{"id":513,"date":"2011-11-11T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-11-11T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/2011\/11\/11\/commuting-the-best-part-of-the-day\/"},"modified":"2013-01-05T21:00:48","modified_gmt":"2013-01-05T21:00:48","slug":"commuting-the-best-part-of-the-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/index.php\/2011\/11\/11\/commuting-the-best-part-of-the-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Commuting: The Best Part of the Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Commuting is the best part of the day?\u00a0 <\/span>Many folks will disagree with me but, since I am a bicycle commuter, it often feels like the best part of my<\/u> day.\u00a0 <\/span>After spending a long day tethered to my desk, it\u2019s invigorating, stress relieving, and sometimes an adventure to hop on my bike and pedal home.<\/span> <\/p>\n

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A recent study by Swedish researchers bears this out.\u00a0 <\/span>They found that people who commuted to work by car, bus or train reported more adverse health conditions than those of us who bike or walk to work.\u00a0 <\/span>You can read more about that study here<\/a><\/b>.<\/span><\/div>\n
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It’s easy to check out Harbor Island when you’re on a bike.<\/span><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\ufeffBesides reaping the health benefits, I find that biking to work is more interesting and spontaneous than using transit.\u00a0 <\/span>It\u2019s easy to alter my route or stop on my bike to check out something attention-grabbing.<\/span><\/div>\n

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My bike commute is from West Seattle to Pioneer Square.\u00a0 <\/span>One evening this summer, I detoured over to Harbor Island to watch workers unload freight containers with forklifts.\u00a0 <\/span>Not only was the activity interesting to observe, but I glimpsed some unusual views of the city.<\/span><\/div>\n
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More recently, my commute provided me with an up close vantage point of the viaduct tear down.\u00a0 <\/span>While car and transit commuters had some pretty horrific commutes to and from West Seattle, my bike commute time didn\u2019t change.\u00a0 <\/span>Reporter Eli Sanders filed a Slog post<\/a><\/b> about the West Seattle bike commute during the viaduct demolition.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Enough about the cool sights and experiences I have thanks to my bike commute.\u00a0 <\/span>What interesting things have you seen or experienced on your bike commute?<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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