ten ways to encourage a carfree commute to your downtown ann arbor business
Bicycle Colorado just posted 7 Steps to a Bicycle-Friendly Workplace. Their list of general tips on encouraging biking to work inspired us to write up a list of simple ways businesses in downtown Ann Arbor can encourage carfree commuting.
1. Sign up for the go!pass
2. Post locations and rental info on bike lockers
3. Hand out pedestrian maps, bike maps and bus schedules
4. Offer to ride (bus or bike) with other employees to get them started, or start a bike commute support group.
5. Support local biking and walking organizations and events (WBWC, AABTS, Eco-Ride, Crop Walk, Breast Cancer walk, etc.)
6. Update HR policies to encourage walking, biking and bus riding (parking policy, biking & walking incentives, Emergency Ride Home program, etc.)
7. Invite the getDowntown program to contribute to your company newsletter or talk to employees about their commuting options
8. Provide better biking facilities (covered bike parking, showers, lockers, etc.)
9. Invite a local bike shop to do a brown-bag seminar on bike maintenance.
10. Sign up for the Commuter Challenge and encourage employees to participate in other events throughout Curb Your Car Month
If you've got other ideas, add them to the list via a comment!
2 comments:
Add directions to your business via public transportation (with schedules, if you can manage) to your web site. Tell people what bus to take to get there, where to get off, how long of a walk it is and how often the bus comes.
e.g How to get to Pure Visibility via public transit. needs some details filled in.
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