International Car Free Day, 2006

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International Car Free Day on September 20th, 2006, offered NIH bicycle commuters a chance to Participate in a global “revolution” and celebrate by introducing friends and co-workers to the joys of Bike Commuting.

To continue our work of educating NIH employees and officials about the environmental and health benefits of Bike Commuting, and to commemorate International Car-Free Day, the NIH Bicycle Commuter Club hosted organized group bike commutes. These rides finished at Center Drive, Building One, between 7:00 and 10:00 am, where a reception offering food and fun was waiting for all participating NIH cyclists.

Volunteers helped by leading (and sweeping) in bike convoys of NIH employees coming from all over the DC metro area. Rides and leaders were:

• West Falls Church to Main Campus (Julia Purdy)
• Georgetown to Main Campus (Marc Gwadz)
• Adams Morgan/National Zoo to Main Campus (Samantha Smith)
• Olney to Main Campus (Alfred Yergey)

This document was last revised on April 10th, 2007 by Nick Jakubovics.