Bicycle Friendly Business

Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin| Gold Level

Business Highlights: The Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin (Bike Fed) boasts close to 100 percent employee bicycle ridership. Bike Fed provides its employees free, secure bike storage, pro deals on bikes and accessories, social rides, and a dedicated bike maintenance person and repair station. There is also a mentorship program in place to help new commuters find their safest route to work. A number of educational programs and classes provide a supportive cycling community not just for this office but for much of the greater Milwaukee area. The organzation hosts Bicycle Friendly Business happy hour events in Milwaukee and Madison to publicize businesses who receive the Bicycle Friendly Business designation. Two other events which they organize throughout the year to bring everyone together and foster the biking community are their "Love Your Bike Parties" in February and Milwaukee's Bike-In Movie Series which they host once a month during the summer in an amazing outdoor venue. Bike Fed runs a program where they train at-risk high school youth in Milwaukee's inner-city as bicycle mechanics. These students help fix up bikes to be used in the Safe Routes to School program, giving deserving kids bikes who don't have one.

Most Compelling Recent Bike Related Accomplishment: The Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin hosts Bike to Work Week in Milwaukee and Madison. They also support about a dozen other communities that offer Bike to Work Week/Day activities by providing resources and promotional material. Their yearly Bike to Work Week efforts attract thousands of people across Wisconsin.

Most Compelling Recent Bike Related Statistic:
Thanks much to Bike Fed's work, Milwaukee saw a 43 percent increase in biking from 2008 to 2009 according to recently published Census data! Wisconsin is also rated the 2nd most bicycle-friendly state in the country!