SPRING is here – with good weather returning and gas prices on the rise, there’s no better time to leave your car at home and start having more fun getting to work!

The Seacoast’s 9th Annual Bike/Walk to Work Day is Friday May 20th. Ride your bike, ride transit, walk or carpool to work, and stop in at one of nine free Commuter Breakfasts around the region. Enjoy a delicious free breakfast and sign-in to enter a raffle for groovy prizes donated by local businesses.

Breakfast locations include Dover, Durham/UNH, Exeter, Lee, North Hampton, Pease Tradeport, Portsmouth Downtown, Rye, and Stratham. Participate in the Tour de Breakfast and stop at each one!

The week of May 16th-20th will also see the 5th Annual Seacoast Commute Challenge. Sign up your workplace or school, and rally your co-workers to bike, walk, ride transit, or carpool for as many days during the week as you can. Win bragging rights and the Commuter Challenge Trophy!  There are three size categories for workplaces: small (1-15 employees), medium sized (16-199 employees), and large (200+ employees).

In addition to the regional Commuter Challenge, individuals, companies and schools can also sign up for the Statewide Commute Green NH Challenge with categories for most miles bicycled, walked, ridden on transit or in a carpool.

For more info on events in the Seacoast visit www.seacoastbikes.org or email sbogle@rpc-nh.org.

For info on the Statewide Commute Green NH Challenge go to www.commutegreennh.org