What insentives should you be given to cycle to ur work place?

Question

Guys please help me on this... imagin u r a college goin student. now what insentives should u be given in order to promote cycling in the college...

Answer 1

The cost to schools to have parking spots and to keep them clear is substantial. With the money the could save by decreasing parking, colleges could provide incentives for riding bikes or carpooling. many colleges charge for parking, here at WMU its $300 a year. So by biking, you save the $300, but I agree it would be cool to have a reward in place.

Answer 2

Given that there is a shortage of oil and an abundance of human fat (obesity). It makes a lot of sense to offer incentives to encourage people to cycle for transport.

The incentives do not need to be large either. Building safe cycling routes, secure bicycle storage and shower/change rooms. Eliminates most excuses not to ride.

Keeping in mind that cycling, instead of driving, also dramatically reduces co2 emissions there is a case for paying green/carbon credits to cyclists. If this were paid in the form of facilities then I would be happy enough with that. Even though when I do business anywhere a fair deal of what I pay goes toward providing motor vehicle facilities that I do not use.

The enjoyment, health ,fitness and financial  benefits from cycling are plenty good enough for me.

Only disappointment is that, if more people cycle regularly then the demand for fuel will drop. Meaning that it becomes cheaper for those hummer drivers to get around also. You know the ones that whinge bitterly about providing facilities for cyclists.

Probably should mention that a fit person who exercises and an un fit one that doesn't both emit around 1kg (2.2 lb) of co2 per day.  It only takes a few weeks to get an average person fit enough to travel  24km (15m)  comfortably in an hour.

You could devote hours to manufacturing your own alternative fuels, or spend that time cycling. Cycling gives the better results and is far more cost effective.

Answer 3

Well college kids love to party so get a recycling program going and tell them all the money it makes is going for a giant party at the end of the school year if you make enough money

Answer 4

Frankly, if I worked 4 miles closer to work I'd cycle in each day that wasn't snowing.  But that's not the case for me. :(  

If I were told that I could accrue 4 hours of leave/ 4 months (or 2 credits/ semester in college) I'd leave really early.  :)

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Answer 5

How about this. NONE! You call it an incentive. I call it a bribe. If you are given something to do something you wouldn't normally do. Isn't that a bribe? Now if you get paid to pedal your 'biblical beast of burden' isn't that called prostitution?

Answer 6

OK imagine that I am a college student. But I am a mature student, I live rurally with two kids. I have to drop them off at school before I go to college. They are not allowed to be dropped off prior to 10 minutes before school starts and they are not allowed to wait near the school. I have 15 miles to get to college in 10 minutes.

The kids can't bike because I finish later than them and they have to be picked up by after school transport and taken to child care for 1 hour (we live rurally).

Incentives: some parents would just like it to be possible. What about inventing a cycle school bus; an actual covered bus that is safe but that kids have to cycle to power.

What about giving free parking permits only to those who have a disability or who live too far away and have caring/child care responsibilities? Fines for parking on campus for others?

At the planning stage site creches, schools, colleges and universities together and make the whole area into a walking/cycling area.

Answer 7

None! If you want or need to should be incentive enough!

Answer 8

A discount on a bike, the ability to bring it into the dorms (so they cannot be stolen), a higher price on the car parking permit and less car parking spots.

Answer 9

There are already a lot of built-in incentives:

Reducing one's greenhouse gas emissions.

Saving money on gas, car repairs, and parking.

Health benefits of biking.

Additional incentives could be to have regular bike to school events where anyone who bikes get to participate in a raffle and get some free stuff.  Have competitions to see which department can log more bike miles and give the winner a prize.  Stuff like that.