Benefits for bike commuters:
Biking improves your health:National health statistics show that when you're more active, you decrease your risk for cancer, heart disease, obesity and diabetes.
Bike commuting improves your mood:Most bike commuters report that a little exercise and fresh air at the beginning and end of their work day improves their mood at work and at home.
Bike commuting saves you money:With gas costing $4 a gallon and overall annual car ownership costs averaging $8,000, getting around by bike can free up money in your budget for other things.
Bike commuting keeps CO2 out of the atmosphere:About 37% of Colorado's carbon emissions come from transportation; cutting down on your motorized trips can help you reduce
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Biking improves your health:National health statistics show that when you're more active, you decrease your risk for cancer, heart disease, obesity and diabetes. Bike commuting improves your mood:Most bike commuters report that a little exercise and fresh air at the beginning and end of their work day improves their mood at work and at home.
Bike commuting saves you money:With gas costing $4 a gallon and overall annual car ownership costs averaging $8,000, getting around by bike can free up money in your budget for other things.
Bike commuting keeps CO2 out of the atmosphere:About 37% of Colorado's carbon emissions come from transportation; cutting down on your motorized trips can help you reduce
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Benefits for companies:
Bicycling is good for individual employees, but it can be good for a company, too - from creating happier, healthier employees to improving the bottom line:
Bicycling reduces stress and anxiety, and makes for happier employees:
Absentee and turnover rates are lower among physically active employees (National Center for Health Statistics).
Companies spend less on health care when investing in programs promoting physical activity:
Bicycling Reduces Parking costs:
Bicycle commuting can play an important part in reducing car trips to work, which reduces parking costs - a reserved car parking spot in the central city can have an annualized capital and operations cost of $12,000, as opposed to $1,000 for secure bicycling parking.
Bicycling Saves Money on Taxes
Encouraging bike commuting can help a company comply with the Department of Environmental Quality ECO Rule and save money through the Business Energy Tax Credit
