Joseph Byer leading the pack to celebrate Softchoice’s 2012 listing as one of Canada’s Greenest Workplaces by Maclean’s magazine!
It’s no secret that in North America, more and more commuters are choosing two wheels instead of four, or giving up their transit pass to avoid the crowded subways and busses. There are many more reasons than just traffic frustration as well including health benefits both physical and mental.
Aside from the reasons on the personal level, there’s no shortage of reasons for companies to promote the use of the bicycle as an efficient means to get to work every day. For that to work, there are some things to consider that will encourage those would-be cyclists to drop the excuses and start pedalling!
As a year-round bike commuter, I’m lucky to to work for a company that not only provides shower facilities but also has a very casual dress code for regular in-office work days. Occasionally I may have to “suit up” to meet clients, but for the most part jeans and a T-shirt are perfectly acceptable.
So what can other business do to make it easier for employees to choose the cycling option?
Today is the first day of the 
As a long-time denizen of a large city, I’ve never really needed a car. By default I’ve always been pretty green when I travel around the city (even bringing a 7 foot Christmas tree onto the subway in a bundle buggy!!)
We’ve had a lot of new employees start, and the parking lot is getting full. With the nicer weather on the way, we thought we’d review our Green Commute Program and sent an email out to everyone in our Toronto office showing them the benefits of the program. After sending out the email, we right away got 3 people turning in their parking passes and moving to the green commute! 3 may seem like a small number, but with each of them taking 2 trips daily, 5 days a week for a whole year….it really adds up! It really shows that you need constant communication of your green programs.
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