A bike week to remember

If you had any doubt that bicycle culture is on a major roll in Los Angeles, just check out the lineup for Bike Week 2010.

Among the attractions next week are prizes and giveaways, Tuesday’s annual nondenominational Blessing of the Bicycles outside Good Samaritan Hospital, a Downtown LA Bike Ride starting and ending at Olivera Street on Wednesday and free transit rides for cyclists on Bike to Work Day Thursday.

If that’s not enough, you also can pick up (or download) a copy of a brand new Metro map showing more than1,200 miles of local bikeways.

“Combining bus or rail with bicycling trips helps to further reduce carbon emissions and promotes a greener, better LA, “ according to Cosette Stark, Metro’s director of regional communication programs.

Metro’s blog The Source has a good rundown of the festivities here.

Posted 5-13-10