I agree w Grant and would add to his list: -have employers advocate (with time and $) for safe and pleasant cycling infrastructure implementation and maintenance to and from residential areas to the employer's worksite(s). That is where the $ could make a big difference.
WeAreAllMechanics.com [email protected] Stay connected- Follow WAAM on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/We.Are.All.Mechanics> *"How can we learn from our mistakes if we don't first acknowledge them?" * On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 12:27 PM, Grant Foster <[email protected]> wrote: > While I wouldn't turn it down ($1,900/yr for me), I don't think it's the > best incentive to move commuters out of cars and on to bikes. > > For me the main driver has always been health and wellness. Decreased > car-related expenses and less harm to the environment are great additional > benefits, but the positive impact to my emotional and physical health is > the difference maker. > > Some things that businesses could do to promote bike commuting that might > be more effective: > > -provide convenient, covered (or better yet, indoor) parking > -provide showers and lockers > -eliminate requirements for driving/car access from PDs > -locate in denser, more centrally located areas (rather than suburbs with > easy freeway access) > -promote practical, seasonally appropriate clothing standards (suit coats > and ties and heels can all happen on a bike, but..) > > On Thu, Mar 19, 2015, 00:55 tim wong <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> http://www.citylab.com/commute/2015/03/the-problem-with-paying-people-to-bike-to-work/388099/?utm_source=nl_daily_link3_031815 >> >> -- >> "If we continue to consume the world until there's no more to consume, >> then there's going to come a day, sure as hell, when our children or their >> children or their children's children are going to look back on us--on you >> and me--and say to themselves, 'My God, what kind of monsters were these >> people?'" >> >> --Daniel Quinn >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Bikies mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org >> > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > >
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