Bicycle Friendly Business

Santa Cruz Seaside Company | Bronze Level

Business Highlights: Seaside Company provides free breakfast to all employees who bicycle to work on Bike to Work Day and offers a prize drawing of product give-aways. The business encourages bicycling by providing secure bike lockers, bike racks, showers, changing rooms, and incentives such as zero interest loans for a bike purchase. Employees also have access to the Emergency Ride Home service when needed.  Bikes are available for maintenance, security, and parking employees to use on the job for more convenient rapid transit.  Seaside promotes safe bicycling through their new employee orientation and newsletter and distributes bike maps to staff. Seaside Company is also a sponsor of the Amgen Tour of California and many other local tours.

Most Compelling Statistic: A quarter of Seaside Company’s full time employees bike to work during good weather.

Best Result of Designation:Employees enjoyed the recognition for their dedication to bicycling; the award provided a boost to the already great moral of the company.