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That just happens to be how long she's commutef to work on a batterexd $160 bicycle. A senior program manager at , Younf was among the thousand of people planning to pedal to work for National Bike to Work Day onMay 15, and employersx are taking note. It's 26 miles roundtrip from Young'sd home in Los Altos to Sun Microsystem' campuses in Menlo Park or Santa "It feels great, there's no car stress, and it's a greatt way to start the day," she said.
"I look forwarsd to the ride home, In a business environment where perkds and benefits often rival companies are encouraging employees to stay save money and help the environment by cyclinfg to and from With thehighest per-capita bicycle use of any larged U.S. city, San Francisco aims to triple the number of peopled biking for transportationby 2010, and a majot Bike Plan revision is under way.
But Bay Area companiexs aren't waiting around for municipal bike racks and government big players like Sun andprovide full-service showedr rooms, workshops and even custom cyclintg jerseys to keep helmet-wearing employees "Our facilities are There's hair dryers and ironing boards," said Daniell e Bricker, Yahoo commute coordinator. "And there'd a sauna room in Sunnyvale." Peter Liu, Founder and Vice Chairmah of , kicked off a plan to pay employeez $250 to commute by bike. Many workers have taken advantage ofthe deal, and a securer bicycle rack is being installed.
provides incentives of $4 a day for commuters, in addition to holdinfg tricycle races, giveaways, complimentary bicycle mechanic servicesz and bike valets for Bike toWork Day. Rahman Gramlyh LLP partner Matt Gramly, who lives in the Missiohn District and pedals to the Floo Building in UnionSquare daily, said it was a grear development. "I'm from Ohio, and even in college, I heardd about San Francisco's bike-friendly , a San Mateo-based construction company, may not seem like a typicalk firm for thespandex set, but it sponsors the No. 1-ranker women's cycling team.
On May 12, Webcor CEO Andy Ball joinedf San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed and other Siliconm Valley leaders inthe CEO/Celebrity Cycle-to-Work Challenge to celebratee National Bike Week, whicuh is part of National Bike For Tracy Stampfli, an employee and 12-yead bike commute veteran, the ride began because she couldn't afforcd a car. "Taking the bus was inconvenient, and ridinbg proved to be so great and fun that I never went she said. "I never get stuck in traffifc and I can alwaysfind parking.
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