Planning and Policy 8 Credits
Performance Data 5 Credits
Infrastructure18 Credits
Programming and Messaging 12 Credits
Leadership 7 Credits

You may also want to gather some data and documentation before starting the official BizCycle applicaion. Having this information on hand will streamline the application process significantly.

  • Gather results from any surveys concerning bicycling. Some common options include:
    • A Commute Trip Reduction survey
    • A survey of the routes cyclists take towork
    • An internal transportation survey or commute tracking tool
    • Bicycle counts
    • Intercept counts of bicycle traffic at main entrance(s)
    • A survey of employees to identify barriers to bicycling, gauge program effectiveness and assess behavior change
    • Any information about mode split and employee commute habits
  • Perform a bike parking inventory at your worksite
  • Obtain a site map and note the following:
    • Location of all bike parking and its distance from the nearest main entrance
    • Location of showers and their distance from the main entrance
    • Location of lockers and their distance from the main entrance
    • Total square footage of the worksite
    • Distance to the nearest bikeway
  • Document incentives for bicycling and/or multimodal commuting at your organization
  • Research bike planning and advocacy efforts undertaken by your organization
  • Obtain a copy of a Transportation Management Plan and/or Bicycle Plan, if your organization has one.
Planning and Policy Credits
Setting organizational goals is of paramount importance for progress–and goals for bicycling are no exception. Resources like staff time and budget are also vital ingredients to good bicycle planning and outcomes. With these in place, appropriate policies, like incentives, can be crafted and implemented to help generate new bicycle commuters.
Objectives:

To set goals and plan with appropriate resources to achieve positive bicycling outcomes. To set policies that incent employees to commute by bicycle.

Prerequisites:
PP Prerequisite
Establish a mode split goal for bicycling

 

 

Credits:
PP1
Implement a comprehensive transportation plan with goals
PP2
Implement a comprehensive bicycle plan with goals
PP3
Dedicate staffing for transportation program at least one hour per week for every 100 employees
PP4
Dedicate staffing for transportation program that exceeds five hours per week for 100 employees
PP5
Support bicycling via transportation policies in two or more of the following ways:
PP6
Provide any three or more of the following incentives for bicycling:
  • Any direct financial incentive
  • A direct financial incentive that exceeds maximum parking charge
  • Discounts on bicycles, gear or maintenance services
  • Wellness benefits
  • Free onsite bicycling classes
  • Tuition reimbursement for off-site bicycling classes
  • Other non-financial incentives
PP7
Foster an organizational culture conducive to bicycling per oneof the following:
  • Create a casual workplace environment or casual attire days
  • Support formal appearance with showers and lockers
  • Allow flexible scheduling to accommodate mechanical or weather delays
  • Allow bicycles to be stored in individual workspaces (office or cubicle)
Performance Data & Evaluation Credits
What isn't counted often doesn't count.Just as planning and goal-setting (Section 1) is critical to success, measuring progress completes the cycle and allows organizations to learn from past initiatives and refine future strategies to increase bicycle commuting at the workplace.
Objectives:

To track progress in bicycling to determine which strategies work best. To encourage continuous workplace improvement in bicycle-related planning and policy, infrastructure, leadership, and programming and messaging.

Prerequisites:
PD Prerequisite
Know the organization's bicycle mode split

 

Credits:
PD1
Measure bicycle commuting at least once per year via one or more of the following tools:
PD2
Survey staff to identify barriers to bicycling, gauge program effectiveness, and assess behavior change
PD3
Enhance planning, policies, and programs using measurement, survey responses, and route information
PD4
Demonstrate that bicycling is increasing quantifiably over time based on the measurement tool specified in PD1 above
Infrastructure Credits
A key barrier to bicycling for some individuals is the lack of end-of-trip facilities at the workplace.Without adequate employee bike parking, lockers and showers, many employees never consider riding. On the flipside, when employers provide such amenities, people who would not normally consider themselves bicyclists make the decision to commute by bicycle.Likewise, connecting onsite facilities with external bicycle and transit infrastructure is crucial to providing viable workplace transportation options that encourage employees to ride.
Objectives:

To support excellent end-of-trip facilities like bicycle parking, lockers and showers. To connect onsite facilities and the external on-street bicycle network. To extend the range of bicycle commuting employees by supporting multimodal transportation. To understand employee travel preferences and routes in order to better suit their needs.

