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Bike to Work Day May 18, 2007 - 2007/05/19 05:02
Today was Bike to Work Day. A group of @45 riders including Mayor White rode in from Memorial Park and arrived at the park in front of City Hall around 8:20 am for a press conference. Three cheers for METRO for being on hand with their hybrid bus complete with a bike rack. In addition, METRO had a display and they passed out literature on the new upcoming BOB. Still can't believe it. What a far cry from where we were this time last year.
I spoke with METRO ops about bikes on the P&R buses. Per METRO, the luggage bins with the blue bike labels can now be opened and a bike can be pitched in the compartment for transportation. (This may not be common knowledge to all the bus drivers). This is how we used to carry bikes on the P&R buses prior to May 2003. I don't know if they intend to install those factory sliders or not. The old way worked well as long as the bus driver didn't stop in front of a pole or newspaper rack that kept you from getting access to the compartment on unloading. Unloading was quick. Less than 10 seconds. Some of the cargo doors have not been opened in years and they may be a little stiff, so it may take a mighty yank to get the door open.
Rode into downtown for the event but had to get back to work before the other riders arrived from Memorial park so I didn't hear what the Mayor had to say. I know they rolled out the white bike program to the city employees. The Blue Cross Blue Shield rep provided snacks and a light breakfast for the cyclists. What a great idea. Get the employees healthier through bike riding and lower your insurance cash claim outflow. In addition, I saw a fair number of cyclists riding in from the SW that probably didn't participate in the downtown ceremony. The Chamber of Commerce weather this am certainly helped.
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