Henry Slack, who has been an important part of the Atlanta Bicycle Campaign from its very inception launches a new service of our website - user blogs - with this post in which he gives a first-person account of how it all began. Registered users can start their own blogs right away!

Maybe you already bike to work, or maybe you're thinking about giving it a whirl. Here's a golden chance to spin your wheels for a good cause while getting some nice perks.

As press conferences go, our May 5 kick-off for National Bike Month and the unveiling of a new billboard was pretty darn exciting.

Want to take a break from Atlanta traffic? Need to find out more about bicycling as a potential part of your alternative commute? Then join the Atlanta Bicycle Campaign and the Downtown Transportation Management Association at BikeFest and, while you're there, help us celebrate National Bike Month. You'll learn how biking to work can make your commute even cleaner while providing you with a bonus fitness opportunity, tailor-made for your busy schedule.

Wednesday, May 14, 11 am - 2 pm
Woodruff Park
Downtown Atlanta
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Happy Bike Month 2008! Today bicycles are front page news at our local paper, whose online edition also includes two comment postings (Sick of Traffic Option #1: Bike) and (Should Cyclists Use Roadways?) where you can read what others have to say and join the discussion.

An irate motorist wrote the editor of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution this week with this complaint, Cyclists create road hazard. We got the word out to ABC members, who responded with a torrent of to-the-point rebuttals. Read the original letter and our members' responses to it.

Update: AJC Northside Opinions, What Do You Think, May 4, 2008

As Bogart remarked in Casablanca, "we'll always have Paris." Well, it appears, we can now add Washington, D.C. to the list of cities that we have - the international list of cities offering advanced bicycle sharing programs. How do these two systems compare? More importantly for us, how can Atlanta become part of this growing movement and increase transportation options for its residents and visitors?

The list of benefits of cycling - for you and for your wallet - seems to be forever growing. This cover story Give the commute the boot from today's AJC Home Finder adds to that number and, while doing so, features our Executive Director, Rebecca Serna, who tells how her financial decisions about purchasing a home have worked hand-in-hand with her commitment to bicycle commuting. (Thanks, Joy, for the lead.)