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Bicycle Friendly Businesses and Universities

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The League of American Bicyclists (The League) Bicycle Friendly Business program recognizes employers for their efforts to encourage a more welcoming atmosphere for bicycling employees, customers and the community, while Bicycle Friendly Universities get a nod for their positive biking culture on campus.

Congratulations and Thank You to all the Wisconsin businesses and universities that make biking and biking culture a priority!

Bike Fed salutes 47 Wisconsin businesses that have been awarded Bicycle Friendly Business status by the League of American Bicyclists:

  • Platinum
    • Bike Fitchburg – Fitchburg
    • Planet Bike – Madison
    • Wheel & Sprocket HQ/Fitchburg + All Locations
  • Gold
    • Bendyworks – Madison
    • City of Fitchburg
    • Griessmeyer Law – Fitchburg
    • Gundersen Health System – La Crosse
    • NEW! Memorial United Church of Christ – Fitchburg
    • Wrench & Roll Collective – La Crosse
  • Silver
    • Adesys – Fitchburg
    • Avante Properties – Uptown Fitchburg
    • Downtown Madison Inc. – Madison
    • Fitchburg Chamber Visitor + Business Bureau – Fitchburg
    • Greater Madison MPO – Madison
    • Gundersen Health System – Sparta
    • KL Engineering, Inc. – Fitchburg
    • Race Day Events – Fitchburg
    • SAP Labs – La Crosse
    • Saris Equipment – Fitchburg
    • Short Stack Eatery – Madison
    • Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers (Chavez) – Milwaukee
    • Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers (Greenfield) – Milwaukee
    • Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers (Parkway) – Milwaukee
    • Thrivent Financial – Appleton
  • Bronze
    • Boys and Girls Clubs of Dane County – Fitchburg
    • Boys and Girls Clubs of Dane County – Madison
    • Candlewood Suites – La Crosse
    • Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream Co. – Fitchburg
    • CUNA Mutual Group – Madison
    • Delta Beer Lab – Fitchburg
    • Delve, Inc. – Madison
    • Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital – Fitchburg
    • Fitchburg Family Pharmacy – Fitchburg
    • Great Dane Pub & Brewing – Fitchburg
    • Hop Haus Brewing Company – Fitchburg
    • NEW! Irish Fields Apartments – Fitchburg
    • NEW! Me & Julio TexMex Restaurant – Fitchburg
    • Oasis Cafe – Fitchburg
    • Rock and Ride – La Crosse
    • NEW! Rusty Bee Lounge – Fitchburg
    • Rutabaga Paddlesports – Fitchburg
    • SHINE Technologies LLC – Fitchburg
    • The Seminole Tap – Fitchburg
    • NEW! Summit Credit Union – Fitchburg
    • Willy Street Co-op – Madison
    • Wisconsin Foundation & Alumni Association – Madison
    • Wisnet.com – Fond du Lac

Wisconsin also boasts 6 Bicycle Friendly Universities that make it easy for students to choose biking on campus:

  • Platinum:  University of Wisconsin – Madison
  • Gold: University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
  • Silver: University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point
  • Bronze:
    • Alverno College – Milwaukee
    • University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire
    • University of Wisconsin – Stout

Visit the Bike Fed’s Bicycle Friendly Communities webpage for a list of cities and counties that embrace bicycling to create a vibrant place for residents and visitors to live, work and thrive. 

To learn more about the League of American Bicyclists entire Bicycle Friendly America program, including how and when to apply for award status, please visit www.bikeleague.org/bfa.


Feature photo courtesy of Steve Arnold, Bike Fitchburg. Honoring ten new Bicycle Friendly Businesses recruited by Bike Fitchburg at October 2021 Common Council meeting.

Want help with your Bicycle Friendly Business or Community Application?

Visit the Bike Fed’s Business or Community membership webpage to learn more and reach out through the  online Inquiry Form!