I realize that the site is getting heavy on bike-related stuff but think of it as a natural counterbalance to the budget postings earlier in the year…:)  I was in A-1 Bicycles on Sunday and they had a flyer for the Bike to Work Day event.  It looks like to me it’s a pretty serious deal: they are going to have convoys of bikes going into Washington DC.  I ain’t that crazy but I will bike to work.  At a total distance of 2 blocks I do realize that this is not a significant challenge but it’s all I got.

The way it seems to work is that you bike to the local “pit stop” and go from there.  The pit stops are where the organizers will have events, food, music, etc, etc.  The local pit stop is at the Freedom Center  and that’s pretty close so I’ll bike over there and then back to Old Town for work.  You can ride down the sidewalk on 28, it isn’t bad except for the leftover sand from this winter.

It is also from these pit stops where the convoys will head into the City to meet up at Freedom Plaza.  That seems nifty but, again, I ain’t that amped up to ride down the highway to Washington D.C.  I do think it’s a neat idea and one that will hopefully make localities and citizens consider their options for transportation.  Bikes need to become more of the regular fabric of transportation.  All it takes is putting them in the mix when consideration is given to new infrastructure projects.  If you are interested in the Bike to Work event, you can get info at their website:  www.waba.org