Today Sioux Falls celebrates cycling at the ninth annual Sioux Falls Bike to Work Day at the Museum of Visual Materials (free pancakes from 6-9am!). Even the our new mayor will be pedaling for some pancakes.
It’s also the kick-off for the Second Annual Bike to Work Challenge. The BTW Challenge asks you to “Be Alternative Energy” by riding your bike to work as often as possible from May 21st (today) through October 15th. It’s free to participate, and there are cash prizes for the top three challengers. For more info or to register, get to the Museum of Visual Materials by 9am today, or email fearlessdiamond69@gmail.com.
But the really happy news? Check out this chart from the City of Sioux Falls’ Long Range Transportation Plan survey. Our friend Mike at The MinusCar Project broke the story on Wednesday.
The process to write the next 25-year LRT Plan began with a survey to learn how people are currently using the transportation system. The trends in transportation use make our happy story. The number of people who’s normal mode of transportation is a single-occupant automobile dropped by 4 percent, and the number of people walking, biking or carpooling rose steadily!
The City will soon be scheduling an open house for citizens to see the full report and share their feedback and ideas. We hope you’ll attend, because transportation is a huge opportunity in building a greener future for our community.
And hurry downtown for some pancakes. 
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Congrats Sioux Falls! I am so impressed with the increase in alternative daily transportation! I also W2W (walk to work) everyday, and actually moved to a new house in order to do so. Although I’m not from SF, I visited last year for the first time and thought your city was beautiful. The Green Project is forward thinking and I applaud your collective efforts to make positive change!
So after 9 years you have what…9 people acting all pious about their stupid bike riding to work?