Question: Is your workplace/employer accomodating to bicycles

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  • January 26, 2010 at 7:20 pm #923142
    Brendan von Buckingham
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    Indoor and outdoor racks.
    Can’t bring the bike in to my desk.
    No designed place to store and change clothes, but I make do with the coat closets and bathrooms
    No shower
    Yes, about 12 other bike commuters out of 100 staff
    No club
    Yes, but the paperwork and hassle isn’t worth the $20
    No other activities.

    January 27, 2010 at 4:53 pm #923144
    Deb
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    Is there a place to lock up your bicycle? Indoors or outdoors? – One bike rack in the underground parking area
    Can you take your bike in the building and up to your desk area? – no one has tried, but I doubt they would approve
    Is there a place to store and change clothes? – no
    Shower? – no
    Are there many other bike commuters at your workplace? – a few people will ride in if the weather is nice, but no regular bike commuters
    Have you formed a club? – no
    Does your employer offer the $20/month bike benefit? – don’t know
    Any other bike activities through the workplace? no

    I work in an office building in Arlington that is close to the Custis trail.

    January 27, 2010 at 11:39 pm #923146
    skreaminquadz
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    Is there a place to lock up your bicycle? Indoors or outdoors? Indoor (not sure I’d bike commute if it were outdoors)
    Can you take your bike in the building and up to your desk area? Nope – although I’d like to ; )
    Is there a place to store and change clothes? Yes
    Shower? Yes
    Are there many other bike commuters at your workplace?Unfortunately not. Even though there are over 1000 people in my building.
    Have you formed a club? No
    Does your employer offer the $20/month bike benefit? No
    Any other bike activities through the workplace? Nope

    February 23, 2010 at 5:44 pm #923195
    jabberwocky
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    My office is pretty bike friendly. The office building has a “no bikes inside” policy, but it isn’t enforced and the building maintenance folks all know me since I’ve been bringing the bike in for years (and in return I’m careful not to bang up doorways and walls when I’m walking the bike around and I always bang the water and snow off before I bring it in). I work at an architectural firm, so I just put the bike in a little alcove in the print room. No dedicated place to store clothes. I usually drape them over my computer under my desk (it radiates heat, so it dries them out quite well).

    The building does have a small gym with showers.

    Nobody else in my office commutes by bike, but there are a small handful in the building that do.

    February 23, 2010 at 5:49 pm #923197
    Dirt
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    I work in the same building as EPA. They’re kind enough to let us Private Sector boffins use their bike facility. It is truly amazing. Secure bike room with racks, locker room and showers make it very nice for commuting. We don’t actually get lockers, but my employer is kind enough to give me locker space in my office.

    We don’t get the bike benefit. I organize events with co-workers…. if you can call what I do “organize”. There’s a core group of 12 of us that ride regularly when the weather is good. Out of an office of 45 people, that’s pretty good. There are only 3 or 4 of us that ride through the winter. I’m the only freak that rides every day…. though I’m out with an injury right now.


    @Jabberwocky    : Dude

    February 23, 2010 at 7:40 pm #923203
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    Is there a place to lock up your bicycle? Indoors or outdoors?
    [We get to lock up in the building’s parking garage. We have key access]

    Can you take your bike in the building and up to your desk area?

    Is there a place to store and change clothes?
    [Yes, and they set up some cubby holes to store clothes, helmets, etc.]

    Shower?
    [Yes, the shower is in the changing room]

    Are there many other bike commuters at your workplace?
    [I would say 10 (out of 60) or so that ride regularly to semi regularly.

    Have you formed a club?
    [No]

    Does your employer offer the $20/month bike benefit?
    [They do not offer it, but I have brought it up a couple of times. Cited issue is the company having to pay out the benefit and get reimbursed]

    Any other bike activities through the workplace?
    [No]

    February 23, 2010 at 11:32 pm #923209
    consularrider
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    Is there a place to lock up your bicycle? Indoors or outdoors? Yes, two indoor bike racks on one of the parking garage levels.
    Can you take your bike in the building and up to your desk area? No.
    Is there a place to store and change clothes? Store, no; change yes.
    Shower? Yes
    Are there many other bike commuters at your workplace? Probably five or six who ride in better weather, maybe two in less pleasent weather, and only me year round.
    Have you formed a club? No.
    Does your employer offer the $20/month bike benefit? No, they are fudging that it is not cost effective to offer.
    Any other bike activities through the workplace? No.

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