Bike to Work Day celebration highlights value of cycling

BY TAYLER SHAW TSHAW@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Under the summer morning sun, commuters across Colorado ditched their cars and opted to ride their bikes for Bike to Work Day. A cycling enthusiast herself, Dawn Small, communication strategist for the City of Centennial, said she looks forward to the day all year.

But instead of just biking to work, Small spent the morning with a group of city and Arapahoe County representatives waiting at a bike station at the Arapahoe Road Trailhead to greet cyclists.

“ e whole concept is really to encourage everyone to just try it out and … check out the di erent modes of transportation that are alternatives to driving,” Small said.

“It’s just a great opportunity to get out.”

Bike to Work Day is an annual event organized by Way to Go, a program of the Denver Regional Council of Governments, in partnership with seven regional transportation management associations, according to the Bike to Work e bike station was hosted by Arapahoe County Open Spaces in partnership with the City of Centennial, Denver South and the Giant of Centennial bike shop, according to the county’s website.

Day website. Stations o ering breakfast and biking resources were scattered throughout the metro Denver area, including at the Arapahoe Road Trailhead in Centennial, which is located along the Cherry Creek Regional Trail.

According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, Douglas, Arapahoe and Je erson counties have seen rainfall above average.

Over the past 129 years, Douglas County saw its fourth wettest May on record with 3.63 inches above normal, making it the 13th wettest year on record.

Arapahoe County saw its fth wettest May with 3.29 inches of rain above normal and Je erson County saw its 7th wettest May with 2.28 inches of rain above normal.

While some may have loved the gloomy days, listening to the sound of rain falling, for others, it posed an ongoing issue as well as citizen safety.

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