2008 NYC Bicycle Friendly Business Award

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Choose a Category:

Commuting Cyclists: Workplaces that take measures to encourage their employees to bike to work including by (but not limited to): providing indoor bicycle parking, offering bicycle education workshops, holding bike to work days, etc.

Working Cyclists: Workplaces that provide proper safety equipment and training to their working cyclists and whose employees ride lawfully and respectfully.

Estimated number of employees in business or working in building:

1-10
10-50
50-100
Over 100

Brief description of type of business (e.g. restaurant, messenger company, law firm, non-profit, retail store, etc.):

Reasons for Nomination (check all that apply):

Commuting Cyclists

Indoor bike parking
Please describe the bike parking facility:

Employees are allowed to store their bikes near their desks
Showers / lockers
Parking space buy-outs
Loans or reimbursements for bicycle purchases
Free bicycle servicing
Office bike pools
Mileage allowances for cycling
Bike to Work Days
Casual dress days
Other, please explain:

Working Cyclists

Providing employees with a bicycle helmet in good condition which properly fits the operator
Providing employees with upper body apparel with the business' name and operator's identification number
Providing employees with numbered ID card with the operator's photo, name, home address and the business' name, address and phone number
Providing employees with a white headlight and red taillight; a bell or other audible signal (not whistle)
Ensuring that employees’ bikes are equipped with working brakes; reflective tires and/or other reflective devices
Keeping a log book which must be available for inspection during regular and usual business hours
Providing health insurance to working cyclists and care if cyclists are injured during the course of the working day
Providing all-weather gear for working cyclists
Holding a training class or providing training materials on the rules of the road
Providing incentives for good cycling behavior
Encouraging cyclists to ride in the streets and not on the sidewalks
Other, please explain:

Phone Number of Nominator:

Email Address of Nominator:

How do you know of this business?

I am currently employed there
I patronize this establishment
I do business with this business
My employer leases space from the owner
Other, please explain:

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