FAQs

Each year, the Denver Regional of Council of Governments’ Way to Go program organizes the Bike to Work Day event with help from member governments and organizational partners in the metro region. However, Bike to Work Day represents a grassroots effort by people in the region who care about educating residents and businesses on the benefits of using two wheels to get to work.

• It’s fun!
• It helps you improve your health and stay fit.
• It’s a simple way to reduce your carbon footprint.
• It saves you money.
• It reduces road congestion and keeps you out of frustrating traffic.
• It lets you kick off your workday feeling energized, de-stressed and refreshed.

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Registering for Bike to Work Day helps us show the impact of taking 30,000 or more cars off the road in a day by highlighting residents' desire to commute by bike, which supports the efforts to improve biking infrastructure.)

Absolutely! We understand the date won’t work for everyone’s schedules. While we’re sad you’ll miss out on the festivities, participants can bike any day.

The primary goal of Bike to Work Day is to promote bicycle commuting, even if it’s for one leg of the commute (e.g. bus to bike), but the Way to Go program offers lots of other opportunities for to get involved in sustainable commuting.

It is helpful to seek out stations by following an existing work commute on the map. To do this, zoom in and drag the face of the map around to follow roads and infrastructure. The more a user zooms in, the more detail that can be found including street signs, trail labels, business names and other landmarks. The map is a resource for route planning but is not a substitute for live navigation. Google Maps is helpful to utilize when the biking layer is added on. Bike Streets offers safe navigation that is vetted by local cyclists, primarily within Denver and for a fee.

Feel free to reference these additional route-planning resources:

• My Way to Go.
• Bicycle Colorado.
• Colorado Department of Transportation.
• Bike Streets.

Yes! Check for stations near your home and plan a pre-work ride. Many stations offer breakfast and fun giveaways that you won’t want to miss. 

Yes! Be sure to remember your login credentials to make station edits. When accessing your account, select the station to be modified, edit the station details and then resubmit. Station adjustments will not be monitored on the day of the event, so please plan to have all adjustments submitted by 4 p.m. on the day prior to ensure that your station is published correctly.

A Way to Go team member must approve stations before they are published to the site. Please wait 72 hours before submitting an inquiry about your station. The team will review stations in the order they are submitted.

Colorado weather is full of surprises! To help prepare for the event, plan to check the expected weather forecasts prior to event day and update the station's details with any revisions. Additionally, not all stations need to be outside and along trails. Hosting a station indoors offers a great break from the elements for cyclists. Use your business lobby or storefront instead of setting up outside.

Station organizers have many options for what to offer riders at their station. Stations are the visible “face” of Bike to Work Day and show support for biking as a transportation. Water, coffee, cider, hot chocolate and tea are all helpful to hydrate and warm cyclists. Grab and go breakfast items such as burritos or granola bars are popular and easy to distribute. 

Bike to Work Day is an excellent opportunity to share branded swag and promotional materials for a business or organization. Consider what cyclists may want to know about your organization and be sure to share. Creativity is encouraged, as stations with a fun, fair-like atmosphere tend to attract more riders.

For outdoor stations, using tents or canopies help create a visual presence and make stations easy to find. Bike parking can encourage cyclists to linger at stations and interact with station organizers. Bicycle technicians can be helpful for participants who experience breakdowns or mechanical failures during their ride in. Partnering with a local bike shop is a great option. Be sure to advertise the mechanical support!

In some case station organizers might need a permit, depending on the location of the station. If a station is located trailside or in a public park, contact the local parks and recreation department to inquire about permitting. If you need support with this task, please email Way to Go. For organizations within the City and County of Denver, please refer to their permitting guide.

Plan to set up a station in a location that is convenient for cyclists to access! This may be along a trail, at a public park or in your organization’s building. Way to Go has wayfinding signs, event posters and Bike to Work Day banners available for you, upon request. Email the Way to Go team to schedule a supply pickup or drop off. Be sure to account for power considerations if a station needs electricity. Outdoor stations during the winter event might want to have warmers for staff and cyclists.

By pre-promoting your station to your local audience, you are more likely to have a positive turnout on event day. Tell your employees, customers and partners by sending them marketing materials and asking them to save the date. Include the event in your social media and email newsletters.