The Cyclist's Republic of Portland

During the month of September, Portland's BTA (Bicycle Transportation Alliance) organizes the Bike Commute Challenge, a friendly competition between businesses to see who can bike to work more.

The BCC is only 5 days old, but here are some amazing stats:

Number of miles biked:  158,017

Number of calories burned:  7,742,869

Pounds of CO2 saved:  154,857

So far, I've ridden two days to work, totaling 16 miles, burning 784 calories and saving 15 pounds of CO2.

Big ups to Portland!  Saving the world, one bike trip at a time.