Businesses see benefit in bike parking

I just saw this story come across Twitter from the BikePortland blog, and I think it is another great example we can point to as we engage businesses about being bicycle friendly.

I got to see a variety of on street bike facilities and creative bike parking solutions when I participated in a bike tour in Portland last summer at the national Safe Routes to School conference. It was amazing to me to see the number of bikes parked at various places at 3:00pm on a random weekday. Build it and they will come!!

Bike Friendly Business Awards

WOW! The press release from the League of American Bicyclists has just been released, and we are thrilled with the number of Omaha-area businesses that have been awarded a Bike Friendly Business designation!

Omaha businesses joining previously awarded RDG Planning and Design (silver) as Bike Friendly:

Activate Omaha (silver)

Alley Poyner Macchieto Architecture (bronze)

Bike Masters (bronze)

Bike Rack (bronze)

Carlson Hospitality Worldwide (bronze)

PayPal (bronze...also mentioned specifically in the press release!!)

Union Pacific (Honorable Mention ... For the record, we know that UP is quite bike friendly, and we are baffled as to why the HM rather than bronze!)

Congrats to all!! We will proudly represent all of you at the National Bike Summit luncheon on Wednesday when the awards are handed out!

We know that there are MANY more businesses and organizations in Omaha that would be worthy of this recognition. OmahaBikes will be sponsoring a seminar during Bike Month (May)on how to apply for BFB designation. Let's get more names on that list next fall!!