Annual Bike to Work Day events scheduled for May 21
by Kali Schumitz | Staff Writer
Thousands of people throughout the region are expected to participate in the annual Bike to Work Day events May 21, but for a select group of commuters, biking to work is the norm.
"Bicyclists are the only people I know who enjoy their commutes," said Bruce Wright, 60, a Reston resident and cycling advocate who has commuted by bicycle for about 30 years. "When they get to work, they're refreshed and ready for the day."
Although they have just recently started gathering hard data, transportation officials in Fairfax and Arlington counties say they have seen bike travel grow in recent years, getting a particular boost when gas prices exceeded $4 per gallon in the summer of 2009. . . .
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