 Today's picture: Just saying "Thanks," Tom Armstrong shook hands with Charlie King, one of the crew members who helped last week to pave over a rough set of tracks on Washington Street. Bicycle commuters use Washington Street as part of an east-west bike route downtown.
Like most people, I complain a lot about things that seem to get in my way. One example: rough pavement gives me a difficult – and sometimes dangerous – ride and often breaks my bike spokes. So whenever I get a chance to thank the people who try to keep the roads smooth, I'll be the first to do it. On Friday afternoon I had one such opportunity. Tom Armstrong, Scott Render and I had a chance to meet a crew finishing some work on Washington St. To find out more, take a look at Tom's blog. He's an amazingly talented bicycle mechanic, a League Cycling Instructor, certified by the League of American Bicyclists, and a dedicated bicycle commuter. He sometimes wears a utility kilt instead of trousers and a very urban bike helmet.
Last Friday Tom and I attended a committee meeting in follow-up to the Mayor's Bike Summit held back in February. Tom, Scott Render from the Mayor's Office and I took a side trip after our meeting to take a look at the smooth work on Washington St. I had to get back to work, but my two pals went on over to River Road to check out another rail crossing smoothed over by the crew. Thanks again, Charlie! And pass the word.
Registration Open for RAGBRAI XXXVIII
By the way, only 250 days until RAGBRAI XXVIII. If you're interested in riding your bike across Iowa next Summer, block out your calendar for the second week in July, 2010. You may want to join a really fun group of bicyclists from Louisville and Southern Indiana who will make the annual trip through the corn fields. In case you're wondering why anyone might want to spend a week riding nearly 500 miles across Iowa, consider that National Geographic ranked RAGBRAI seventh on their list of the Top Ten American Adventures. If you're interested in joining a Louisville group heading to Iowa in 2010, leave me a comment and I'll point you to more details.
PS: Remember, every lane is a bike lane. Share the road.
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Enjoy the ride home.
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