilmember LaBonge joined transit officials and bike activists this morning in the kick-off ceremony for the biggest cycling advocacy week of the year.
Right now, just 1 percent of trips in Los Angeles county are made on bicycle but Metro, which has invested close to $200 million in bike facilities and programs, hopes to boost that percentage. Besides direct investment in bike related projects, the expanding network of Metro buses and trains means more cyclists can use public transit to carry them part of their trip.
Both Metro and the Dept. of Transportation are offering free rides on Thursday, May 20th to anyone riding a bike or carrying a bike helmet. For more information, click here.