Lake in New London, New Hampshire. Thomas H. Mitchell / 500px/Getty Images About 30 miles southeast of Hanover, New London is the college town’s “baby sister,” according to Flagg.

I live about a four minute drive from the NHPR studio in Concord. It’s 15 minutes if I walk, but I've never biked to work. I can ride a bike on a rail trail no problem. But biking alongside cars ...