2009 Bicycle Friendly Businesses

Posted Oct 4, 2009
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Three Iowa businesses named as "Bicycle Friendly Business" from the League of American Bicyclist

Congratulations to the 45 businesses named as Bicycle Friendly Business from the League of American Bicyclist. What is a Bicycle Friendly Business? A Bicycle Friendly Business (BFB) is a corporation, organization, association, or nonprofit that actively promotes bicycling for transportation, recreation, exercise, and sport. A BFB practices social responsibility by weaving bicycling into the business culture and gives employees the opportunity to be active stewards of their personal and environmental health through bicycling. The Bicycle Friendly Business program evaluates applicants’ efforts to promote bicycling in four primary areas: encouragement, education, engineering, and evaluation. Examples of these measures include: Engineering Safe cycling access; bike racks for employees and guests; showers and lockers for commuters and lunchtime riders. Education Bike-safety programs; mentorship for new commuters; and equipment tutorials. Encouragement Benefits for bike commuters; paid mileage for trips made by bike; loaner bikes for errands and short trips; and earn-a-bike programs. Evaluation An assessment of what’s already being done and what to aim for in the future; in-house bike coordinators; and target ridership numbers. This is also the section to highlight your business’s unique programs and policies that promote and celebrate bicycling—from loaner bikes for short trips and in-house spin classes to supporting charity rides and sponsoring bike-racing teams.

Here they are: IOWA BUSINESSES

Meredith Corporation , Des Moines, IA 2009 Silver Marketing Des Moines, IA
Bike Tech 2009 Bronze Sales/Retail Cedar Falls, IA
Broken Spoke 2009 Bronze Bike Retail Iowa City, IA

