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(Photos, top to bottom: Joe Hendrickson, Noah Berger, Kit Morris, Deb Hubsmith, Noah Berger)

June/July 2005

In the News

Bike to Work Day 2005:
The Day in Pictures

The unseasonable rain notwithstanding, organizers of the Bay Area’s version of Bike to Work Day 2005 declared the event a success. This year’s effort was coordinated by the Bay Area Bicycle Co- alition and staffed by hundreds of local volunteers — and underwritten by MTC to the tune of $150,000. Sponsors revved up for the big day with a press conference in early May where 50 essay contest winners received new Giant-brand bikes courtesy of Bicycling magazine.

MTC also provided awards for a “Bike Commuter of the Year” in each of the nine Bay Area counties plus two regional awards: to the city of Petaluma for “Most Improved Bicycle Community” and to Agilent Technologies of Petaluma for “Best Workplace That Fosters Bicycle Transportation.”

MTC estimates that as many as 50,000 commuters pedaled to work on May 19, the official Bike to Work Day. Cyclists could refuel with free snacks and drinks at more than 180 “Energizer Stations” located along local bicycle commute routes around the region.
— Brenda Kahn

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