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What a morning! The Community Cycling Center’s Kids Pedal got the Grand Floral Parade off to a bikey start. Since we hit the parade route a few hours before the floats, we were sort of just a bikey appetizer for the “real” action to come…but that didn’t stop a great bunch of kids on bikes from having the time of their lives running red lights down MLK with a full police escort, a cheering audience, decorated bikes, and huge smiles. Check out my photos of the event.
If you’ve been anywhere near downtown you know it’s a mad scene and lots of normal bike routes are a bit disrupted by the Fun Zone. Just thought I’d give a little tip…the carnival folks have coned off a service lane on Naito Parkway that is actually a great, car-free, bike lane that will get you from the Hawthorne Bridge to the Steel Bridge…just watch out for the ATVs.