Bike to Work Week is underway, sort of

I biked to work!(5/11/2026) It was 41F (5C) degrees this morning, for a chilly start to Bike to Work Week in Cedar Rapids. The forecast high was 68, and the wind was light, so though it was not as warm as last year, it was a good day for biking. Because I'll be leaving shortly for Arkansas to attend the Congress for the New Urbanism--watch this space for exhaustive updates!--this was my one chance to Bike to Work.Sad to say, today was a disappointment, Bike to Work Weekwise. Programmers have doubled--tripled?--down on the commuter rides which were a small draw last year. This year, in addition to the two rides to Downtown, there were six rides from various parts of town to Collins Aerospace, a longtime partner in things Bike to Work Week.2018: Pit stop on the Collins campusCollins Route 4 riders were scheduled to leave from Bever Park on the southeast side near my house at (gulp!) 6:45. I gamely got up, donned the Sag Wagon shirt I scored at last year's afterparty...All dressed up and…