Clif Bar and BikeDenver are pleased to honor Snooze, February’s Bicycle-Friendly Business of the Month! With two Denver locations (2262 Larimer St. at Park Ave, and 700 S. Colorado Blvd.), plus locations in Southglenn and Ft. Collins, this a.m. eatery is an easy ride away for most, and well worth a few extra pedal strokes for everyone else. The folks at  Snooze not only serve up pancakes with panache, they also serve the bike community in about as many great ways as they make eggs!

Snooze takes extra good care of employees who choose alternative transportation by providing them with extra discounts on eats, and caters to customers who pedal in by providing plenty of bike parking. They’re also a member of EatGreenerDenver, an association of locally-owned, independent restaurants whose mission is to promote sustainable action in the restaurant industry. As part of that mission, Snooze has been helping place specially designed fork-shaped bike racks in front of Denver’s EatGreener establishments. The racks not only get people talking about sustainable dining, they answer the ever-increasing demand for bike parking. Adam Schlegel, part owner of Snooze, says, “So far, we’ve stuck nine forks in the ground, and we’re hoping to have another 11 by the end of April. It’s been tremendously successful.” (You can check out the racks firsthand on April 13^th during the EatGreenerDenver Bike Happy Hour.)

Snooze’s Larimer location is also working in conjunction with the Downtown Denver Partnership, offering itself up as guinea pig for a new bike-parking experiment. The two are currently working to turn one on-street car parking space into a multi-bike parking area, the first of its kind in Denver. Schlegel says, “There’s many hurdles that we still need to overcome. I’m optimistic, but like most things, I want it now!” Since this proposed rack could hold about 18 bicycles as opposed to only one car, we definitely share his excitement!  Way to go, Snooze, for making biking to breakfast in Denver better than ever!

(You can come get a taste of Snooze–and the best bike parking in town, provided by yours truly, BikeDenver–May 22nd at The Big Eat event at Union Station. Mark you calendars now!)

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BikeDenver’s Bicycle-Friendly Business (BFB) of the Month Awards help highlight organizations that are making standout contributions and offering great success stories from among BikeDenver’s Bicycle-Friendly Business (BFB) Program members. The BFB program, with 125 honorees to date, recognizes businesses, organizations and workplaces that are leading the way to make bicycling an easy and accepted form of transportation in Denver. Nominate a workplace as a Bicycle-Friendly Business here.

Snooze a.m. eatery is a breakfast and lunch eatery that re-energizes the way you think, feel, and ultimately eat breakfast.  Established in 2006 by hospitality journeyman turned entrepreneur Jon Schlegel, Snooze invites you to a breakfast experience.  www.snoozeeatery.com

BikeDenver is Denver’s bicycle advocacy organization. BikeDenver promotes and encourages bicycling in Denver and works to make Denver a better place to ride your bike. Why? Because more bicycling has great benefits for you, and for Denver! www.bikedenver.org

Clif Bar & Company started on a bike ride. Founder Gary took a bite of another energy bar and thought he could make a better bar. Today, Clif Bar is a leading maker of all-natural and organic energy and nutrition foods and drinks. www.clifbar.com

Bicycle Friendly Business of the Month Awards: Since partnering in July of 2009 to launch the monthly awards program, Clif Bar and BikeDenver have recognized Watercourse Restaurant, Historic Denver’s Story Trek, Downtown Denver Business Improvement District, Jones Lang LaSalle, Human Powered Transit Authority, Denver Pavilions, the Alliance for a Sustainable Colorado, Salvagetti Bicycle Workshop, Little Man Ice Cream, Denver Water, Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG), Sweet Action Ice Cream, MIGHTYkarma, Quiznos, REI Denver Flagship Store, Solera Green Living, Holland & Hart, Grand Hyatt Denver, The Bike Depot, and Snooze a.m. eatery.

More about BikeDenver:

See BikeDenver’s PSA’s and learn about the great reasons to ride in Denver: “Priceless”“Why I Ride”

You can help make a better place to ride a bike by becoming a BikeDenver member: Join BikeDenver!

