Portland area resident’s dedication to being America’s No. 1 bike city shined in September as they logged more than 1.25 million miles in the 2012 Bike Commute Challenge. During the month, 11,745 cyclists from 1,395 teams logged their trips to and from work during the challenge; a friendly competition between work sites to encourage people to bike to work.
Metro is proud to sponsor this effort that supports clean air and healthy communities with a Regional Travel Options grant.
Please join us in congratulating the 2012 BTA’s Bike Commute Challenge Winners…
Business & Non-Profits
- 1 employee: HoltzReport, Dr.Jeffrey D Sher, Kohles Bioengineering, The Copy Center at Camera Graphics, Willamette Pedestrian Coalition, Boont Rocks!, Pedal PT – All 100%
- 2-4 employees: Glad Rags – 100%
- 5-24 employee: Cast Iron Coding – 100%
- 25-99 employees: WSI – 90.95%
- 100-499 employees: SERA Architects – 53.04%
- 500-plus employees Wieden + Kennedy – 14.18%
Public Agencies
- 1-24 employees: Commissioner Saltzman’s Office – 56.39%
- 25-99 employee: U.S Geological Survey Portland – 37.57%
- 100-499 employees: Portland Bureau of planning and Sustainability – 32.69%
- 500-plus employees: Oregon Department of Environmental Quality – 11.20%
Bike Shops
- 1-8 employees: Metropolis Cycle Repair – 96.50%
- 9-15 employees: Bike Gallery – Downtown – 96.45%
- 16-plus employees: Bike Gallery – Operations/Warehouse – 47.64%
Other Awards
- Most New Riders: Daimler Trucking – 45 new riders
- Brian Reynolds Distance Award: Jeff Capizzi, Portland State Office Building – 1,524.1 miles
- Brad Buchanan Team Captain of the Year: Paula Funatake of NWEA
Fun facts about biking
- Half of all trips in the U.S. could be replaced with a 20-minute bike ride.
- Households that walk and bike as the primary modes of travel save an average of $694 per month.
- Biking helps decrease your risk for cancer, heart disease, obesity and diabetes.
- Replacing a car trip with a bike trip helps keep the air in our neighborhoods clean.
- The region has more than 600 miles of on-street bike routes and 235 miles of off-street trails.