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Free $$ to ride!
Get rewarded to commute alternatively Drive Time Des Moines
DART's Bike & Ride
Live too far away? Shorten your commute, take a bus part way. Foul weather? take a bus ride home on the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART)'s bus bike racks
Commuter Discounts
Check out discounts offered to commuters in honor of Bike To Work
Week.
Employer participation?
How many employers are signed up? employees? different cities? Get your coworkers involved!
Participating Bike Shops
Support your Bike Shops - because they support You!- click here to find a participating shop near you!
Why I Love To Commute
Who commutes and why? share your commuting stories and read why others love to commute too!
Why Ride?
Improve your health and fitness and reduce stress too!. Plus, It's Fun!, Join Us and Ride your Bike To Work!
Become a Bike To Work Sponsor
Help make Bike To Work Day a Success! Over 2000 cyclists are expected to register this year for Bike To Work Day in Iowa alone.
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Bike to Work Resources
Use these resources to make the most of Bike to Work Week!
Bike Collective Commuter Forums
Use the Bike Collective Des Moines-area Commuter Forums or the BIKEIOWA state-wide Commuting Forum to discuss the best routes and commuting tips for getting to work.
Staging Locations
Staging Locations are a meeting point for a group of cyclists so they can meet and ride into work as a group.
FREE Showers
Check out the places to get a free shower dring Bike to Work Week.
FREE Breakfasts
Check out the breakfast locations during the week.
Ride the DART bus for FREE
Ride the bus FREE with your bike for the entire month of May!
Live too far away? Shorten your commute, take a bus part way. Foul weather? take a bus ride home on the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART)'s bus bike racks.
Find out more about the "Park
and Ride" program.
Bike Commuter Tax Credit.
New for 2009!
The least expensive commuter mode looks even better since the Bike Commuter Tax Credit took affect Jan. 1. The provision, passed late in 2008 as part of the Financial Rescue Package, provides up to $20 per month for frequent bike commuters (the current guidelines define this as more than 50 percent of commutes per month). According to the League of American Bicyclists website, here's how employees and employers save:
Employees and employers save all income and payroll taxes on the amount of money provided for qualified transportation fringe benefits for commuting. In the case of the bike provision, up to $20 per month ($240 per year) can be provided tax-free for bike commuting. Due to the tax savings, employees can save in annual commuting costs, while employers save on Federal and State income taxes; Social Security (FICA) taxes paid by both employers and employees, and unemployment, disability, workman's compensation and retirement costs driven by salary.
More details:
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