Starting with safety tips: wear bright colours (safety vest), helmet and ensure lights are installed for night riding. Especially if you’re an ebike user, have a secure lock and secure your bike every time when it leaves your sight on a trip.

Review your local transit authority’s policy on bikes (are there racks for bikes on buses, are they allowed on trains during rush hour, can you bring them on island ferries etc.) Being able to transit then cycle the rest of the way will be a low cost way to get to places you imagined were only accessible by car.

Is there a carshare program in your town? For those occasional times you may need one to bring home a new bookshelf or travel in a group of 4 somewhere far, or want to hit up a bike trail somewhere that public transit is completely nonexistent, using carshare is beneficial and costs much less than car ownership.