BICYCLE COMMUTER FACILITY

CAT operates a facility for bicycle commuters in downtown Bethlehem, called the Bicycle Commuter Facility or BCF. The BCF was built using Federal Highway Administration enhancement dollars in cooperation with our transit company, LANTA. The BCF is intended no only to improve bicycle commuting into Bethlehem, but use of the LANTA system also, as the bus company has its largest terminal just outside the building.

The BCF includes indoor secure parking for bicycles, lockers, showers for men and women, bathrooms, sink and bike wash. Members may use the Park Tools in the Bethlehem Bicycle Cooperative when the shop is not otherwise in use.

Fees are $500 a year or $200 a year plus 3 hours of community service each month. There is a $50 deposit.

During 2003 more than 200 people used the BCF in one way or the other. The most popular feature is the bike wash.

There are about a dozen hard core commuters who use the facility on a regular basis.

In 2003, Sungard Pentamation Incorporated joined the BCF with a corporate contribution allowing any and all employees to use the facility at no additional charge beyond a $20 deposit for the keys. 5 Sungard Pentamation employees were regular users in 2003.

Questions about using the BCF? Call 610-954-5744 or email cat@car-free.org.