Offer bicycle parking in well-lit areas or allow bikes inside. Showers or storage for clothes are helpful. Incentive programs like reimbursing expenses, flextime, or guaranteed rides home can encourage employees to bike to work. Educate employees on benefits, safety, and maintenance through workshops. Help new commuters find routes and participate in Bike to Work events.

1. Tips and Best Practices for
Bicycle Friendly Businesses

2. Offer Bicycle Parking
Install bicycle parking in well-lit,
highly visible areas.
If that's not possible allow employees
to bring their bikes inside.

3. About eight to twelve bicycles can
park in the same amount of space as
one car.

4. One parking option is bike lockers.
Choose the best option for your business
when you look for bicycle parking.

5. Install Showers
Install showers if your business
doesn't already have them, or work
with local fitness centers to offer
shower-only or discounted
memberships
If your business requires formal
attire some employees may not be
sure how they can do that and bike
to work. Offer storage so
employees can bring a week's
worth of clothing to change into
after arriving at work.

6. Offer incentives to employees who pledge to
bike to work.
The following slides have some ideas of
incentives you could offer
Bicycle Commuter
Incentive Program

7. Donate money to
a charity for
every mile your
employees bike
Offer flextime or a
fifteen-minute grace
period for bicycle
commuters.

8. Provide some company
owned bicycles for
employees to use on short
trips or until they can buy
their own bike.
Use the Bicycle commuter tax
provision to offer reimbursement
for bicycle expenses

9. Make sure your
employees can
get home safely
by offering a
guaranteed ride.
Bad weather, flat tires, or
emergencies can make a
bicycle inconvenient for
getting home.
Offer a “Guaranteed Ride
Home” Program

10. Offer Lunch & Learn workshops to
inform employees about the benefits of
bicycle commuting, plans for how to
begin a bicycle commute, bicycle
maintenance, and bicycle safety
Educate your Employees
about the benefits of bicycle
commuting

11. Create a Bike-Buddy Program
If a couple employees can
commute together they will be
more likely to do so.
Create ads for
employees to get
in touch with each
other to begin
bicycle commuting
together.

12. Help new commuters find routes
Bike routes are
usually much
different than routes
for cars, so keep
that in mind when
planning a bicycle
commuter route.
Use local maps
to help new
commuters find
routes that will
work well for
them.

13. Participate in Bike to Work Week
Getting involved in Bike to Work Week is a great
way to jump start your bicycle commuter program.
Encourage your employees to register for Bike to
Work Week and offer incentives to those who
participate. Create your own events for Bike to Work
Week as well.

14. Become a Bicycle
Commuter