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Friday’s ‘Clean Commute’ turning into a happening

“If the response I’ve received to Sunday’s “Clean Commute” column is any indication, this Friday may be the biggest “Clean Commute Day” Roanoke has ever seen…. And if things get really big, we have a chance to sentence the irrepressible “Car Less Brit” to another six months of two-wheeled transport….”

By Dan Casey Roanoke Times Wednesday May 13, 2009

‘nice article, Dan!

13 May 2009 • roanoke times car less brit museum river laker clean commute day car less brit dan casey

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don your helmet for a clean commute

Dan Casey writes about Clean Commute Day, which is happening this Friday, May 15, in today’s Roanoke Times.

Dan wants to introduce you to the wonders of commuting to work by bicycle!

10 May 2009 • dan casey roanoke times river laker

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bicycles pedal culture change

Roanoke Times newspaper article, Sunday, April 26, 2009 (today!), by Dan Casey

“…It wasn’t that long ago in the humble Roanoke Valley that bicyclists fell into two categories: spandex-clad weirdos who were Not To Be Taken Seriously, or the homeless, who were mostly ignored.

…Lately that attitude has changed in a profound way. Suddenly, bicycling is hip and cool and Roanoke is developing a much more diverse bike culture.

…Librarian (note: i’m not a libarian! river)-cyclist River Laker, aka “The Carless Brit,” has captured the imagination of Roanokers young and old with his six-month vow to forsake the stinky automobile. Laker hit the three-month mark April 14, and scores of people squeezed into the downtown library for a party to celebrate with him.

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 - Dan Casey

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26 April 2009 • carlessbrit river laker roanoke bike biking bicycle dan casey roanoke times

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