Celebrate Bike 2 Work Day by joining the Annapolis Regional Transportation Management Association (ARTMA), the Annapolis Department of Transportation and the Baltimore Metropolitan Council on Friday, May 18 from 7:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. at the Annapolis City dock (next to the Market House).

We'll have refreshments, t-shirts, giveaways and prizes to show our support for area bicyclists. At the end of the rally we will convey up Main Street – the more riders – the more impact!

Register (http://www.baltometro.org/commuter-options/bike-to-work-day) to attend by May 11 in order to receive a free t-shirt and prizes! All pre-registered cyclists for the Anne Arundel County/Annapolis rally will receive a pre-event email with details and the agenda, and at the event will receive giveaways and refreshments from City Dock, Whole Foods Market Annapolis, and the Anne Arundel County Department of Health. Bike Doctor Annapolis representatives will be on hand to conduct bicycle safety checks as well as raffle a free mountain bike!  In addition, Sheehy Lexus of Annapolis and Parvilla Cycle & Multisport are going to giveaway a Seasucker bike rack to one lucky winner.  WNAV will provide live event radio coverage.  Let's rally to make this event a huge success! For more information, visit Baltimore Metropolitan Council website or call ARTMA at 410-897-9340/410-269-RIDE.

May is National Bike Month and Clean Air Month.  With our region's major traffic congestion and air pollution problems, one way to relieve these problems is to turn car commuters into bike commuters, especially for short commutes of five miles or less. The Bike 2 Work Day rally is a great way to promote the benefits of bicycling and we need your support! For more information about cycling in Annapolis visit our Bike Annapolis page.

About ARTMA - The Annapolis Regional Transportation Management Association (ARTMA) promotes transportation options and transit expansion throughout Anne Arundel County to increase mobility, reduce traffic congestion and improve air quality.

ARTMA, the Annapolis Regional Transportation Management Association, is celebrating its 20^th anniversary throughout 2012.  ARTMA was founded in 1992 and chartered as a 501 C (6) Not for Profit Corporation.  We intend to hold a big birthday party during our Annual Meeting in the fall of 2012 and invite all who care about our regional mobility to attend.  Stay tuned for more information as plans develop.

The specific purpose for ARTMA, then as now, is to coordinate the community’s efforts to address common transportation concerns, improve accessibility and mobility, and work cooperatively with local governments to mitigate traffic congestion. ARTMA advocates and promotes transportation demand management strategies to:

1. Reduce traffic congestion
2. Reduce air pollution in conformity with the Clean Air Act of 1990
3. Reduce commuting costs
4. Generate approaches to solving transportation problems to/from the area served by ARTMA
5. Create a central information service for ridesharing, public transportation and other transportation-related subjects.

Join ARTMA and let your voice be heard on mobility issues that must be addressed to insure that our region grows and prospers