Considering the collective goal of creating a more sustainable society, one obstacle we must overcome is the heavy use of motor vehicles that are dependent on fossil fuels. Too many Americans use automobiles as their primary means of transportation, while many of these trips could be accomplished using a bicycle. To encourage and facilitate the use of bicycle ridership, a sustainable design solution is needed that can fill in the transportation gaps, make biking a more appealing option for covering short distances and/or getting to work, and remain versatile for changing communities and needs. The goal of this thesis project was to explore the gaps in the current system of biking as transportation in low-density urban or suburban areas, design an initiative that such a city could implement to increase ridership, and assess the effectiveness of this design against a sustainability framework. The resulting sustainable design, the Bike Commuter Program, aims to encourage bike ridership by alleviating some of the concerns often overlooked by larger biking initiatives and includes a physical aid, a mobile assistance application, and a communications campaign to increase awareness and education of biking, local initiatives, and bike safety.