2012 Bike to Work Day

Dear community leaders and residents of District 6,

This Friday, May 18, is Bike to Work Day. I will be riding my bike into the County Council office, and I hope you will join me at the Bike to Work Day celebration at Annapolis City Dock, from 7 - 9:00 am. This is a great annual event, featuring free refreshments, t-shirts, giveaways, and prizes. For those of us lucky to live close to our offices, biking is a great way to get to work! Show your support for biking (or walking) to work on Friday, and help promote clean commuting.

You can register for the event at http://www.eventbrite.com/event/3232425271 (important to reserve your free T-shirt). The weather forecast looks great!

Thanks,

Chris 

More about Bike to Work Day (from the Baltimore Metropolitan Council webpage):

Why Bike To Work Day?

Bike to Work Day 2012, sponsored by the Baltimore Metropolitan Council, will be celebrated in the Baltimore region and across the nation on Friday May 18, 2012.

This year marks the 15th annual event in the Baltimore region and will feature events at locations around the region. Bike to Work Day is an event celebrated across the United States each May to encourage and celebrate bicycling to work and promote public awareness of bicycling and bicycle safety.

Locally, B2WD promotes a “clean commute” and is part of the region's Clean Commute Initiative, which begins in April. Late Spring is the start of the ground-level ozone season, when we hear about Code Red and Orange Ozone Action Days. On those days, the air is dangerous to breathe – especially for the young and for the elderly. Single occupancy vehicles produce dangerous ozone-emission pollution in the Baltimore area. Bike commuting can improve the air we breathe.