Encouraging Walking and Cycling

Supporting your workforce to do regular exercise including walking or cycling can result in less staff sickness. Journey times by bike and on foot are more reliable so employees are more likely to arrive at work on time.

A fitter, healthier workforce means more productivity!

Where possible provide facilities that support your staff to walk or cycle. Helpful facilities include:

• Showers and changing rooms,
• Lockers,
• Secure bike storage,
• Bicycle mileage allowance for business trips
• Provide incentives - discounts and vouchers for employees giving up their parking spaces and interest free loans for buying a bike

For more ideas and guidance see the Active Travel Work Place Toolkit produced by Sustrans the national cycling organisation.

The London Cycling Campaign has a guide for employers on available grants, funding and tax allowances:
London Cycling Campaign

For more information visit our other green travel related pages:

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