Bike to Work Day 2014

Looking for an alternative to driving to work? Are you tired of paying high gas prices and traffic congestion? Want to help the environment and get fit at the same time? Do you want to bike with your child to school? Retired and just want to get out for a bike ride and a cup of coffee? Try bicycling on Bike to Work Day in Prince William County, Friday, May 16, 2014.
We will have eight pit stops this year located in Prince William County, the City of Manassas, Town of Dumfries and Town of Haymarket. Check out http://www.biketoworkmetrodc.org/ to register to bicycle to work, to school, for shopping, to have fun and visit a pit stop, or wherever you will want to travel to on Bike to Work Day.
Did you know that 50% of VRE riders live within five miles of the VRE station that they use to get to work? Did you know that almost all of the PRTC buses in Prince William County have bicycle racks on the front so you can take your bike with you? Bike to mass transit locations and then ride on VRE, or PRTC buses, to your final destination.
The pit stops will have happy smiling volunteers to greet you early in the morning. They will hand out Bike to Work Day t-shirts for bicyclists who registered for the pit stop and offer food and refreshments. Several of the pit stops will have bicycle mechanics on hand from local bicycle shops to conduct safety tune-ups. All bicyclists registering for the pit stops will be entered in a random drawing for assorted bicycle related accessories. Bicyclists registering for the pit stops located at the Manassas VRE, Woodbridge VRE and the Rippon Landing VRE are eligible to receive free VRE trip passes (limited number so show up early).
So you are saying to yourself that you have not been on a bicycle for a while, or you are concerned about safety while riding a bicycle, well we have a great deal for you. We will be holding several classes on Safe Bicycle Commuting in April and May. Please check out the Prince William Trails and Streams website, www.pwtsc.org, for more information on upcoming classes.
Bike to Work Day 2014 poster