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Biking or Walking to Work for Good Health
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Bike To Work
Benefits Good for employees. Costs less than driving or taking transit. Burns calories and gets you in shape! Strengthens lower back. Keeps mind young. Energizes you for the day ahead; then work off the stress at the end of your day. Reduces pollution and congestion, enhancing quality of life. Good for employers. Reduces health care costs Decreases absenteeism and turnover Increases productivity Reduces parking costs What employers can do. Appoint a bike coordinator. Provide bike parking, lockers, racks, showers and changing facilities. Provide incentives. Qualified Transportation Fringe Benefit (IRS Tax Code 132(f)) allows for employers to give a subsidy of $20 a month to employees who commute to work by bicycle. Ask CSS about biking amenities offered to employers. Market your biking program. Visit Commuter Connections's Bicycling Web page, for more useful information about bicycle commuting. Rules Check this Web page to learn the bicycling traffic rules for the Washington area. Take a class in effective cycling. Call WABA, 202-628-2500. Always wear a helmet and use lights at night. Commute with a co-worker. Practice trail etiquette Outfit your bike and yourself properly. Benefit from Mass Transit Benefit from mass transit. http://www.rideonbus.com/ All 1,450 buses in the region, including Ride On and Metrobus are equipped with racks to carry 2 bikes each. http://www.rideonbus.com/, www.waba.org There is no extra fee for bringing a bike on a bus or on Metrorail. Bikes are not allowed on Metrorail, Monday-Friday, 7-10am and 4-7pm (rush hours) Please see Metro's Bike 'N Ride Bicycle Program page for WMATA's rules regarding bicycles. Resources Montgomery County Bikeway Program Commuter Services partners with the Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA) and the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments’ Commuter Connections to get you rolling. For everything you want to know about biking to work, visit Commuter Connections' Bicycling page and the Washington Area Bicylists Association's Bike Commuting page. Washington Area Bicyclist Association733 15th Street, Suite 1030Washington, DC 20005waba@waba.org202-628-2500 League of American Bicyclists1612 K Street, NW, Suite 401Washington, DC 20006www.bikeleague.org202-822-1333 Montgomery Bike Advocates (MOBIKE) Bike Maryland Montgomery Bicycle Action Group (MCBAG) For more information on Montgomery County Bicycle Planners and Maps, please call 240-777-7200 Maps White Oak & Vicinity Bicycle and Pedestrian Map This map features bike and pedestrian routes, public transportation option, commuter services, safety tips and other helpful resources in the White Oak Vicinity. To request free copies click here or download the electronic version. Silver Spring Bikeways Map This easy to use map features bike and pedestrian routes serving the many dining, shopping, and entertainment destinations in downtown Silver Spring. To request free copies click here or download the electronic version. Montgomery County Bikeways Map Viewer District of Columbia Bicycle Maps Maryland Bicycling Maps Capital Crescent Trail Map Metropolitan Branch Trail Commuter Connections Washington, DC Region Bike Map available from Amazon.com WABA's Bicycle Maps Online! The Bicycle Commuter Assistance Program is an interactive bicycle route mapping guide that provides detailed maps online and commuter information. Use it to find the most popular bike trails or the most convenient routes to your destination in the Washington area. The maps show all the area bike trails and bike shops, and will eventually show the best commuter routes. Map of Proposed ICC Project Bike Paths Bike to Work Day On the 3rd Friday of May each year, nearly a thousand happy cyclists pedal to work in Montgomery County for the Annual Bike To Work Day celebration. "Pit Stop" events offered early morning camaraderie, enthusiasm, and refreshments for all participants. Montgomery County had seven "pit stops." There were prize drawings for bicycles and many other valuable prizes for participants. Cyclists at the various pit stops are frequently cheered on by dignitaries which include State and Local Elected Officials, the Montgomery County Executive and County Council Members. Awards presented at the various pit stops included those for the "Longest Distance Commuted by Bike," and the "Most Committed Bicycle Commuter." The City of Rockville held its first Commuter Cup Challenge, a pit stop-to-pit stop race between a bicycle and a city-owned vehicle. The bicycle won!
Benefits
Good for employees. Costs less than driving or taking transit. Burns calories and gets you in shape! Strengthens lower back. Keeps mind young. Energizes you for the day ahead; then work off the stress at the end of your day. Reduces pollution and congestion, enhancing quality of life. Good for employers. Reduces health care costs Decreases absenteeism and turnover Increases productivity Reduces parking costs What employers can do. Appoint a bike coordinator. Provide bike parking, lockers, racks, showers and changing facilities. Provide incentives. Qualified Transportation Fringe Benefit (IRS Tax Code 132(f)) allows for employers to give a subsidy of $20 a month to employees who commute to work by bicycle. Ask CSS about biking amenities offered to employers. Market your biking program. Visit Commuter Connections's Bicycling Web page, for more useful information about bicycle commuting.
Good for employees.
Good for employers.
What employers can do.
Visit Commuter Connections's Bicycling Web page, for more useful information about bicycle commuting.
Rules
Check this Web page to learn the bicycling traffic rules for the Washington area. Take a class in effective cycling. Call WABA, 202-628-2500. Always wear a helmet and use lights at night. Commute with a co-worker. Practice trail etiquette Outfit your bike and yourself properly.
Benefit from Mass Transit
Benefit from mass transit. http://www.rideonbus.com/ All 1,450 buses in the region, including Ride On and Metrobus are equipped with racks to carry 2 bikes each. http://www.rideonbus.com/, www.waba.org There is no extra fee for bringing a bike on a bus or on Metrorail. Bikes are not allowed on Metrorail, Monday-Friday, 7-10am and 4-7pm (rush hours) Please see Metro's Bike 'N Ride Bicycle Program page for WMATA's rules regarding bicycles.
