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Pasadena Independent May 16, 2016
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Free snacks, giveaways, and raffle prizes will be available for participants at Pasadena City Hall. – Photo by Terry Miller
All bicyclists commuting to work in Pasadena by pedal power are invited to stop at Pasadena City Hall’s official “Pit Stop” (the Euclid Avenue side) to help celebrate Bike to Work Day on May 19.
The city’s Prideshare Program, in conjunction with Metro, will host a two-hour bicycle-friendly event from 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. on May 19. Free snacks, giveaways, and raffle prizes will be available for participants. Local bike shops Pasadena Cyclery, www.pasadenacyclery.com, and Incycle, www.incycle.com, will provide free bicycle tune-ups while Pasadena Transit will be there with public transit info and the Pasadena Fire Department will showcase its bicycle paramedic team!
A main goal of Bike to Work Day – held during Bike Week Pasadena, May 16 to 21 – is getting participants to make bicycling a regular part of their work commute and to introduce first-timers to the joys of bicycling for business and pleasure.
Bike to Work Day celebrates the green power of the pedal over the accelerator and promotes bicycle safety.
Similar Bike to Work events will be held throughout the region. Locations and information on other Bike to Work Pit Stops can be found at www.metro.net/bikes/bike-month/where-bike-week/.
Events for Bike Week Pasadena, May 16 to 21, can be found online at:
www.cicle.org/attend-an-event/bike-week-pasadena/.
Bike Week Pasadena, which began in 2007, presents free events to the community during the week which are designed to teach new riders how to safely ride a bike in traffic and encourage them to use their new skills in safe, group ride formats. Bike Week Pasadena events also raise the visibility of bicyclists and pedestrians in Pasadena to ensure safe access for all road users.
For more information on bicycling to work, contact the City of Pasadena, Department of Human Resources, (626) 744-7335 or by emailing Prideshare@cityofpasadena.net.
