National Bike Month

Bike-to-Work Day is an annual event held on the third Friday of May across the United States and Canada that promotes the bicycle as an option for commuting to work. Leading up to Bike-to-Work Day (May 21, 2010), national, regional, and local bicycle advocacy groups encourage people to try bicycle commuting as a healthy and safe alternative to driving by providing route information and tips for new bicycle commuters. On Bike-to-Work Day, these groups often organize bicycle-related events, and in some areas, pit stops along bicycle routes with snacks.

Bike-to-Work Day was originated by the League of American Bicyclists in 1956 and is a part of Bike-to-Work Week, which is in turn part of National Bike Month.

Invite everyone to visit the BikeMN exhibit at the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota during the month of May. Encourage your friends to join BikeMN.org so that more people will ride bicycles more often and Minnesota will become the #1 bicycle-friendly State in the United States!