THURSDAY, MAY 17, 2012

Mayor Dwight C. Jones invited residents and commuters to join him biking to work, May 18, 2012. Commuters gathered at Monroe Park at 7 a.m. a Bike To Work Day rally. Joining the mayor were members of his Pedestrian, Bicycling, and Trails Commission and cyclists from around the area who were participating in the 2012 City of Richmond Bicycle Commuter Challenge. After the rally, the group left for City Hall.

Commuter convoys met at the several locations to join the rally at Monroe Park, departing from Ellwood Thompson's, Tricycle Gardens, Forest Hill Park, Bryan Park, Plant Zero, and the Laurel Park Shopping Center.