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Bike to Work Day in Napa: Two Years of Coverage for MTC

Two Mays in a row, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission sent me to downtown Napa for Bike to Work Day, renamed Bike to Wherever Days in 2026. Energizer stations, commuters, kids, a tall bike and one very fast recumbent, all before most people had finished their coffee.

Bike to Work Day 2025 in downtown Napa for the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, event photography by Josh Edelson
A commuter rides past the Uptown Theatre in Napa on Bike to Work Day, May 15, 2025. (Photo by Josh Edelson for MTC)
Bike to Work Day 2025 in downtown Napa for the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, event photography by Josh Edelson
Families ride together on Bike to Work Day 2025. (Photo by Josh Edelson for MTC)

The brief from a public agency is different from a corporate one: real people, real streets, and images that read as the community rather than a campaign. That means getting low, shooting into the morning light, and letting the town be the backdrop.

Bike to Work Day 2025 in downtown Napa for the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, event photography by Josh Edelson
A tall bike on the move. (Photo by Josh Edelson for MTC)
Bike to Work Day 2025 in downtown Napa for the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, event photography by Josh Edelson
Riders at the Napa County energizer station, 2025. (Photo by Josh Edelson for MTC)
Bike to Wherever Days 2026 in downtown Napa for the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, event photography by Josh Edelson
Bike to Wherever Days 2026 in downtown Napa, May 14, 2026. (Photo by Josh Edelson for MTC)
Bike to Wherever Days 2026 in downtown Napa for the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, event photography by Josh Edelson
The 2026 Bike to Wherever Days tote. (Photo by Josh Edelson for MTC)

Coming back for a second year is the best kind of brief: the agency knows the pictures work, and I know where the light falls at 7:30 in the morning on First Street.

Bike to Wherever Days 2026 in downtown Napa for the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, event photography by Josh Edelson
The energizer station at the Napa County Administration Building, 2026. (Photo by Josh Edelson for MTC)
Bike to Wherever Days 2026 in downtown Napa for the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, event photography by Josh Edelson
A vintage trike joins the ride, 2026. (Photo by Josh Edelson for MTC)

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