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Cycle-friendly Employer

Resources - Employer Guide

SPARC publishes the Cycle-friendly Employer Guide, a new resource that offers all you need to plan and implement cycle-friendly programs at your workplace:

• Introduction pdf 84k
• Checklist of facilities for cyclists pdf 70k
• Workplace cycle plan pdf 126k
• How to start a BUG pdf 111k
• Travel questionnaire pdf 147k
• Workplace shared bicycle policy pdf 152k
• Facilities guide pdf 125k
• Tried and tested tips for cyclists, by cyclistspdf 358k
• References pdf 64k

Cycle-friendly Employer Case Studies

Cycle-friendly workplaces offer facilities and programmes such as:

• secure parking for staff and visitors
• changing rooms and showers
• laundry facilities
• maps, route information
• intranet site containing route information, discussion group, lunchtime rides
• discounts at local bike shops
• BUGs (bicycle user groups)
• green transport plans
• flexible working hours
• access to bike tools
• participate in events like BikeWise Business battle, triathlons, cycling events
• bikes for at-work use
• financial support (loans to buy bikes, mileage allowance)
• senior staff lead by example
• encouragement to cyclists.

Cycling can make an important contribution to the success of your business or organisation.

"I thought of that while riding my bike." - Albert Einstein, on the theory of relativity

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Many New Zealand businesses have discovered the benefits of being cycle-friendly. Here are some of their stories.

Case studies illustrate a range of cycle-friendly programmes:

• BUG (Bicycle Users Group)
  Auckland City Council | Met Service
  
   
• Workplace shared bicycles
  CentrePort | Wellington City Council
  
   
• Cycle parking
  Juken Nissho | Land Transport Safety Authority | Macpac
  
   
• Supporting cycling events
  Telecom | Macpac
  
   
• Business Travel Plan
  MWH (NZ) Ltd | Christchurch Polytech

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