Portsmouth Herald Local News: New challenge: Bike or walk to work: "The third annual New Hampshire Bike and Walk to Work Day was observed last month across the state. In declaring the day, Gov. John Lynch encouraged 'all citizens to celebrate by leaving their cars at home and trying a healthy commute on their bicycles or by foot.'
Bike to Work Day was started nationally in 1968 by the League of American Bicyclists. In New Hampshire, Seacoast Area Bicycle Routes and Concord 2020 began organizing events for the day in 2003. This year, SABR partnered with the Granite State Bicycling Alliance and received funding from the Greater Piscataqua Community Foundation and the Timberland Company to expand Bike and Walk to Work Day into a statewide event by helping groups in communities around the state organize events.
The goals of Bike and Walk to Work Day are to promote bicycling and walking as healthy and safe ways to get to work and for other short trips, decrease traffic congestion, improve air quality and raise public awareness of the need to improve bicycle and pedestrian facilities around the state.
For details on the Trek Summer Commuter Challenge, or to see photos of events held around the state, visit Seacoast Bikes."
