Put some pedal in your mettle…

and bike to work.

Online at: http://www.slideshare.net/rjames01

Bike to work stories

• Greg

Bike to work stories• Jennifer

– Biking since childhood

– 10 years commuting in Columbus

– Approx 6 miles round trip to CSCC

Bike to work stories

• Rich– Biking since

1993– 7 years biking to

CSCC apprx. 18 miles round trip

– Average 3000 commuter miles a year

Car v. Bike: 7 year cost comparison

Used car purchase: $5,000

Insurance ($380 yr): $2,660

Gas ($2.50 x100g. x 7): $1,750

Routine Maintenance:$2,000

TOTAL: $11,310

Car v. Bike: 7 year cost comparison

*Bike purchase: $300Routine Maintenance ($75 x 7): $525(Chain, brakes, cables, gears, tubes)

Once every few years ($375x2): $750(wheels, seat, packs, pump, helmet, lock,

lights, headset, crankset, cassette)

TOTAL: $1,575Clothing: $ 300(Rain gear, gloves, shoe covers,

Shorts, shirts)

$11,000 (Car) v. $2000 (Bike)

Health Effects of Biking

• Burn about 450 calories a day

• 2250 calories a week = a full day of eating!

• Resting pulse in the 40s

• Biometric screening numbers all good

Environmental Effect of Biking

• Displaces approximately 3000 driving miles a year.

• Current vehicle efficiency 30-35mpg hwy• 1 gal of gas releases apprx. 25lbs. CO2

100 gal x 25lb CO2 = 2500 lb CO2 year

17,500 lbs. in 7 years

FAQs about bike commuting

• What kind of bike should I get?

• What do you do in bad weather?

• How do you carry things?• Do you ride in traffic?• How do I find a safe route?• What about changing and

showering?• What if you get a flat tire?

Safety Resources

• Ohio Bicycling Street Smarts

– http://www.bikexprt.com/streetsmarts/usa/index.htm

• Ohio Bicycle Federation

– http://www.ohiobike.org/resources.htm

• Bike Safety Courses– http://urbanbikeridinglessons.blogspot.

com/

Bike to Work Week

http://b2ww.org/columbus/

Local Initiatives• Columbus Bicentennial Bikeways Plan

– $28 million to build more trails and improve existing ones.

– “Complete Streets” Policy– Share the Road sharrows on High St., SP’09

http://www.altaprojects.net/columbus/documents.html

National Initiatives• The Bicycle Commuter Act of 2008

Section 211 of the "Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008" allows for a "qualified bicycle commuting reimbursement" for "reasonable expenses incurred by the employee during such calendar year for the purchase of a bicycle and bicycle improvements, repair, and storage, if such bicycle is regularly used for travel between the employee’s residence and place of employment."

The benefit -- up to $20 per month -- went into effect January 1, 2009.

http://www.bikewalk.org/bca.php

Online Resources• Yay! Bikes

– http://yaybikes.org/transitional/– List serv for commuters

• Consider Biking– http://www.considerbiking.org/– Policy Advocacy Organization

• “Cranksters” 102.1 / 98.3 Fridays at 7pm– WCRSFM.org/Cranksters for podcasts

• Paul Dorn’s Bike Commuting Tips – http://www.runmuki.com/commute/– Nice intro to commuting

• Commute by bike -– http://commutebybike.com/ 

• Bike Commute Tips– http://bikecommutetips.blogspot.com/– This one is more for interesting articles than practical how-to information.

Routes and Maps• Alta Planning

– Proposed and planned bikeways– http://www.altaprojects.net/columbus/documents.html

• MORPC– Maps from Local Communities– http://www.morpc.org/transportation/bicycle_pedestrian/bikeway_maps.asp

• MapMyRide.com– Map search, create and share

• Bikely.com– Global map sharing

Street usability study with maps to be released in early May by Consider Biking.org.

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