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 you to get involved in sustainable commuting.

Here are some resources you can use to map out your ride:

• My Way to Go
• Bicycle Colorado
• Colorado Department of Transportation