On Jan 20, 6:46 am, Ray Shine <[email protected]> wrote: > Are we encouraged to bike to work? > [ Nice description of how SF Muni and Ray's other employer supports bicycle commuters ]
I work for a biotech company in the SF bay area and have a similarly accommodating employer. We have a controlled-access bike cage, showers in strategic buildings spread over campus, anchored floor pumps and even (small) cash incentives for not driving to work (also applicable to other non-private car participants). This works well with a fairly liberal dress code (we have a lot of scientists!) and a company culture that's pretty laid back. On top of that, we recently even got free Bcycle service (a free bicycle sharing scheme) for intra- campus use and fresh towels/soap service in the showers like at hotels! But I don't think the company knows what to do, even if it wanted to do well by its employees. For all the bicycle perks I have, I must thank the hard working volunteer members of the company's bicycle club. We have a bike nut for president of the club and she (yes, she's a she) is a strong advocate for bicycle commuters and cycling in general. The bike club works with both inside the company to promote alternative commuting modes, and outside the company to help city planners understand cyclist needs. You can't ask for more. So those of you who want this for your own communities/companies, form your own groups. Talk to the higher-ups, and show them why and how it makes sense, both financially and from an employee morale perspective, to support such an initiative. Happy, healthy employees are productive employees! :) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
