Bicycle to work - information and tips for bike to work day organizers

Bicycle2Work

Organizer Info

Employees who bicycle to work use a non-polluting way to commute, improve their health, and reduce the number of cars on our congested roads. Employers can easily support their riders by recognizing their contribution. You can find resources and ideas below to promote bicycling to work all year. Additional information can be found on RideLink's Bike to Work page.

Please check back frequently as we will provide promotional materials such as printable posters, postcards, web banners, radio ads, email templates and suggested incentives your company can provide to reward bicycle riders.

Free "How-to Guide - Bike to Work" Presentation

The San Diego County Bicycle Coalition offers to give presentations at your own workplace on bicycle commuting and planning your bike to work ride. Don't miss this great opportunity to learn about safety, bike maps, and routes. We will help you schedule a presentation.

Printable Posters

If you are a creative design professional and interested in helping us, please submit your letter size poster idea in jpg or pdf format. If approved, we will post on this site for others to download.


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Printable Postcards

Print the PDF document at 11x17 on cardstock or heavyweight paper and cut out the postcards for handing out at your office or when meeting your friends.

Web Banners

Use the banner below to promote bicycling to work. To download right click here and select "Save target as..."

This Flash banner was created using Adobe Captivate, a royalty free image and audio file.

Radio Ads

To download the MP3 files, right lick on the following links and select "Save target as ..."
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Email Templates

You can use the following email to encourage your organization to support bicycling to work. Simply copy and paste into your email editor. Don't forget to change the text in brackets before sending the email.

Hello [HR Director's or CEO's Name]:

Do you want to help make a difference?  Our organization supports [subsidized Mass-Transit tickets and/or gas vouchers for carpooling, gym memberships, computer reimbursements, lunch reimbursements - list one or two], but does not currently support bicycle commuting to work.  I am interested in seeing our organization become a leader in supporting this form of alternative commuting.

Bicycle commuting is a wonderful way to get to work.  Bicycling just 20 miles a week cuts a perons risk of heart disease in half, decreases depression and has many other positive health benefits.  Bicycling is also the most ecological form of transportation, which at 600+ mpg puts even hybrid cars to shame.  Finally, because bicycling provides a great workout that could be integrated into our daily commute, employees will be happier, healthier and more productive.

I would like to set up a meeting with you to discuss how we can implement this incentive into our organization's strategy.  I appreciate your consideration of this truly important initiative.  With your support we have a chance to fight global warming, eliminate traffic and improve the health of every employee.

Warmest regards,

[Your Name]

Rider Incentives

Encourage your HR department or CEO to support bicycling to work by providing incentives for employees who ride. Once a month (at least once a year for bike to work day in May), employers can easily:

have a raffle for riders
offer a free lunch
hand out water bottles and an energy bar
provide gift certificates or little gifts useful for bicyclists: