The League of American Bicyclists started Bike-to-Work Day in 1956 as a part of National Bike-to-Work Week, which in some cities has turned into Bike Month.Bike-to-Work Day is an annual event that promotes and celebrates the bicycle as a viable mode of transportation. On Bike-to-Work Day, national, regional, and local bicycle advocacy groups often organize bicycle-related events.Today's Streetfilm features Bike-to-Work Day in Austin, San Francisco, New York City and Portland, Oregon.If you haven't already, check out the Streetsblog open thread from Friday. And, contact us if you would like to participate in next year's NBTWD film!
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<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><i>Speaker:</i> [00:00]
So there’s about 34 States participating in some kind of National
Bike To Work Day.</font></p>
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<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><i>Speaker:</i> [00:10]
Just biking around on Bike To Work Day, checking out the scene in San
Francisco. </font></p>
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<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><i>Speaker:</i> [00:14]
I just picked up biking probably like six months ago. You know,
it’s good exercise, it’s good for your health, it’s good for the
environment. </font></p>
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<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><i>Speaker:</i> [00:19]
I personally feel healthier, less stressed out, it’s faster. </font></p>
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<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><i>Speaker:</i> [00:25]
Oh it’s more fun. </font></p>
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<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><i>Speaker:</i> [00:26]
It’s more fun. </font></p>
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<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><i>Speaker:</i> [00:27]
I haven’t ridden a bike since I was a kid. This is my first
time that I’m riding to work and I just got a bike two days ago. </font></p>
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<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><i>Leah Shahum:</i> [00:33]
We have grave challenges facing us individually, everything from ship
and oil supply and the rising gas prices to rising sea levels, to global
warming to rising [unintelligible 00:42] city rates. Bicycling
is booming today because the bicycle is an elegant I think joyful solution
to so many of these challenges. </font></p>
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<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><i>Kevin Drew:</i> [00:53]
Right now it’s a great day. You can get on any Golden Gate bus
and get your bike on it. And it just increases your mobility and
your connections amazingly. </font></p>
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<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><i>Mark Dwight:</i> [01:01]
Fantastic turnout today. I was up at seven o’clock at one of
the energiser stations, tons of people there, everybody’s excited
and happy, it’s great. And everyone driving is all ordinary. </font></p>
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<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><i>Jodie Medeiros:</i>
[01:11] On an average San Francisco day we know that 30,000 people hop
on their bike and ride. So I would say on Bike To Work Day we
get a little bit more out there, it’s probably about 50 to 60,000
folks will be riding today. </font></p>
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<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><i>Monica Leo:</i> [01:29]
The way that we celebrate right here is we have set up bike stations
at 11 locations in Austin. I’ve been riding my bike to work
for eight years and we’re really seeing in Austin a surge, an explosion
of people that are using their bikes for transportation. </font></p>
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<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><i>Fred Meredith:</i>
[01:47] Austin has been celebrating Bike Month for I think it goes way
back to the ‘70’s actually.</font></p>
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<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><i>Speaker:</i> [01:55]
I like it because it’s fun mostly. Also because it saves gas.
Everyday is Bike To Work Day. Yes.</font></p>
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<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><i>Speaker:</i> [02:04]
Good rainy morning. </font></p>
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<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><i>Speaker:</i> [02:06]
Happy Bike To Work Day. You guys get out here, do your thing on
a bike. New York is great for bike riding. Do it, it’s
a good way to get to work. </font></p>
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<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><i>Speaker:</i> [02:12]
It’s a great feeling to have that… other people out there on the
roads with you on your bike and other people supporting you. </font></p>
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<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><i>Speaker:</i> [02:20]
I am riding to work today because I live in Redhook, Brooklyn, and that’s
the only way to get to work. </font></p>
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<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><i>Oksana Miranova:</i>
[02:26] We’re here on National Bike To Work Day. We’re on
the Brooklyn Bridge and we’re giving breakfast to bikers and pedestrians
that are crossing over. </font></p>
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<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><i>Nora Pena:</i> [02:36]
National Bike To Work Day is here to promote cycling and encourage people
to commute by bike. And in a city like New York City it’s completely
possible to do this.</font></p>
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<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><i>Speaker:</i> [02:46]:
I’ve been excited about Bike To Work Day for a while and I’ve been
telling all my friends. </font></p>
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<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><i>Speaker:</i> [02:52]
I’m going into Manhattan to a business meeting Downtown and this is
the best way to get there, by bicycle. No traffic, it’s fantastic,
it’s beautiful. And it’s good exercise. </font></p>
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<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><i>Speaker:</i> [03:03]
I ride every morning over the Brooklyn Bridge. My office is right
by City Hall. It’s the best commute. And just looking
out over the East River at the boats all moving around in the harbour,
it’s so amazing and you don’t see that from underground, so you
got to ride your bike. </font></p>
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<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><i>Speaker:</i> [03:12]
It’s going to be a scorcher day in Portland, Oregon on Bike To Work
Day.</font></p>
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<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><i>Speaker:</i> [03:25]
I drop her off at school and then I go into work. </font></p>
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<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><i>Speaker:</i> [03:40]
We’re going to be letting all those new cyclists coming in today,
ring the electronic gong.</font></p>
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<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><i>Speaker:</i> [03:45]
I really like it, it makes me feel good by the time I get to work. </font></p>
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<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><i>Speaker:</i> [04:06]
I got a job Downtown and I figured what the heck, it’s better than
riding my car. I’ve been doing it about a week or so and pulled
my old bicycle out of the garage and got it tuned up and it’s kind
of fun and I got rewarded with a sunny week, the week I started.
Yeah.</font></p>
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<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><i>Speaker:</i> [04:26]
Everyday. Rain or shine, snow, ice. Back to work. </font> <br>
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