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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/
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.
Presentation online at:
http://www.slideshare.net/rjames01