Jim Rye
Professor, Curriculum & Instruction Literacy
College of Human Resources and Education, WVU

Professor Rye regularly bikes to work from his home on Tyrone Road—a distance of around 7 or 8 miles one way. rye_bike_commuting_crop The benefits he names range from the beautiful scenery to helping the planet by reducing greenhouse gas emissions.




Traci Liebig
WVU Graduate Student
Integrated Marketing Communications

Traci made her first bike commute during Bike to Work Week in 2007. She started as a way to reduce gas emissions from her vehicle and save money on gas, but quickly found she enjoyed the quiet time she had in the morning and evening to gear up and decompress from her day. P5210135 She bikes from her home near the football stadium to the downtown campus.






Terry Nebel
Technology Specialist
WVU Office of Information Technology

Terry has been biking to work from his home in Jerome Park since 1999. He originally started biking as a way to avoid high gas bills from driving large vehicles. He is happy to avoid Morgantown traffic on the rail trail, but admits it can be a challenge from snow and ice in the winter.

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