My workplace: % of cyclists who cycle-commute

[shootingstar]

Malkin, sounds like a workplace where I was previously. I wrote a little blog post about it. --a large construction site in the suburbs.

Oh yea, to add to the other stuff above, employees were also surveyed on the type of fun sports/social activities we would do for a work-based event:

Out of 65 respondents, only 3 of us listed cycling. I mean...geez we are only 3 blocks away from the 30 kms. bike path. But maybe a huge effort for some people to transport their bike.

Others wanted laser tag (what is that?), paintball, golf.

A (younger?) employee insultingly listed for the "to-be-retired boomer employees: lawn bowling". Talk about stereotyping by sport.

[lph]

I wouldn't really put cycling up high on my priority list of fun things to do for a work event either. It's not that easy to socialize while cycling and people should be relatively evenly matched. (Oh, and laser tag is FUN It's a pity not more bicycle for transport, though. I've often wondered what exactly it is that keeps people from cycling to work, when I hear their tales of woe about driving, not finding parking, etc. etc. One thing that does help is making cycling very high-profile, so that it becomes, if not the norm, at least accepted as a real possibility for normal people and not just for the lean and mean training crowd. When my workplace moves back to our old building in May there'll be a drastic reduction in the number of parking spaces. That will be... interesting.

[shootingstar]

When my workplace moves back to our old building in May there'll be a drastic reduction in the number of parking spaces. That will be... interesting.

I guess the complaints might get real in ..winter. That's the real snow crunch.

[lph]

I guess the complaints might get real in ..winter. That's the real snow crunch.

Yup. But, we do have a quite solid group of winter commuters, partly due to - ta-da! - me. I hope.

We have excellent public transport at this place though, we're practically on top of a metro station. But not everybody can take public transport all the way home. I am so glad that my "job" is just to help make things cycle-friendly, not sit and evaluate who gets to get a parking spot. The complaints will be flying.

Funnily enough, Norways largest conservative party (!) just suggested working towards car-free inner cities. Made my eyes pop out a bit for sure.

[7rider]

I wouldn't really put cycling up high on my priority list of fun things to do for a work event either. It's not that easy to socialize while cycling and people should be relatively evenly matched.

Cycling is often referred to around here as "the new golf"....as many deals and contacts are made while cruising in a 25+mph pacelines on local club rides.

It's a pity not more bicycle for transport, though. I've often wondered what exactly it is that keeps people from cycling to work, when I hear their tales of woe about driving, not finding parking, etc. etc.

What bothers me most about these surveys, is that they do not account for multiple travel options. I generally bike commute ~85 days a year. But, I take the subway far more often. So, in response to a survey, I would honestly say that the subway is my "primary" mode of commuting. However, most folks around my work think of me as this hard core bike commuter type. (HA!) So surveys, I think, tend to underestimate bike commuting, because they do not account for intermittent bike commuters.

[Biciclista]

where I work it's probably 92% single rider vehicle, 5% car pool 1% mass transit and 2% bicyclists.
When the weather gets bad, it's 95% single vehicle and 5% carpool. not so good.