Numbers Surge for Bike to Work Day, Despite the
Heat
Spurred on by skyrocketing gas prices, concerns about global warming
and the fact that it was also an official “Spare the Air” day,
a record number of cyclists turned out for Bike to Work Day on
May 15, 2008, according to event organizers.
Concerned by predictions of high temperatures, the Bay Area Air
Quality Management District issued a Spare the Air advisory for
May 15, the first of the 2008 smog season. The call to ride public
transit and bikes instead of driving no doubt helped to boost participation
in Bike to Work Day, despite the sweltering heat. Read
more…
The Joys of Bike to Work Day, May 15, 2008:
Photo Gallery
Bike-to-Work Day, San Francisco
Photo by Noah Berger
Bike-to-Work Day 2008, San Francisco
Photo by Noah Berger
Bike-to-Work Day, San Francisco
Photo by Noah Berger
Lee Taubeneck, Caltrans, and Bijan Sartipi, Caltrans District 4
Director, Oakland City Center
Photo by Sean Co, MTC
Energizer Station, Telegraph Ave., Berkeley
Photo by Sean Co, MTC
Energizer Station, North Berkeley BART, Berkeley
Photo by Sean Co, MTC
Oakland City Center
Photo by Paisley Strellis, MTC
Oakland City Center
Photo by Paisley Strellis, MTC
Energizer Station, College Ave. at Claremont, Oakland
Photo by Karin Betts, MTC
Biking Baby, Oakland City Center
Photo by Karin Betts, MTC
Bicycling family, Oakland City Center
Photo by Karin Betts
See photos from Bike to Work Day 2007
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