THE REST

Bicycle Sport Shop 2009 Platinum Sales/Retail Austin, TX
Bike Gallery 2009 Platinum Bike Retail Portland, OR
New Belgium Brewing Company 2009 Platinum Brewery Fort Collins, CO
Quality Bicycle Products 2009 Platinum Distributor Bloomington, MN
Alta Planning + Design 2008 Gold Engineering/Design Portland, OR
Advanced Sports Inc. 2009 Gold Manufacturing/Production Philadelphia , PA
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium 2009 Gold Medical/Health Anchorage, AK
Bicycle Garage Indy 2009 Gold Sales/Retail Indianapolis, IN
CatEye North America 2009 Gold Bicycle Electronics ManufacBoulder, CO
Clif Bar & Company 2008 Gold Sports Nutrition San Francisco, CA
David Baker & Partners 2009 Gold Architects San Francisco, CA
King Cycle Group 2009 Gold Manufacturing/Production Portland , OR
Landry’s Bicycles 2008 Gold Bike Retail Natick, MA
Quality Bicycle Products 2008 Gold Bike Parts Manufacturer Bloomington, MN
REI St. Louis 2009 Gold Sales/Retail St. Louis , MO
Seattle Children’s Hospital 2009 Gold Hospital Seattle, WA
212 Market Restaurant 2009 Silver Food Service/Hospitality Chattanooga, TN
Bear Valley Inn 2009 Silver Bed & Breakfast Olema, CA
Camden Bicycle Center 2009 Silver Sales/Retail Saint Marys, GA
City of Austin 2009 Silver Government Austin , TX
Community Cycles 2008 Silver Non-profit Boulder, CO
Ecology Action 2008 Silver Non-profit Santa Cruz, CA
Frans Pauwels Memorial Community Bicycle Center 2009 Silver Non-Profit Aloha , OR
General Mills Albuquerque Plant 2009 Silver Manufacturing/Production Albuquerque, NM
Kona Bicycles Co. 2009 Silver Bike Manufacturer Ferndale, WA
Liberty Bicycles 2009 Silver Bike Retail Asheville, NC
Mad Dog Cycles 2009 Silver Bike Retail Orem, UT
Mountain Gear 2009 Silver Sales/Retail Spokane Valley, WA
National Park Service – National Mall and Memorial Parks 2009 Silver Government Washington, DC
Palo Alto Bicycles 2009 Silver Sales/Retail Palo Alto, CA
Providence Portland Medical Center 2009 Silver Hospital Portland, OR
RDG Planning & Design 2009 Silver Design Omaha, NE
REI Lincoln Park 2009 Silver Sales/Retail Chicago , IL
REI Northbrook, IL 2008 Silver Retail Northbrook, IL
San Francisco Landscapes 2009 Silver Landscaping San Francisco, CA
Saturno Design 2009 Silver Creative/Design,IT/SoftwarePortland, OR
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. 2009 Silver Brewing company Chico, CA
The Hawley Company 2009 Silver Distributor Lexington, SC
Toole Design Group, LLC 2009 Silver Transportation Planning & DHyattsville, MD
University of WI, Madison 2009 Silver University Madison, WI
Alling Henning Associates 2009 Bronze Marketing Vancouver , WA
Arrow Bicycle 2009 Bronze Sales/Retail Hyattsville, MD
Avtech Corporation 2009 Bronze Manufacturing/Engineering Seattle, WA
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota 2009
Bronze Accounting/Finance/InsuranEagan, MN
Blue Wheel Bicycles 2009 Bronze Bike Retail Charlottesville, VA
California Giant Berry Farms 2008 Bronze Berry grower & distributer Watsonville, CA
Capella University 2009 Bronze Education Minneapolis, MN
Carmichael Lynch 2009 Bronze Creative/Design,Marketing, Minneapolis, MN
Chainwheel 2009 Bronze Bike Retail Little Rock, AR
Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District 2009 Bronze Transportation Urbana, IL
Dream Ride Projects 2009 Bronze Non-Profit Lancaster. PA
EasyStreet Online Services 2008 Bronze IT/Internet Service Provider Beaverton, OR
EnviroFriendly Lawn Care 2009 Bronze Lawn Care Ft Collins . CO
Erik’s Bike Shop 2009 Bronze Bike Retail Bloomington, MN
Fehr & Peers 2009 Bronze Engineering San Francisco, CA
Fluor 2009 Bronze Engineering Construction Greenville, SC
Fort Collins Veterinary Emergency Hospital 2009 Bronze Medical/Health Fort Collins , CO
Golden Bear Bikes 2009 Bronze Sales/Retail Broomfield, CO
Green Star Inc. 2009 Bronze Non-Profit Anchorage, AK
Mary Black Foundation 2009 Bronze Philanthropy Spartanburg, SC
Mel Trotter Ministries 2009 Bronze Non-Profit Grand Rapids, MI
Mr. Michael Recycles Bicycles 2009 Bronze Transportation St. Paul , MN
National Geographic Society 2009 Bronze Non-Profit Washington, DC
Parkersburg Bicycle 2009 Bronze Sales/Retail Parkersburg, WB
Rings & Things 2009 Bronze Wholesale Spokane , WA
Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Com 2008 Bronze Regional Planning Commis Roanoke, VA
Rodale 2009 Bronze Media/Publishing Emmaus, PA
RPM Transportation Consultants, LLC 2009 Bronze Engineering Brentwood, TN
Santa Cruz Seaside Company 2008 Bronze Amusement Park Santa Cruz, CA
Schreiber Anderson Associates 2009 Bronze Planning & Landscape ArchMadison, WI
Spin Doctor Cyclewerks 2009 Bronze Sales/Retail Bartlett , IL
Travel Portland 2009 Bronze Non-Profit Portland, OR
Urban AdvenTours 2008 Bronze Tour Company Boston, MA
US Open Cycling Foundation 2009 Bronze Children’s Health Foundation Providence, RI
USAA 2009 Bronze Financial Services San Antonia, TX
Velocity Cafe & Cyclery 2009 Bronze Food Service/Hospitality,SaSt. Louis , MO
Washington Bike Law/Anderton Law Offic 2009 Bronze Law Office Seattle, WA
Whatcom Council of Governments 2008 Bronze Government Council Bellingham, WA
World Bank Group 2009 Bronze International Financial Instit Washington, DC
Atlassian 2008 HM Software San Francisco, CA
Beckmann’s Bakery 2008 HM wholesale/ retail bakery Santa Cruz, CA
Garver 2009 HM Professional Services Little Rock, AK
Geo. H. Wilson, Inc. 2008 HM Mechanical Contractors (PluSanta Cruz, CA
Great Escape Bicycle Store 2009 HM Bike Retail Greenville, SC
Harvey Software 2009 HM Computer Software Fort Myers, FL
Logos Bible Software 2009 HM Software Development Bellingham, WA
National Park Service, Midwest Regional 2008 HM Federal Government Omaha, NE
Piedmont Triad Council of Governments 2009 HM Regional Agency Greensboro, NC
ProCycling 2009 HM Bike Retail Colorado Springs, CO
REI – Redmond, WA 2009 HM Retail Redmond, WA
Sprinkle Consulting, Inc. 2008 HM Planning Engineering LandsLutz, FL
Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. 2008 HM Consulting Engineers and SWatertown, MA
CityRyde 2009 HM IT/Software Development Philadelphia, PA
Community IT Innovators 2009 HM IT Consulting Washington. DC
J-U-B ENGINEERS, Inc. 2009 HM Engineering Coeur d’Alene, ID
Northland College 2009 HM Education Ashland, WI
Ripon College 2009 HM Education Ripon , WI