Early Morning Interviews for Bike to Work Day Thursday, May 15
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On Thursday, May 15, organizers expect up to 100,000 Bay Area commuters to bike to work as part of the Bay Area's 14th Annual Bike to Work Day.
Who: Tens of thousands of commuters
What: Early morning interviews with residents participating in the Bay
Area's 14th annual Bike to Work Day (http://www.511.org)
When: Thursday, May 15, 2008 during the morning commute, starting at
5 a.m.
Where: Golden Gate Bridge Energizer Station at Vista Point (Marin side of
the bridge)
More than 150 Energizer Stations will be located along local bike commute routes in all nine Bay Area counties on Thursday, May 15, to provide free beverages, snacks and encouragement to bicyclists. Throughout the Bay Area, dozens of local events taking place during the month of May are getting people excited about bicycling and the benefits it provides for public health, traffic reduction, cost savings and our environment.
On Bike to Work Day, you also are invited to attend a press conference beginning at 8:15 a.m. on the steps of the San Francisco City Hall. Sponsored by the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, it will feature San Francisco cyclists, community leaders and elected officials.
The San Francisco Bay Area's Bike to Work Day 2008 is sponsored by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, which operates the Bay Area's 511 traveler information service, in conjunction with Kaiser Permanente and with support from the Bay Area Bicycle Coalition, county bicycle coalitions, county congestion management agencies and hundreds of local volunteers. For more information about Bike to Work Day, visit http://www.511.org.
Contact: Cole Portocarrero (415) 246-8078
Bay Area Bicycle Coalition & Bike to Work Day event director
SOURCE Metropolitan Transportation Commission
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