Uh oh. Did someone at Metro HQ fall asleep at the metaphoric wheel and not get the memo out to their drivers about today? As part of Bike Week L.A. today is Bike to Work Day, for which Metro has been touting free rides all day to those boarding wearing helmets, and have set up pit stops all around LA County with freebies and snacks. more ›

As part of Bike Week L.A.'s many festivities, today is Bike to Work Day. Metro is sponsoring activities today to boost interest in cycling as a commuting option, including free rides: "Just board a vehicle operated by any of the following carriers with your bike or helmet. If your bus carrier does not have bike racks or if the racks are occupied..." more ›

Lots has happened over the last year in regards to bicycling in Los Angeles, from sending a doctor to jail for purposefully hitting two cyclists with his car to the new League of Bicycle Voters to the Chief of the LAPD vowing to protect cyclists (he even appears in a new bicycle safety video). And with every new effort, bicycling in the city and region has a chance of becoming safer, thus making the annual bike to work day a daily, not annual thing. more ›

A follow up to the earlier story on freeway biking. The group of riders on Friday also put up this banner. "We hung a 20 X 6 foot banner on the 17th street overpass that read 'RIDE A BIKE: YOU'D BE HOME BY NOW,'" organizer Morgan Strauss explained. "It stayed up for over 48 hours." more ›

Last Friday, Crimanimal Mass took their second bicycle ride on the freeway during drive-home rush hour. Whizzing by gridlocked cars, the demonstration, albeit illegal, raises questions. Good questions. One of the group's organizers, Morgan Strauss, 29, was quoted in the Santa Monica Daily Press (.pdf) this weekend saying that he “just wanted to raise questions about the transportation infrastructure. In a city ruled by cars, why is it that you can get places faster on bikes?” more ›

"In support of Bike to Work Day, Thursday, May 17th, cyclists ride free on Metro and on other participating transit agencies listed below." said Metro's website. "Board with your bike or helmet and enjoy the ride… it’s on us!" According to many cyclists including this LAist writer, it was sometimes a fight to get that free ride. Many cyclists at the Rally told stories of them informing the bus driver that they get to... more ›

It is Bike to Work day and we hope you had the chance to take part. If not, every day is a bike to work day -- there's just no complimentary public transit. If anyone wants to include their bike to work photos, join and add them to the LAist Flickr Group. Photos after the jump...... more ›