Prerequisites:
IN Prerequisite 1
Provide covered long-term bike parking for employees
IN Prerequisite 2
Provide short-term bike parking for visitors

 

 

Credits:

Long-term employee bike parking

IN1
Provide covered long-term bike parking for at least 5% of employees. The minimum requirement is two spaces
IN2
Provide covered long-term bike parking for more than 7% of employees. The minimum requirement is four spaces
IN3
Place long-term employee bike parking within 200 feet of the nearest employee entrance or elevator to employee entrance
IN4
Install long-term employee bike parking in a secure location. Secure means that the employee bike parking is at least one of the following:
  • In a locked room or area enclosed by a fence with controlled access
  • Within view or within 100 feet of an attendant or security guard
  • In a location that is visible from employee work areas
  • Equipped with live-monitored security cameras
  • Subsidize transit to support multimodal commutes
  • Install bicycle racks on vanpools, fleet vehicles, and/or shuttles
IN5
Accommodate onsite bicycle maintenance with the availability of at least two of the following at the workplace:
  • Floor pump(s)
  • Tools
  • Bike stand or maintenance station
  • Spare parts and/or loaner equipment (i.e tubes, chain lube, batteries for lights, loaner helmets/lights/locks)

 

Short-term visitor bike parking

IN6
Supply short-term visitor bike parking that meets the applicable sector requirements below. Short-term visitor bike parking is in additionto long-term employee parking. When measuring capacity the same spaces cannot be counted as both short-term and long-term parking
  • Retail – one space for each 3,000 sq. ft. of floor area. Minimum two spaces
  • Office – one space for each 20,000 sq. ft. of floor area. Minimum two spaces
  • Industrial/Manufacturing – minimum two spaces at each public entrance
  • Public building/High traffic office – one space for each 8,000 sq. ft. of floor area. Minimum requirement is four spaces
  • School – onespace for each 15 students. Minimum requirement is four spaces
  • Healthcare/Hospital – one space for each 20,000 sq. ft. of floor area. Minimum two spaces
IN7
Short-term visitor bike parking doubles applicable sector requirements of IN6
IN8
Locate short-term visitor parking within 50 feet of a building entrance in an easily accessible location. If not clearly visible from the entrance, wayfinding signage directs visitors to short-term parking
IN9
Install covered short-term parking

 

Showers and Lockers

IN10
Provide access to a shower facility inside the work site or witin 200 yards of the entrance to the building that accomodates the current bike mode split with one shower for ever 10 bike commuters. Minimum of one shower accessible to all genders
IN11
Provide access to a shower facility inside the worksite or within 200 yards of the entrance to the building that accomodates that goal bike mode split at a rate of one shower for every 10 bike commuters
IN12
Allow free access to shower facilities
IN13
A controlled access locker facility is located inside the worksite or within 200 yards from the entrance to the building
IN14
Controlled access locker facilities are characterized by at least three of the following:
  • Showers and lockers are co-located
  • Lockers are at least 3 feet tall, 2 feet deep, and 1 foot wide
  • Assigned long-term lockers
  • Adequate hooks and facilities to hang and dry wet gear
  • Towel service
  • Hair dryers
  • Benches for changing

