Bike to Work Day — Thursday, May 8 at Stanford!
Get ready to bike or walk to work on Thursday, May 8, as we celebrate the greenest ways to commute to Stanford. In 2013, over 1,870 bicyclists were observed at Stanford during the morning commute.
Why Bike To Work?
- Almost 40 percent of Bay Area commuters live within five miles of their workplace, a distance considered ideal for bicycle commuting.
- If every person living this close to their workplace pedaled to work on Bike to Work Day, more than 60,000 vehicles would be off the road, reducing tailpipe emissions by more than 150,000 pounds.
- Bicycling or walking could save both emissions and expenses. Try our Commute Cost and Carbon Emissions Calculator for your savings.
Be Safe Riding and Walking To Work
Breezer Downtown EX
- Take the Stanford Bike Safety Pledge and your name will be entered into a drawing to win a free Breezer Downtown EX bike donated by the Campus Bike Shop! Commit to wear a helmet every time you ride your bike and to follow the rules of the road when biking and walking.
- Remember: Stop at all stop signs, use lights at night, and yield to pedestrians on shared pathways.
- More information on bike laws and bike safety tips
- Walk to one of Stanford’s Energizer Stations on Bike to Work Day and enter a drawing to win one of two $100 gift certificates to The Walking Company.
- Check out more Helpful Hints for Walking and Biking to Work (or Transit!).
Share your department’s Bike to Work Day ride—win a free breakfast!
Freidenrich Center for Translational Research (FCTR) team won the 2013 Bike to Work Ride Department Breakfast!
Share your department’s team spirit and how you rally colleagues to ride during May, National Bike Month, or on Bike to Work Day, May 8. We have heard stories of both short and long rides, some from as far away as San Francisco and beyond. The information will help foster new programs, gather information on bike-friendly departments, and inspire all of us to ride more and drive less when we can.
Log your ride by May 23 to be entered into the drawing. Luck of the draw will award a free* breakfast to the winning department.
*Breakfast limited to budget capacity and our vendor selection, must be redeemed by June 30, 2014