Bike to Work Day happened the day after Lochlan was born. Obviously, I was not going to go to work, but Liam was awake and really wanted some attention from Mom. However, she really, really needed some uninterrupted sleep, so I packed up the boy on the Co-Pilot and we pedaled to the BTW festivities on the south end of the Fremont Bridge. It was a pretty impressive turnout, and I think it was exciting for Liam to see so many people on bikes in a familiar neighborhood. David Hiller spoke, and at the end of his remarks, he introduced our State Senator Jeanne Kohl-Welles who talked about cycling with a refreshing level of familiarity (in fact, she told the assembled crowd that she's even completed the Seattle-to-Portland ride!) and I was heartened to hear her point out that her district has the highest number of bicycle commuters in the entire state, and she expressed her continuing support for generously funding bicycle and pedestrian transportation projects in the district.
The best part of the morning for Liam, however, was the free donut, free water bottle, and free Clif bars!
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