Stations to be up Friday for biking commuters

Herald staff

Congestion-weary commuters might find relief by getting rid of a couple of their wheels.

Friday is Bike to Work Day, so be on the lookout for two-wheeled vehicles. Organizers expect more than 600 Snohomish County commuters to participate.

There will be five bicycle-commuter support stations in the county Friday morning:

5 to 8:30 a.m. at the Boeing plant, 75th and Seaway in Everett;

6 to 9 a.m. at the Lynnwood Park and Ride, 200th Street SW and 46th Avenue W, along the Interurban Trail;

7 to 9:30 a.m. at Edmonds Community College, 202nd Street SW and 68th Avenue W;

6 to 9:30 a.m. at Everett Station, Smith and 32nd Street;

6 to 10 a.m. at the University of Washington’s Bothell campus, Main Street and 104th.

Also, 40 Snohomish County employers are planning to host Bike to Work Day festivities.

More information is available online at www.biketoworkday.org or www.cascade.org.

In the ever-present quest to ease congestion, several local organizations have been nominated by Gov. Gary Locke and the Washington Department of Transportation for 2002 CommuteSmart Awards, including Alside Windows Co. Northwest in Bothell, AT&T Broadband in Everett, Regence Blue Shield in Everett and Snohomish County government.

Award organizers said each of the 34 nominees statewide has saved space on the roads and reduced effects from air pollution and gasoline consumption by reducing the number of employees who drive alone to work. The state’s Commute Trip Reduction Program removes 20,700 cars from the roadways each morning.

For more information, go to www.wsdot.wa.gov/tdm.