Bike to Work Week Extravaganza

Wisconsin media seem to be as excited about Bike to Work Week as we are. Check out some of these pieces:

Time to Bike to Work in WI - Public News Service
"Bike-to-Work-Week" in Wisconsin - Pierce County Herald
Editorial: Leave car at home and bike to work, for the health of it - Green Bay Gazzette
Bike to Work Week aims to boost commuters - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Biz Contest Part of "Bike to Work Week" - WHBL 1330 AM, Sheboygan
Could Bicycling Build Community - WUWM Milwaukee Public Radio
Though slightly dampened, ride serves as a state of cycling exercise - Milwaukee Journal Sentinal

Plus, coverage of Ride the Drive, which kicked off Bike to Work Week in Madison. The guy with the bubbles is Brian Conger, our statewide outreach coordinator. And Amanda White, our Madison office director, is in there too:

West Bend Bike to Work Day Rain Date in Effect

From our friends in West Bend:

Bike-to-Work Day for West Bend has been rescheduled due to rain. The rain date for the event is Friday, May 28th. “It seems Mother Nature has different plans for us today,” says event coordinator Ori-Anna Ramsey. “We’re hoping to get the word out to remind people about the rain date so they can make plans to participate next week instead.”

National Bike-to-Work Day is an annual event held on the third Friday of May across the United States and Canada promoting bicycles as an alternative form of transportation. “Anyone can participate in the event,” says Ramsey. “It doesn’t matter if you work or not, and it doesn’t matter if you currently use your bike to commute.” According to Ramsey, the event is open to veterans to commuting by bike and those who are thinking parking the car and riding their two-wheeler instead. The event is designed to help commuters network with each other, learn more about the benefits of cycling as a lifestyle and to create awareness of bike commuters in West Bend and surrounding areas.

Don’t miss this year’s Bike to Work Day Event on Friday, May 28th. Festivities will be held at Imagine Coffee House located at 705 Village Green Way (under Rivershores YMCA) in West Bend from 6:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Participants should ride their bikes in to receive complimentary coffee, a free goodie bag and snacks. There will also be free tech support, fix-a-flat clinics and of course the ever-popular biker raffle.

Up-to-date information about West Bend’s 2010 Bike-to-Work Day event can be found at www.bike-to-work.weebly.com.

Please also remember to celebrate Wisconsin Bike to Work Week June 6-11. Workplaces can sign up for the Commuter Bike Challenge, which takes place that week, at the Bike Fed Web site.

The Today Show takes the National Commuter Bike Challenge

You can take the Wisconsin Commuter Bike Challenge Jun 6-11.

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