Bicycle Friendly Business

Palo Alto Bicycles| Silver Level

Business Highlights: Palo Alto Bicycles incorporates bicycling into its work and communtiy life. They have major Bike to Work Day celebrations; generously support local, state, and national bike advocacy efforts; make the Commuter Tax Benefit available to employee commuters; and have a company fleet of bicycles on-hand for employee use. Additionaly, they offer employees showers, bike storage and assistance with mass transit costs – all things that support bicycling and not driving.

Most Compelling Bike Related Statistic: More than 85 percent of the staff commute by bicycle at least four days out of a five-day work week.

Most Compelling Bike Related Accomplishment: This business is active in the community and a generous supporter of bicycle advocacy. With the help of Palo Alto Bicycles a Freiker program was launched at a local elementary school. For the next four months the schools ranking teatered back and forth from number one to number two in a national school ranking for bike trips!