From Mother Nature Network's Chris Baskind: (http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/transportation/stories/how-to-bike-to-work-or-anywhere-else)
There's never been a better time to consider walking, public transportation — or the greenest, most efficient form of transport: cycling.
Once a novelty of the Industrial Revolution, bicycles now supply millions of people with efficient, healthy, pollution-free daily transportation. Bicycles can reduce traffic congestion and noise. You can park a dozen bikes in the space of a single automobile, and the idea of a morning commute free of fossil fuels seems particularly attractive fuel costs go up and down.
Even if you only cycle once a week — on Casual Fridays, perhaps — you'll be reducing your weekly commute's environmental impact by 20 percent. That's about the same as trading your current vehicle for a hybrid, and a lot cheaper.
Yes, you'll sweat. No, you won't smell like a horse around the office (http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/transportation/stories/but-wont-i-stink-if-i-ride-my-bike-to-work). Yes, you can really do this. You'll be healthier and a little richer (http://www.mnn.com/money/green-workplace/stories/how-to-ride-your-bike-to-work) for the experience.
But commuting by bicycle takes planning. Let's get started!
Via: HuffingtonPost