Scooters, bikes, unicycles - it doesn't matter as long as it's not a car.
Today is International Walk or Bike to School Day.
UNM will join 3,000 schools across the nation in the event's eighth year, aimed at healthy forms of transportation.
"It doesn't necessarily mean by bike, although that is the most healthy alternative," said Allie Thompson, director for the event.
She said due to parking problems on campus, students have found other ways to commute.
It takes Bob Almond, member of UNM's Juggling and Unicycling Club, 15 minutes to bike to campus.
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"It's probably equal to the amount of time someone would spend looking for a spot and parking," he said.
But for a university where the majority of students commute by car to campus, the idea of ditching it and setting out on foot or bike to campus might not be appealing.
"I live 15 miles away, and that's not really an option for me to ride a bike," Thompson said.
Instead of encouraging people to take part in today's event, Thompson said hopefully those who are really strong in their beliefs about riding a bike to school know to expect this day.
"It's an overall knowledge that people have of this day coming," she said.
She said if people don't know about today, hopefully they'll catch on by next year.
An estimated 9 percent of students and faculty ride their bike to school everyday, according to a UNM news release.
UNM student Jonah Roybal said he bikes mainly because he lives close to campus, but anybody in a 3-mile radius could bike.
"I know a few people who live pretty far, and they bike," he said. "So anybody could bike."
Today's events will start at 10 a.m. on Smith Plaza.
Representatives from Bike Albuquerque and the Office of Transportation Information and Project Facilitation at UNM will be giving information on the benefits of cycling, bicycle traffic laws, proper helmet usage and Albuquerque bike trails.
Bicyclists can take advantage of the more than 85 miles of paved trails in the metropolitan area and the many trails that are unpaved.
Almond said he didn't have a car the first nine months he lived in Albuquerque.
"You really learn the city better when you bike it rather than when you zip by it in a car," he said.
