Steve Boros rides his bicycle to work at the City of Carbondale.

Bike to Work Day is Thursday, May 19th in the Bay Area

Bike to Work Day is Thursday, May 19th: "Thursday, May 19 marks the Bay Area's 11th Bike to Work Day, an annual celebration to promote bicycling as a healthy, fun, and viable form of transportation."

Meanwhile in Santa Monica

Who says there's no such thing as a free breakfast?

Bike Books

Looking for a good gift for a bicylist? How about Mike Magnuson's Heft of Wheels, or one of the others at PedalPushersOnline.com

Bicycling news roundup

Nicole Sack reports in The Southern Illinoisan:Bicyclists continue to fight for bike-friendly environment.

Fewer Bike Messengers

Yahoo! News: Internet Cuts Need for Bike Messengers : "Around the country, high-speed Internet, which allows larger documents to be e-mailed quickly, is beating cyclists in the race for fast and cheap delivery of urgently needed material."

Plans are firming up for this year's event. The Mayor will be releasing a news release about it this week.