Carmel to Participate in Bike to Work Day May 17, 2007

Carmel, IN – This month, the City of Carmel is celebrating National Bicycling Month and Friday, May 18th has been designated National Bike to Work Day. Carmel residents are encouraged to use the many multi-use paths that make up part of Carmel’s alternative transportation network as they bicycle to work.

To make the morning ride to work even more enjoyable, the City of Carmel and the Carmel Clay Parks and Recreation Department are hosting a continental breakfast sponsored by Valley Bikes at the Monon Center at Central Park from 6:30 – 9 a.m. on Friday, May 18th. It will be free and open to all Bike to Work Day participants. This gathering will be especially convenient for those using the adjacent Monon Greenway to get to their workplace.

Carmel recently received the bronze level award as a Bicycle Friendly Community by the League of American Bicyclists. “It is a great honor to be designated a Bicycle Friendly Community. We have worked hard to achieve this status by improving trail connectivity and providing more amenities for bicyclists. Each year, more and more cyclists discover the convenience of using the Monon Trail to commute to work in Carmel and Indianapolis. I encourage people to join the City in celebrating Bike to Work Day and consider using their bicycle as an alternate means of transportation,” said Mayor Brainard.

Communities across the country are asked each year to celebrate May as National Bicycling Month by the League of American Bicyclists. Bicycling is the most energy-efficient form of travel ever devised and can accommodate almost any level of fitness. It is also good for the environment as it helps reduce air, water and noise pollution. Studies have shown that more than half of all Americans live less than five miles from their place of work, a reasonable distance to bike for people in average physical shape.

Nancy S. Heck

Director of Community Relations

One Civic Square
Carmel, IN 46032

(317) 571-2494

Official Website: http://www.ci.carmel.in.us/