Laketran will be offering free rides to passengers who ride their bike to the bus stop as part of National Bike to Work Day on Friday, May 18. In effort to encourage healthy and environmental friendly commuting options, passengers on Local Routes 1-6 and Park-n-Ride Routes 10-13 who ride their bikes to the bus stop will ride Laketran free.

“Laketran is participating in the national effort to promote alternative transportation options other than driving a car,” said Ben Capelle, Laketran general manager. “There are many benefits to biking and riding public transit. There are the obvious health benefits, but biking and riding also has an impact on local air quality and improves access throughout our region with multi-modal transportation options.”

Laketran’s Rack-n-Roll program carried 6769 bicycles in 2017, a 6 percent increase from 2016. All buses operated on Local Routes 1-6 and Park-n-Ride Routes 10-13 are equipped with two on-board bike racks for riders to secure their bikes before boarding. Laketran Park-n-Ride lots also have bike racks for riders to lock their bikes if they prefer not to take their bike with them downtown.

For more information about Bikes on Buses, including a “how-to” video for using the on-board bike racks, visit www.laketran.com.