Comments on: Does Your Town Have “Bicycle Benefits?”

By: Charlie

Charlie — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:40:49 +0000

Great idea. Keep up the good work. Anything bike positive in my small NC town is a plus.

By: Budget Bicycle Center

Budget Bicycle Center — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 19:05:59 +0000

Madison, WI has over 120 participants in bicycle benefits, which is kinda neat. Here is the Madison page :)

http://www.bicyclebenefits.org/index.php?option=com_sobi2&catid=64&Itemid=54

By: Tim Keneipp

Tim Keneipp — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 18:43:16 +0000

The Driftless Region Bicycle Coalition is starting to sign up business in communities around Western Wisconsin to give our members benefits and there are a few businesses that do it independently of our program as well.

By: rick

rick — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 04:49:01 +0000

My boss hates me riding a bike to work but a little less now that I made it to work in the snow.

By: Byron

Byron — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 19:33:56 +0000

Here’s a report from our local organization “Bike Friendly Oak Cliff”:

http://bikefriendlyoc.wordpress.com/2009/05/20/ride-your-bike-get-a-discount/

Oak Cliff is a part of Dallas, but frankly, quite apart from Dallas in many ways – geographically, culturally and otherwise. Oak Cliff is the proud birthplace of Lance Armstrong, Stevie Ray Vaughn and quite a few other great athletes and entertainers.

Even here in Dallas, which topped Cycling Magazines list of worst cities for cycling, the bike benefits idea has blossomed quite nicely among the local independent businesses. The rewards are much better than I am familiar with in places I’ve been like Cambridge/Somerville, MA which only has a “Green Friday” discount card which gets a small discount at a small number of places one day a month.

Here in Oak Cliff, “the Down side of town” of Dallas, the rewards/incentives are much better. As an example, a local real estate company gives a 50% discount on your first month’s rent! Not a bad little Texas size incentive at all, if I do say so myself.

By: Byron

Byron — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 19:28:58 +0000

Here’s a report from our local organization “Bike Friendly Oak Cliff”. Oak Cliff is a part of Dallas, but frankly, quite apart from Dallas in many ways – geographically, culturally and otherwise. Oak Cliff is the proud birthplace of Lance Armstrong, Stevie Ray Vaughn and quite a few other great athletes and entertainers. Even here in Dallas, which topped Cycling Magazines list of worst cities for cycling, the bike benefits idea has blossomed quite nicely among the local independent businesses. The rewards are much better than I am familiar with in places like Cambridge/Somerville, MA which only has a “Green Friday” discount card which gets a small discount at a small number of places one day a month.

But here in Oak Cliff, “the Down side of town” of Dallas, for example, a local real estate company gives a 50% discount on your first month’s rent! Not a bad little Texas size incentive at all.

By: Shawn

Shawn — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 20:09:09 +0000

A few stores here in Madison WI take part in bicycle benefits, but when I go to the website posted (www.bicyclebenefits.org) for more info, there’s nothing there. What’s the deal? How can I find more info?

By: Gabe R.

Gabe R. — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 22:52:51 +0000

Hey we need that guy to bring Bicycle Benefits in Frederick, M.D. There are too many cars and not enough bikes.

By: Sara

Sara — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 01:14:16 +0000

Rochester Hills Michigan is a community the required bike paths on all roadways of developing subdivisions starting 30 years ago. Between these paths and the old train trails you can get anywhere without traffic. I walk my bike accross rare but existing major intersections to the next bike path.

By: ann s.e. Mi.

ann s.e. Mi. — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:11:55 +0000

I’m also in Mi. like Jerret, Ian, can you set us up with the stickers and info to spread the word??