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Amy Marr describes her 85-minute bike ride from her home in Mill Valley to her office at Weldon Owen, in Jackson Square, as “one of the prettiest commutes in the country, if not the world. It’s just stunning in the morning. I bike past people sitting outside at cafes and pedal over the Golden Gate Bridge, past the pet cemetery and people swimming at Aquatic Park.” Marr, who’s lived in the Bay Area for the past nine years, is no stranger to the alternative commute: When she lived in Boston, she used to Rollerblade through traffic in a dress, carrying a briefcase. While cars (both cable and regular) pose threats along her ride, there are also the environmental concerns: She’s occasionally dive-bombed by pelicans, and says, “The bridge is always slick in the morning and gusty in the afternoon. Twice I’ve been blown over while crossing … it’s a really scary sensation.” Another element that might make her commute a not-for-everyone affair? “We don’t have showers where I work, so I’ll go into the bathroom, wet down my hair, wash my face and get dressed.” Though Marr calls herself a “fair-weather commuter” (both literally and figuratively, as she prefers to bike spring through fall, when there’s sufficient daylight and less inclement weather to contend with), it’s one of her most-cherished routines. “That ride is a really happy way to start the day,” she says. “It acts as a transition to and from work and reminds me what a phenomenal area we live in.”
Amy Marr describes her 85-minute bike ride from her home in Mill Valley to her office at Weldon Owen, in Jackson Square, as “one of the prettiest commutes in the country, if not the world. It’s just stunning in the morning. I bike past people sitting outside at cafes and pedal over the Golden Gate Bridge, past the pet cemetery and people swimming at Aquatic Park.” Marr, who’s lived in the Bay Area for the past nine years, is no stranger to the alternative commute: When she lived in Boston, she used to Rollerblade through traffic in a dress, carrying a briefcase. While cars (both cable and regular) pose threats along her ride, there are also the environmental concerns: She’s occasionally dive-bombed by pelicans, and says, “The bridge is always slick in the morning and gusty in the afternoon. Twice I’ve been blown over while crossing … it’s a really scary sensation.” Another element that might make her commute a not-for-everyone affair? “We don’t have showers where I work, so I’ll go into the bathroom, wet down my hair, wash my face and get dressed.” Though Marr calls herself a “fair-weather commuter” (both literally and figuratively, as she prefers to bike spring through fall, when there’s sufficient daylight and less inclement weather to contend with), it’s one of her most-cherished routines. “That ride is a really happy way to start the day,” she says. “It acts as a transition to and from work and reminds me what a phenomenal area we live in.”
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