End-of trip facilities for bicycle ridersTo enable people to cycle to work, school or university, sufficient infrastructure needs to be combined with end-of-trip facilities. Such facilities include, for example, safe bicycle parking, showers, changing rooms and lockers. Lack of end-of-trip facilities can be a great obstacle to sustainable commuting. This is especially true for women; research shows that women are more concerned with their appearance when asked about their willingness to commute to work by bicycle. There are currently over 500 businesses that have implemented bike-friendly policies in the US alone. Of these, 55% have less than 100 employees. In other words, not only large-scale businesses can benefit from such investments. Some examples of companies that have invested in end-of-trip facilities are: Kaiser Permanente, Folsom, Facebook, USDA, the World Bank Group and many more.
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