Depending on your political fur, it's either innovative progressive policy or another pointless goody-goody burden on business. California Health and Safety Code 43845 requires any business with 50 or more employees and which subsidizes parking must offer employees cold cash if they choose not to use their company's parking space. That's right, you can get paid to ride your bike to work.
In addition, Los Angeles has voted into law a mandate that any building with more than 10,000 square feet must provide bike parking and showers. Santa Monica, which has adopted both provisions, claims that 20 percent of eligible employees are taking advantage of the program.
How much cash incentive would you need to ride your bike to work? And do employees have alternatives on rainy days? Will these policies make any dent in congestion during rush hour?
Source: Laist.com