Want to hear our zippy new radio PSAs? Click to hear them here.

Read about previous Bicycle Friendly Business of the Month honorees:

January 2011 – The Bike Depot

December 2010 – Grand Hyatt Denver

November 2010 – Holland & Hart

October 2010 – Solera Green Living

September 2010 – REI Denver Flagship Store

August 2010 – Quiznos

July 2010 – MIGHTYkarma

June 2010 – Sweet Action Ice Cream

May 2010 – Denver Regional Council of Governments

April 2010 – Denver Water

March 2010 – Little Man Ice Cream

February 2010 – Salvagetti Bicycle Workshop

January 2010 – The Alliance for a Sustainable Colorado

December 2009 – Denver Pavilions

November 2009 – Human Powered Transit Authority

October 2009 – Jones Lang LaSalle

September 2009 – Downtown Denver Partnership & BID

August 2009 – Historic Denver’s Story Trek

July 2009 (Inaugural) – Watercourse Restaurant

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(Courtesy Transportation Solutions) Transportation Solutions will present “The Road Ahead 2011; Making the Connection- Expanding transportation connectivity in the Denver region” on Friday, March 4 from 8:00 am to 10:30 am at the JW Marriott Denver Cherry Creek. Your ticket includes breakfast, networking, keynote presentation, panel discussion and Q & A.

Join public officials, developers, and transportation leaders at this 7th annual The Road Ahead event featuring RTD General Manager Phil Washington. Mr. Washington will speak on the importance of expanding multi-modal connections in the Denver region. The keynote will be followed by a question and answer session and an interactive panel discussion with local experts.

REGISTER TODAY!
Early Bird Tickets $40 (through Feb. 28) Regular Tickets $50 (Beginning March 1) can be purchased here.

Information or Questions? 303.377.7086

Meet Tiffany Barnhart, Denver Zoo’s Director of Communications and winner of last year’s Wild Ride, the zoo’s environmental sustainability contest for full-time employees willing to give up their cars for a year in favor of alternative transportation. Her prizes included lots of great commuting gear; a sweet, custom bike by Fort Collins’s Panda Bicycles (made predominatley from bamboo); and the feel-good factor of reducing her carbon footprint for the benefit of all species found at the zoo–including humans!

A busy professional with a husband, an almost-four-year-old daughter, and two dogs, at first Barnhart wasn’t quite sure how her daily ride from her home in Wheat Ridge would pan out. ”A number of things occurred to me when I considered giving up my car as a commuting method to work,” she says. “I’m a mother, I have a demanding job and emergencies happen. In the end, though, I want to show people that if I can do it, anyone can do it.” In fact, Barnhart has discovered that her commitment to bike-commuting is not only doable, she loves it! “It’s wonderful to know that this simple step is helping keep our air clean,” she explains. “However, to be honest, it’s been great for me personally as well. The 12-mile trip to the zoo is a great workout and I really enjoy being a part of the biking community.”

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Bike Hero of the Month Awards highlight different people each month, and help encourage other people to bike by telling the Hero’s personal story. The goal of the Bike Hero Awards Program is to showcase the diversity of citizen-cyclists and the people who support them in Denver.

BikeDenver’s Executive Director Piep van Heuven says: “We introduced the Bike Hero awards because we want to encourage a friendly environment for and public image of bicyclists in Denver. One of the ways we can do this is to showcase the different faces of and great stories about people in our community, like Tiffany Barnhart, who ride bikes or help others get out there and ride. Through the Bike Hero awards, BikeDenver honors bicyclists of all ages and walks of life, from the first time bicyclist to the rain-or-shine bicyclist!  We all know people (our neighbors, co-workers, family members or community leaders) who inspire us to reach for the handlebars instead of the car keys. Take a moment to look around you and help BikeDenver recognize the people in our community who are making a difference for Denver, one ride at a time!”