Annette Dickerson arrives at work on Bike to Work Day
How do YOU go to work? Take the survey! (and enter to win one of ten $5 Starbucks gift cards)
Imagine if you didn’t have to sit in traffic on your way home, staring at the exhaust fumes of the car in front of you.
Imagine starting and ending your day with a leisurely 20-minute bicycle ride, waving at your neighbors as you pedal past.
Imagine coasting right up to the front door of your workplace, instead of circling the lot looking for the best parking spot.
Imagine all the money you save on gas and car repairs when you leave the car at home.
Imagine the look on your doctor’s face at your low heart rate, blood pressure, and cholesterol.
Imagine breathing cleaner air because you and your co-workers, and hundreds of others like you, bicycle to work.
Bicycling to work can be good for you, good for your workplace, and good for your community. Employees don’t have to bike far, or bike every day, to experience the benefits of bicycling. Whether you want to bike or not, we’d like to know more about how you or your employees get to work. Take the Bicycle to Work Survey and enter to win a Starbucks coffee!
Employees who bicycle to work:
- Are healthier and happier
- Save money on transportation
- Enjoy the ride
Employers benefit when employees bicycle to work:
- Fewer absentee days
- Reduced parking costs
- Healthier, happier, and more productive employees
- Employee retention and recruitment
- Showcase sustainability
However, employees face many obstacles to bicycling to work:
- No bicycle parking at work
- No place to clean up after bicycling
- Dangerous roads
- Managers and co-workers hostile to bicycling
- Live too far to bicycle
We’re studying how employers in our area can facilitate bicycling to work. If you are an employer or an employee in the Roanoke Valley, please complete this survey and enter to win one of ten $5 Starbucks gift cards. Please encourage your employees, co-workers, and employer to complete the survey too!
