Biking To Work

Biking is a commuting option that can significantly reduce your commuting costs and be part of a program for better health and fitness. Biking also reduces automobile traffic, which helps to improve air quality.

Employers can help encourage biking to work by offering bike racks, lockers, and showering and changing facilities. For businesses interested in encouraging employees to bike to work, we have experience in ordering stationary bike racks for our employer partners; please contact us if you would like a staff member to help your company in making this type of a purchase.

If you want to try commuting by bicycle:

• Make safety a top priority when you bike to work. Try a practice run on a weekend to find a route, identify safety considerations and see how long it takes.
• Always wearing reflective clothing and/or arm or leg bands.
• Start slowly, perhaps one or two days a week, and gradually build up to using this option more often.
• Find co-workers and friends who bike or walk and commute with them.

The region's bike clubs may be able to help you find people to bike with on your commute. Contact Commuter Services for more information on bike clubs in your area.

Click here to check out PennDOT's bike safety page, where you can find state bicycle laws and other important information.

John S. commutes to work at Lancaster Labs by bicycle.

An employee at Dart Container uses his bike to make trips between company facilities during the work day.

Combine Bicycling and Transit

BARTA, COLT, Red Rose Transit and rabbittransit have bike racks on their buses, and there usually are bike racks at Amtrak stations.

Click here for more information on using the bike racks on Red Rose Transit.

Click here for more information on using the bike racks on rabbittransit.

Click here for more information on using the bike racks on BARTA.


What if I Need to Get Home for an Emergency?

Be sure you, or your employer, are enrolled in the Emergency Ride Home Program, if you use options like biking or walking at least two days a week. Then you can get reimbursed for a ride home in the event of a qualified emergency and you can’t bike or walk. If you haven't already, you can sign up online on the Emergency Ride Home page.