2008 Bike to Work Week
Community Leaders & Public Bicycle Ride
Friday May 16th, 2008 – 9am
The Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization’s (CAMPO) Bicycle and Pedestrian Stakeholders Group (BPSG) organized a bicycle ride around the Capitol Building to raise awareness for bicycle commuting, its benefits and obstacles, and to showcase using bicycles as an alternate form of transportation. This event is part of National Bike to Work Week, May 11-17, 2008.
The group ride will began at 9am on the north side of the Bicentennial Mall (across from the Legislative Bldg). The route was 1.15 miles long and streets were open to traffic. Following the ride, there was a Bike to Work Week Breakfast and Prize Give-a-ways, sponsored by TTA & the SmartCommute Challenge, at the bicycle ride meet location.
This year, between April 15 and May 30 is the SmartCommute Challenge in the Triangle. The Smart Commute Challenge asks area workers to try a smarter commute, i.e. biking to work or to the bus, carpooling or vanpooling, teleworking or walking. You can make a pledge to take the Challenge online at www.smartcommutechallenge.org.
THANK YOU for helping us with this exciting new event for Bike to Work Week!
