May is Bike Month, and Friday is the designated day on which car commuters are encouraged to bike to work.
Wilmington's organized events:
"Group ride/morning reception/free & secure bike parking/afternoon BBQ. Please consider riding to work on May 20th and meeting up with like minded cyclists at the Bike Boutique from 7:30 to 9 a.m. (11th & Orange) for light refreshments provided by Bike Wilmington. Additionally, the Bike Boutique is offering free secure bike parking from 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. After work, join us in the Brandywine Park for BBQ/beverages and the Wilmington Grand Prix's kickoff event starting at 4 p.m. - the Monkey Hill Time Trial (at the intersection of North Van Buren Street and Stadium Drive). Anyone who is interested in riding into work as a group from the Pennsylvania Avenue Park-n-Ride should contact Mike Leventry for more information at mleventry@wilmingtonde.gov"
Newark's organized event:
"Bike-to-Work Day Celebration in Newark Get some exercise. Give the atmosphere and your budget a break. Stop by the Trabant University Center patio to enjoy light refreshments, meet other bicycle commuters, and show your support for bicycling in Newark and in Delaware. See you there! Don’t forget to wear your helmet. organized by the Newark Bicycle Committee in partnership with the Delaware Department of Transportation and TMA Delaware. Contact Mark Deshon with any questions at deshon@udel.edu".
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These are the only two official celebrations in the state, but the main point is just to bike to work, if at all possible. If you would like to check on events planned for your state, use the "find events" search feature at the website of the League of American Bicyclists: http://www.bikeleague.org/index.php
Will I be participating, you ask? The easy answer is that I'm not scheduled to work on Friday. But if I was working, it would be difficult - I work in a job which requires one to be impeccably groomed, and my commute takes a half hour by car. Probably a better gesture would be for me to take the bus on Bike To Work Day.
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