Wearing bright yellow, Mayor Buddy Dyer led a pack of riders through downtown Orlando as more than a hundred participated in Orlando’s Bike to Work Day on Friday.

• Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer rides during Bike to Work Day
• Dyer led 150 bike riders through downtown Orlando to City Hall
• Some cyclists rode Orlando's Juice ride-sharing bikes
  

The city hopes the annual event encourages more people to use their bicycles.

With a police escort down Orange Avenue, Dyer and 150 others rode bikes to City Hall.

Orlando’s 18th annual Bike to Work Day coincides with Central Florida Mobility Week, a week sponsored by the Florida Department of Transportation to highlight other forms of transportation. LYNX bus rides were free on Thursday as part of the promotion.

“We love seeing people out riding their bikes," Dyer said. "It gives energy to the city, it’s a good physical exercise for people and it also gets people off I-4.”

The city says Orlando is a "bronze-level" bicycle-friendly community, with more than 360 miles of bike paths and lanes to make it easier to bike in The City Beautiful.

“Sometimes, it gets a little uncomfortable during the summer, but it’s feasible with all of the bike lanes that we have growing in Orlando. It’s something we can make happen,” rider Katie Shannon said.

For those who work downtown or don't have bikes, Orlando offers the Juice bike-share program that allows people to borrow an orange bike for a trip around the area.