The New York Times today took a cue from BikeDenver in pointing out the irony and circumstances surrounding passage of the Bike Commuter Act as part of the Economic Recovery Act. It goes into more detail on why the Bike Commuter Act’s sponsor, Rep. Earl Blumenauer, ultimately voted against the package. Read the full text here.

In the near future, BikeDenver will be providing information to local businesses, and materials which employees can take to their HR departments to explain how the benefit works and how you can take advantage of it. Stay tuned for the details.