Contact: Peggy Holland
Phone: 373-2921

Bike-to-Work Week, May 14-18
Save Money, Improve Your Health, and Help the Environment

GREENSBORO – Greensboro residents are invited to celebrate Bike-to-Work Week May 14-18 by riding their bike to work. The event is part of National Bike Month, begun in 1956 by the League of American Bicyclists. Bike-to-Work Week is intended to:

• Increase public awareness of cyclists
• Educate the community about the benefits of bicycling as a form of transportation
• Make information about bicycle commuting available to potential riders
• Encourage people to try bicycle commuting

Bike-to-Work Week is sponsored by various local governments and advocacy groups, including the Greensboro Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO).

Bicycling and other forms of alternative transportation can help reduce pollution, reduce America’s dependence on fossil fuels, and improve health and well-being. With gas prices rapidly approaching $3 a gallon, bicycling becomes an even more attractive form of transportation.

As part of Bike-to-Work Week, bicycle commuters are invited to the Millennium Arch on Friday, May 18, from 7 to 9 am for free food, coffee and prizes. The Millennium Arch is at the intersection of Greene Street and February One Place.

Other events in recognition of the week include:

May 14 Bicycle refueling station – REI Shops at Friendly Center, 7-9 am
May 15 Bicycle movie night, “Breaking Away” – REI Shops at Friendly Center, 6:30 pm
May 16 Ride of Silence – First Horizon Park, 6:30 pm
May 17 Bicycle movie night, TBA – High Point

For more bicycling information, visit http://www.greensboro-nc.gov/Departments/GDOT/divisions/planning/bicycle/. 

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