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Participant Voices

Massachusetts workplaces

These participants kindly shared a few words on the impact Walk/Ride Day has had on their lives. From cycling 40 miles to discovering the bus has bike racks — every story shows how small changes in commuting can add up to something meaningful.

Stories from the community

I was inspired to switch to cycling to help reach our firm's goal of ranking number one in the Challenge for healthy commuting switches.

Gaia · Miller Dyer Spears

Walk/Ride Days are a gentle reminder to consider other commute options. I don't think about carpooling until I get the check-in email.

Kathryn · Mass. Dept of Public Health

I was inspired to take alternative transit — the T and walking 2 miles.

Douglas Clark · Biogen

I took my son on the shuttle bus for the first time. The joy of a 3-year-old riding a shuttle bus!

Nicole Scales

Walk/Ride Day Challenge motivated me. I realized my bike commute was only marginally longer and less stressful. I even learned buses have bike racks!

Becky · ACIS Educational Tours

I give myself extra time on Walk/Ride Day to walk instead of taking the bus. The walk to and from work is a chance to be outside.

Sarah Perlee · Dana-Farber

I bike commute twice per week, 40 miles from Framingham to Cambridge, nine months of the year.

Jeff · Syros Pharmaceuticals

Walk/Ride Day introduced me to my coworkers' alternative commutes. I was reassured about biking safety.

Lauren Brill · Kendall Square

My 1.5-hour multimodal commute from Belmont to Chelmsford was replaced by biking the same duration.

Susi Ecker · Green Streets workplace coordinator

I almost always bike to work — it's an easy 5K from Fresh Pond to Belmont Center.

Audrey · Belmont Center

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