Bike to Work Week in St. Louis
Submitted by Brent Hugh on Tue, 05/16/2006 - 6:07pm
Bike to Work week in St. Louis is well underway:
With gas prices on the rise, one local organization is suggesting another way to get to work.Read the rest of the story in the West End Word.
The St. Louis Regional Bicycle Federation urges area citizens to take full advantage of National Bike to Work Week, which begins May 15 and runs through May 19.
"A bicycle is often an ideal solution," said Karen Karabell, a Central West End resident and chair of the St. Louis Regional Bicycle Federation. "The bicycle is the most self-efficient transportation on the planet … using a car to drive one mile is like using a sledgehammer to kill a fly — it’s so unnecessary."
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