Bike
Biking is an active and healthy way to commute that saves you money, positively impacts the environment and is way more fun than driving!
If you live within 15 miles of work, bike commuting is very practical. All you need to get started is a bike, helmet and a lock.
Benefits
- saves money
- saves time
- good for the environment
- promotes healthy lifestyle
- reduces traffic congestion
- strengthens communities and quality of life
Resources for Bike Commuting
CATMA provides education and additional resources on bike commuting, contact us and we’ll help. Local Motion provides a great map here. Google Transit is also a great way to plan your bike commute.
The State of Vermont has its own incentive program. The requirements, details and process changes each year. It is typically refreshed at the end of July. If funds are depleted, check back next July or August.
State of Vermont Incentive Program for eBikes
If you are a customer of The Burlington Electric Department or Green Mountain Power, you are eligible for a $200 rebate on an e-bike purchase or conversion kit!
Check out this biking safetly guide from our friends at The Leauge of American Bicyclists.
Local Motion provides a gear coupon for safety gear.
For information about Vermont State Laws and Etiquette, Local Motion provides some “Rules of the Road.”
Access to safe and convenient bike racks is essential to bike commuting. Check with your employer about secure bike parking and showers or lockers for a more practical commuting experience. Coming soon is a Bike Rack Map of facilities within the city of Burlington, including CATMA Members. Contact us about showers and locker locations at your worksite.
All GMT buses are equipped with easy to use bike racks, which hold 2 bikes. Learn more and a step by step guide to getting your bike on the bus.
Check out this guide on what to wear and how to ride from our friends at Active Transportation Alliance.
Visit our friends at Skirack, Old Spokes Home & Bike Recycle Vermont, Outdoor Gear Exchange, NorthStar Sports and Earls Cyclery & Fitness for bikes, commuter equipment and repairs.
Do you need bike repairs? WOW Bike Repair comes to you and repairs your bike at your location.
Discounts for biking throughout VT and the US. Get a Bicycle Benefits Sticker, Put it on Your Helmet, Bike It and Save! You can buy helmet stickers through CATMA or any participating business. bicyclebenefits.org
CATMA provides education and additional resources on bike commuting, contact us and we’ll help. Local Motion provides a great map here. Google Transit is also a great way to plan your bike commute.
The State of Vermont has its own incentive program. The requirements, details and process changes each year. It is typically refreshed at the end of July. If funds are depleted, check back next July or August.
State of Vermont Incentive Program for eBikes
If you are a customer of The Burlington Electric Department or Green Mountain Power, you are eligible for a $200 rebate on an e-bike purchase or conversion kit!
Check out this biking safetly guide from our friends at The Leauge of American Bicyclists.
Local Motion provides a gear coupon for safety gear.
For information about Vermont State Laws and Etiquette, Local Motion provides some “Rules of the Road.”
Access to safe and convenient bike racks is essential to bike commuting. Check with your employer about secure bike parking and showers or lockers for a more practical commuting experience. Coming soon is a Bike Rack Map of facilities within the city of Burlington, including CATMA Members. Contact us about showers and locker locations at your worksite.
All GMT buses are equipped with easy to use bike racks, which hold 2 bikes. Learn more and a step by step guide to getting your bike on the bus.
Check out this guide on what to wear and how to ride from our friends at Active Transportation Alliance.
Visit our friends at Skirack, Old Spokes Home & Bike Recycle Vermont, Outdoor Gear Exchange, NorthStar Sports and Earls Cyclery & Fitness for bikes, commuter equipment and repairs.
Do you need bike repairs? WOW Bike Repair comes to you and repairs your bike at your location.
Discounts for biking throughout VT and the US. Get a Bicycle Benefits Sticker, Put it on Your Helmet, Bike It and Save! You can buy helmet stickers through CATMA or any participating business. bicyclebenefits.org
I bike to work all year. Some of my most joyful and memorable commutes have been on winter days, when the added chllenge of snow, ice, and cold made an otherwise routine activity more exciting and fun.
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