Hey, It's Bike to Work Week

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It's that time of year again. When politicians tout the importance of cycling for five business days through a series of events. That began this morning with a downtown press conference encouraging Angelenos to give bicycling a try, or at least one day this week. Then comes tomorrow with the annual blessing of the bicycles (sort of likethe blessing of the animals).

Then on Wednesday and Thursday are actual biking events. The first with an organized morning downtown ride and then the county-wide bike to work day. On Friday, it is walk or bike to school day. And while Saturday has no official bike week activities, there's a lot going on in Pasadena.

Damien Newton at StreetsblogLA, who "rather have the City of Los Angeles produce a Bike Master Plan than plan a week of bike events," rounds up the events nicely from his transit-minded point of view. Metro and Pasadena also have websites with all the pertinent info.

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BIKE TO WORK WEEK IS STUPID WE SHOULDN'T CONDONE BAD BEHAVIOR ALL WEEK BIKES ARE DUMB AND WE WOULDN'T HAVE A SMOKE DRUGS AND PUNCH THE POPE WEEK SO WHY BIKE? BIKERS ARE BIKETARDS NOT ME THEY ARE! I CAN USE THE WHOLE LANE IF I WANT AND I'LL BE A JERK IN A CAR BECAUSE IT'S MY RIGHT GOD BLESS AMERICA.


There, I think I successfully condensed all of the dumb comments into one, so now the rest of us can politely agree that this is a good idea and should be a fun week.

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Bike to work week. Rub it in why don't you. I propose that it's also bike nowhere in particular week. Maybe, bike to the movies after looking at jobs on craigslist week.

Oh, and @farley...funny stuff.

@farley: rad, but you forgot:

GODDARNIT ANOTHER BIKE STORY IN LAIST, WHY NOT JUST CALL THIS BIKELAIST!!!!!!!!!!

Is it just LA? or all over. we need something like this in SD.

It's all over California. Check out this as a start.

It's technically a national thing, but it is up to local agencies and businesses to promote it. I will be getting my free crap at Santa Monica City Hall and or REI tomorrow.

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