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Stoel Rives is a business law firm based in downtown Portland, the largest law firm in Oregon and one of the best Portland employers for low-car commuters.

[edit] Benefits for low-car commuters

the bicycle storage room at the Stoel Rives headquarters, November 2010, courtesy Stoel Rives

As of April 2010, Stoel Rives's Portland headquarters ranked 9th on Portland Afoot's rating of downtown employers with excellent commuting benefits, higher than any other local law firm. The company offered:

• A free annual TriMet pass for anyone who wanted one.
• A $20 monthly cash stipend for any employee that walks, runs or bikes to work at least half the time.
• No free auto parking.
• Secure bike parking.
• On-site showers.
• Free Zipcar or bicycle use for on-the-job errands, plus a $5 annual Zipcar membership for employees.
• Annual participation in the BTA's Bike Commute Challenge.

The firm missed a perfect score in only two categories: It didn't have 25% Bike Commute Challenge participation (just 2% of employees signed up) and it offered a 51-cent mileage reimbursement for local auto trips by non-attorney staff. However, due to the firm's excellent vehicle-sharing options, only one of the firm's 388 employees actually claimed an auto mileage reimbursement, Sustainability Manager Philip Moran noted in April 2011.

[edit] Check-out bicycles for nearby errands

Stoel Rives bicycle used for local errands in Portland, courtesy Stoel Rives

The downtown office keeps two Electra Amsterdam bicycles for workers to use on downtown errands, work or personal.

"We include a bike lock, panniers, and a helmet to allow for travel from our office for meetings, errands or other trips in the downtown area," Stoel Rives Sustainability Manager Philip Moran wrote in April 2011. "All personnel are encouraged to use the bikes for any reason, work related or not, at any time of the day and even weekends."

[edit] External links

• official website
• history of Stoel Rives
• Wikipedia entry