Stage 3: Leading the pack

What next

• What you probably have or do
  • Bike storage – secured access for staff and visitors
  • Bike parking – easily accessible and visible bike parking bays for customers
  • Showers
  • Lockers (for gear)
  • Drying room (or similar facility)
  • Bike maintenance kit (e.g. pump, tools, essential spares)
  • Fleet bikes/e-bikes (and all essentials for users, including H&S plan)
  • Workplace cycling plan and procedures (or equivalent, e.g. as part of general travel plan)
  • Skills training provision
  • Regular visits by bike mechanic (for fleet bikes)
  • New cyclist induction pack (aimed at those living within 7-10km of workplace)
  • Regular travel survey
  • Support national and local workplace cycling events
  • Take part in the Aotearoa Bike Challenge(external link)
  • Run in-house cycling events (e.g. go-by-bike days, lunchtime trips)
  • Cyclist user group
  • Bike-buddy system
  • Provide copies of essential resources (e.g. maps, road code)
  • Have a cycling advocate/co-ordinator (or equivalent) 

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• What to do next
  • Preferential loans (for bike purchase)
  • Other incentives for cyclists
  • Travel/trip allowance
  • Support local bike businesses (including delivery-by-bike services)
  • Regular visits by bike mechanic (for personal bikes)
  • Share your workplace cycling experiences through your media channels and beyond
  • Positively discriminate cycling as a commute option (e.g. no free car parking, reduced staff car parks)
  • Consider nominating your workplace for the Bikes in Business  category of the annual Bike to the Future Awards
  • For more help on what to do, check out our Resources section

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