Today is the annual Bike to Work day, a day when people are encouraged to leave the car at home and commute on bikes.

We stopped by the rider “commute station” at 8th Ave and the Burke Gilman trail, which is manned by the folks from Friends of the Burke Gilman. We heard from Kevin, who was at the station. He says a total of 671 bicyclists came by between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. “Lots of enthusiasm and support for and from long time bicycle commuters as well as the ‘newbies’,” he explains. “Longest commute reported? An early morning rider headed to Tukwila!” This afternoon from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. is the Bike to Work after party on 22nd between Bergen Place Park and Marvins Garden.