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Resources for Employers and Employees

What if I Need to Get Home In an Unexpected Emergency?

The Commuter Connections Guaranteed Ride Home Program provides emergency rides home to people who bicycle or take other alternative transportation to work twice a week in the Washington/Baltimore Metropolitan areas. Call 1-800-745-RIDE with any questions or register on-line for the Guaranteed Ride Home program. Some restrictions apply.

How to Encourage your Employer to Support Bicycling

You're now well versed in the ways of bike commuting, but you would like to see a few changes at your office to assist you and your colleagues who might like to bike to work. To learn about sound investments and policies employers can use to encourage cycling, improve employee health, and save money. Here are some ideas to get you started:

• Share this link about Reasons Your Employees Should Bike to Work with your human resources representative and building manager.

Organize a bike-to-work day at your office

• Call the Washington Area Bicyclist Association, (202) 518-0524, or the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, (202) 962- 3760 and ask about setting up a bike-to-work orientation at your worksite

Use the online Bicycle Routing map system for turn-by-turn directions using bicycle-friendly paths and roads.

 


Bicycling Organizations Contact Information

Bicycling Organizations

Bike Maryland

Bike Virginia

Bike Washington

College Park Area Bicycle Coalition

CommuterPage.com (Arlington)

Fairfax Advocates for Better Bicycling

Frederick Bicycle Coalition

Frederick Pedalers

League of American Bicyclists
1612 K Street NW
Suite 800
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 822-1333

Virginia Bicycling Federation

Washington Area
Bicyclist Association
2599 Ontario Rd., NW
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 518-0524

Washington Area Bike Forum

 

 


 

 

Area Bicycle Planners

Alexandria, VA
(703) 746-4088

Arlington County, VA
(703) 228-3709

City of Fairfax, VA
(703) 385-7858

Council of Governments
(202) 962-3760

College Park, MD
(301) 277-3445

District of Columbia
(202) 671-2331

Fairfax County, VA
(703) 324-2453

Frederick City, MD
(301) 600-1884

Frederick County, MD
(301) 600-6768

Gaithersburg, MD
(301) 258-6313

Loudoun County, VA
(703) 737-8090

Maryland Department
of Transportation

(410) 865-1237

Montgomery
County, MD

(240) 777-7243

National Park Service
(202) 619-7277

Prince George’s County, MD
(301) 952-3661

Prince William County, VA
(703) 792-6273

Rockville, MD
(240) 314-8527

Virginia Department
of Transportation

(703) 259-2376

Area Bike Maps

Alexandria Bikeways Map

Anacostia Tributary Trail System
(301) 699-2407

Arlington County Bicycle Map
or call (703) 228-9299

Capital Crescent Trail Map
(202) 234-4874

District of Columbia Full view Downtown
delois.fields@dc.gov

Fairfax County Bicycle Map

Frederick City of - Share Use Path Map

Frederick History Loop

Maryland State Bicycle Map
(800) 252-8776

Montgomery County
Bicycle Map

(240) 777-7223

Ride the City

Virginia State Bicycle Map

Washington DC
Regional Bicycle Map

Call (800) 829-6277

W&OD Trail Map
(703) 729-0596

     

List of Bicycle Parking Equipment Dealers & Manufacturers

American Bicycle
Security Co.
Ventura, CA
(800) 245-3723
Viper Rack 1000
(inverted-U)
Bike Shell (lockers)

BikeLid Systems LLC
New York, NY
(212) 893-8351
Bike rack covered
with a lid

BikeUp
Nepean Ontario
US Office in
Syracuse, NY
(800) 661-3506
Vertical racks  
for bike rooms

Bicycle Parking
Project
Philadelphia, PA
(215) 222-1253
HITCH-1(ring),
HITCH-2
(Inverted U)

Bike Security Racks
Co., Wentworth, NH
(800) 545-2757

Cora Bike Rack Inc.
Bellingham, WA
(800) 354-8624
Expo-W, Lockers

Creative Pipe, Inc.
Portland, OR
(800) 644-8467
CycleShed (locker),
Thunderbolt,
Hammerhead
(inverted-U,
Continuous curve)

Cycle Safe Inc.
Ada, MI
(888) 950-6531
Toast Rack (inverted-U),
Cycle Safe (lockers)

Dero Bike Rack Co.
(888) 891-9298
Specialize in
artistic racks

eLock Technologies
Berkeley, CA
Automated electronic
Lockers rented by
the hour

Function First, Inc.
Tucson, AZ.
(888) 245-3742
Bike Rib(Inverted-U,
multi-U), Series 2
(continuous curve),
(lockers).

Madrax Inc.
Middleton, WI
(800) 448-7931
Guard Rail (Inverted-U),
U-Two (multi-U),
(lockers).

Peak Racks
San Luis Obispo, CA
(805) 235-8812
Functional and space
efficient bike racks

Saris
Madison, WI
(800) 783-7257
Wave racks, bike
docks, security

Sunshine U-Lok
Corporation
Westlake Village, CA
(800) 548-1344
Wave-Lok (continuous
curve), U-Lok (Class II),
Arch-lok, Stor-Lok,
Mini-Lok (inverted-U),
Secura (lockers)

Urban Accessories, Inc.
(877) 487-0488
Bike Bar, Bike Rail
(inverted-U)

Books

Anybody's Bike Book (maintenance) by Tom Cutherbertson Ten Speed Press.

Effective Cycling by John Forester MIT Press

A Woman's Guide to Cycling by Susan Weaver


Acknowledgements:

Martin Guttenplan of the Florida
Department of Transportation provided
information for the employer section
from his guide "Developing successful
Bicycle Pedestrian commuter
Programs: A handbook for Employers".

The employee section was based
largely on the "Bicycle Commute
Guide"
a publication on the Energy
Outreach Center and the Capital
Bicycling Club, both of Olympia,
Washington.

Many thanks to the Washington area cyclists, Planners and others who helped review drafts of this guide.

For a print version of this guide and for information on all types of alternative commuting
throughout the Washington region, contact Commuter Connections at

(800) 745-RIDE