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Governor commutes by bike; Pushes bike lanes
The Oakland Press reported about Michigan’s Governor commuting by bike to the State Capitol:
Gov. Jennifer Granholm is riding her bike to work a couple of times a week, an example of a way she says Michigan consumers can save money.
The 49-year-old governor lives just southwest of the city center, about 3 miles from her office near the state Capitol. She rode her blue bike to work Wednesday, accompanied by her security detail.
The state Department of Transportation is looking at state roads to figure out where it would be safe to add bike lanes and is planning to expand park-and-ride lots and add more, since some are at capacity as more drivers carpool to save money, Granholm said.
Heather Newman of the Free Press also blogged on this:
Granted, Granholm’s three-mile commute isn’t exactly a grueling workout. But most of us make plenty of short trips – to the dry cleaners, or the local supermarket/convenience store, or the movie rental place – that we could probably reach easily on a bike. Or walk to, for that matter.
It’d save a little gas, and it might add a few calories to our daily workout. It’d cut down just a bit on our personal smog emissions. But more importantly, it’d contribute to giving us all a more healthy, active lifestyle – one fueled by the recognition that our legs can, in fact, take us to meaningful places.
Tags: bike lanes, bike to work, commuting, Governor Granholm
July 6th, 2008 at 1:49 pm
I know her family is pretty active. I saw her husband and daughters running the Race for the Cure a few years ago. Good for her!
July 10th, 2008 at 6:05 am
[...] we noted earlier, Governor Granholm started occasionally biking to [...]
September 4th, 2008 at 11:49 am
[...] expect these to grow as well now that the Governor has directed MDOT to do [...]