Resources
Montgomery County Bikeway Program Commuter Services partners with the Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA) and the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments’ Commuter Connections to get you rolling. For everything you want to know about biking to work, visit Commuter Connections' Bicycling page and the Washington Area Bicylists Association's Bike Commuting page. Washington Area Bicyclist Association733 15th Street, Suite 1030Washington, DC 20005waba@waba.org202-628-2500 League of American Bicyclists1612 K Street, NW, Suite 401Washington, DC 20006www.bikeleague.org202-822-1333 Montgomery Bike Advocates (MOBIKE) Bike Maryland Montgomery Bicycle Action Group (MCBAG) For more information on Montgomery County Bicycle Planners and Maps, please call 240-777-7200
Montgomery County Bikeway Program
Commuter Services partners with the Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA) and the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments’ Commuter Connections to get you rolling. For everything you want to know about biking to work, visit Commuter Connections' Bicycling page and the Washington Area Bicylists Association's Bike Commuting page.
Washington Area Bicyclist Association733 15th Street, Suite 1030Washington, DC 20005waba@waba.org202-628-2500
League of American Bicyclists1612 K Street, NW, Suite 401Washington, DC 20006www.bikeleague.org202-822-1333
Montgomery Bike Advocates (MOBIKE)
Bike Maryland
Montgomery Bicycle Action Group (MCBAG)
For more information on Montgomery County Bicycle Planners and Maps, please call 240-777-7200
Maps
White Oak & Vicinity Bicycle and Pedestrian Map This map features bike and pedestrian routes, public transportation option, commuter services, safety tips and other helpful resources in the White Oak Vicinity. To request free copies click here or download the electronic version. Silver Spring Bikeways Map This easy to use map features bike and pedestrian routes serving the many dining, shopping, and entertainment destinations in downtown Silver Spring. To request free copies click here or download the electronic version. Montgomery County Bikeways Map Viewer District of Columbia Bicycle Maps Maryland Bicycling Maps Capital Crescent Trail Map Metropolitan Branch Trail Commuter Connections Washington, DC Region Bike Map available from Amazon.com WABA's Bicycle Maps Online! The Bicycle Commuter Assistance Program is an interactive bicycle route mapping guide that provides detailed maps online and commuter information. Use it to find the most popular bike trails or the most convenient routes to your destination in the Washington area. The maps show all the area bike trails and bike shops, and will eventually show the best commuter routes. Map of Proposed ICC Project Bike Paths
White Oak & Vicinity Bicycle and Pedestrian Map
This map features bike and pedestrian routes, public transportation option, commuter services, safety tips and other helpful resources in the White Oak Vicinity. To request free copies click here or download the electronic version.
Silver Spring Bikeways Map
This easy to use map features bike and pedestrian routes serving the many dining, shopping, and entertainment destinations in downtown Silver Spring. To request free copies click here or download the electronic version.
Montgomery County Bikeways Map Viewer
District of Columbia Bicycle Maps
Maryland Bicycling Maps
Capital Crescent Trail Map
Metropolitan Branch Trail
Commuter Connections
Washington, DC Region Bike Map available from Amazon.com
WABA's Bicycle Maps Online! The Bicycle Commuter Assistance Program is an interactive bicycle route mapping guide that provides detailed maps online and commuter information. Use it to find the most popular bike trails or the most convenient routes to your destination in the Washington area. The maps show all the area bike trails and bike shops, and will eventually show the best commuter routes.
Map of Proposed ICC Project Bike Paths
Bike to Work Day
On the 3rd Friday of May each year, nearly a thousand happy cyclists pedal to work in Montgomery County for the Annual Bike To Work Day celebration. "Pit Stop" events offered early morning camaraderie, enthusiasm, and refreshments for all participants. Montgomery County had seven "pit stops." There were prize drawings for bicycles and many other valuable prizes for participants. Cyclists at the various pit stops are frequently cheered on by dignitaries which include State and Local Elected Officials, the Montgomery County Executive and County Council Members. Awards presented at the various pit stops included those for the "Longest Distance Commuted by Bike," and the "Most Committed Bicycle Commuter." The City of Rockville held its first Commuter Cup Challenge, a pit stop-to-pit stop race between a bicycle and a city-owned vehicle. The bicycle won!
On the 3rd Friday of May each year, nearly a thousand happy cyclists pedal to work in Montgomery County for the Annual Bike To Work Day celebration. "Pit Stop" events offered early morning camaraderie, enthusiasm, and refreshments for all participants. Montgomery County had seven "pit stops." There were prize drawings for bicycles and many other valuable prizes for participants.
Cyclists at the various pit stops are frequently cheered on by dignitaries which include State and Local Elected Officials, the Montgomery County Executive and County Council Members.
Awards presented at the various pit stops included those for the "Longest Distance Commuted by Bike," and the "Most Committed Bicycle Commuter." The City of Rockville held its first Commuter Cup Challenge, a pit stop-to-pit stop race between a bicycle and a city-owned vehicle. The bicycle won!
Walk to Work
Consider walking to work from your home or, if that’s not possible, from a transit stop. You’ll breathe better, be calmer, and return to your assignments with renewed vigor and enthusiasm for life. Employer Amenities Ask CSS about amenities that employers may provide, such as bike racks or lockers, or free walking shoes.
Consider walking to work from your home or, if that’s not possible, from a transit stop. You’ll breathe better, be calmer, and return to your assignments with renewed vigor and enthusiasm for life.
Employer Amenities
Ask CSS about amenities that employers may provide, such as bike racks or lockers, or free walking shoes.
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