LACBC’s Car-Free Friday

by Damien Newton on January 28, 2009

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January 30, 2009   8:00 am   
Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition (LACBC) has launched a new campaign called "Car-Free Fridays" to encourage both new and experienced riders to commit to using the bicycle as a means to commute to work and to make their shorter trips by bike at least one Friday of the month. 

The campaign is aimed to get more people on bikes and to highlight the global and personal benefits of riding a bicycle.  To celebrate the first "Car-Free Friday," on January 30, LACBC will host a ride, meeting at 8 a.m. at Hollywood/Western Metro Red Line Station and will head downtown, to L.A. City Hall.  

Sustainable choices and transportation alternatives are a popular means of reducing our carbon footprint, reducing air pollution, staying healthy and saving money.  Choosing to commute by bicycle, even on occasion, can have immediate positive results on our health and on the environment.