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"Milwaukee celebrates Bike to Work Week, bur riders said the rough city roads make the idea a tough sell.\"As bad as our streets are, our bike lanes on the streets are just as bad if not worse,\" said Harold Schmidt.He joined Milwaukee mayor Tom Barret and about two dozen other riders Monday morning to bike to work.\"Did not hit any potholes,\" Barrett said of his ride. \"But I was watching for them, though.\"Barrett and other city officials are encouraging residents to get on a bike and ride around town. 24 miles of bike lanes have been added all across the city in the last year.\"I love the exercise,\" said rider Andrew Cieslewicz. \"It helps the environment. And an opportunity like this to bike with the mayor? I can't pass that up.\"Milwaukee was recently awarded a $1.6 million federal grant to start a public bike-sharing program.Several events are planned across the city for Bike to Work Week. To see some of them listed on the Milwaukee Bicycle Community's website, click here.\u00A0"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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