External Infrastructure

IN15
Maximize available transit services in at least two of the following ways:
  • Incorporate multimodal messages in internal and external communications at least once per year
  • Advocate improving transit service via correspondence with transit agencies
  • Advocate improving bicycling access to the transit system via correspondence with transit agencies
  • Provide transit benefits to bicyclists
  • Instruct commuters how to load bicycles on transit vehicles
  • Other efforts to maximize transit services
IN16
Survey bicyclists to find the various routes commuters take to work, and use this information to enhance planning, policies, and programs
IN17
The worksite is within half a mile of at least one designated bikeway (trail, path, lane, or other facility) that connects to the larger network, and bicyclists can safely access the bikeway from the worksite
IN18
Innovation Credit(s)
Programming and Messaging Credits
Education and encouragement of bicycling at the workplace has a tremendous impact on generating new bike commuters and retaining those who ride occasionally or regularly. Not only do classes, events and messaging bring important information to future bike commuters, but they bring fun to the workplace, help develop a sense of camaraderie and foster an inclusive workplace community that serves to recruit and encourage even more riders.
Objectives:

To educate employees so that they have the skills, knowledge and confidence to ride safely to work. To encourage employees to ride by promoting and participating in successful turn-key programs like National Bike Month. To message internally and externally that bicycling is a viable and reliable commute option.

Prerequisites:
PM Prerequisite 1
Host one bicycle-related event per year
PM Prerequisite 2
Send one bike-specific message to all employees yearly

 

 

Credits:
PM1
Host two bicycle-related classes per year
PM2
Host more than four classes per year that reach a number of employees equivalent to or greater than the bicycle mode split goal
PM3
Include bicycling resources in at least two relevant onsite events or fairs yearly (transportation, wellness, safety, benefits or sustainability fairs)
PM4
Participate in National Bike Month in May, including at least one of the following:
  • Host a commuter station for National Bike to Work and/or National Bike to School Day
  • Hold and/or support a Bike Month event (e.g., breakfast or awards banquet)
  • Organize a rolling "bicycle bus", ride with organizational leaders or other riders
  • Attend the Bike to Work Breakfast or other fundraiser for the bike movement
  • Provide sponsorship for Bike Month
PM5
Participate in the Commute Challenge during National Bike Month in May
PM6
Participate in the Commute Challenge at or above goal mode split for bicycling
PM7
Support and sanction at least one of the following ways of encouraging a bicycle community:
  • An established "bike buddy" system where veteran riders are paired with new commuters
  • A bicycle club
  • An online bicycle-related message board, intranet site or social media means of fostering communication, idea and route-sharing and networking
  • An internal commute challenge
PM8
Place bike-specific content in company-wide media (e.g., newsletter, blog, intranet) at least once per year
PM9
Place bike-specific content in company-wide media four or more times per year
PM10
Place external content (e.g., website including biking directions/parking)
PM11
Encourage the use of Bikewise.org, an online bicycle hazard, crash and theft reporting tool
Leadership Credits
While an employer has the power to change policies, programs and infrastructure at worksites, many of the factors that influence an employee's decision to ride are outside the scope of the workplace–but that doesn't mean that they're outside the scope of influence.Because safety on the road–and the perception of safety–are the most critical factors for those deciding whether or not to ride, exercising leadership in developing local bicycle infrastructure has the potential for enormous benefit to employees and to the community at large.
Objectives:

To leverage employer influence on external infrastructure funding, design and implementation. To demonstrate employer leadership in supporting bicycling in the greater community.

Prerequisites:
LE Prerequisite
Participate in any form of community planning or advocacy related to bicycling

 

 

Credits:
LE1
Advocate for bicycle-specific improvements and/or funding at the local level
LE2
Company leadership advocates for bicycle-specific improvements and/or funding at the national level
LE3
Form an active company Bicycle Advisory Council or equivalent
LE4
Sponsor an external bicycle team, bicycle event, bicycle organization or equivalent
LE5
Participate in at least one of the following forms of outside bicycle-related planning:
LE6
Form a neighborhood network--an active partnership with other local worksites--to pool resources and ideas to develop any of the following:
  • Shower facilities
  • Locker facilities
  • Events and programming
  • Messaging
  • Bicycle parking
  • A "bike buddy" system
  • Other partnership efforts

 

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