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Travel Green this May during Bike to Work Month!

Riding a bicycle is a healthy, non-polluting, inexpensive, and fun way to get to work. By making the decision to burn calories instead of gasoline, you're joining one of the fastest-growing movements in the country. Whether you are a first-time commuter or an experienced road warrior, the time for bicycling to work has never been better. With gas prices predicted to reach as high as $4.00 per gallon, bicycling is an easy and effective way to combat the relentless drain on your bank account by driving to and from work each day.

Many bicycle commuters find that riding to work cuts their commute time, getting them to work faster than driving. Bike commuting also gets blood pumping into your brain much more efficiently than a third cup of coffee. When you get to work you might find a sense of peace and joy washing over you. Those are endorphins at work, and they kick in when you exercise. And even better, bicycles do not use fossil fuels, cause ozone depletion or emit pollutants such as lead and carbon monoxide into our precious air! They run on whatever you eat for breakfast.

If you need help getting started, contact Spokane Bicycle Club’s Bike Buddy Program. Whatever your situation, a Bike Buddy can help you get cycling to work. The Bike Buddy program is simple. It matches you with a trained volunteer familiar with the commute between your neighborhood and workplace. For more information on the Bike Buddy Program, click here.

If bicycling won’t work for you this May, try another way to Travel Green, like riding the bus, carpooling, walking or vanpooling to work. All modes will help eliminate trips to the pump and save you money.

By using a commute alternative to work in May, you’ll go into a drawing to win a commuter bicycle or one of ten $25 REI gift cards. And, to further support Bike to Work Month, anyone who rides their bicycle to work in May and fills out their commute calendar will go into a drawing for a $150 REI gift card. If you’re not a bicyclist now, this may be your motivation and if you’re a current bicyclist this may be a chance to upgrade or have a recreational and commuter bike.

Be sure to fill out your commute calendar by the 8th of June to be eligible for the bicycle drawing and REI gift cards!

And don't forget, at the end of the promotional period in June 2008, we'll be giving away three grand prizes! By participating 125 times from October 2007 - June 2008, you'll be eligible to win a Flat Screen TV, 100 times you'll be eligible to win a Laptop Computer and 75 times you'll be eligible to win a digital camera. Check out your commute calendar at the bottom and it will tally how many days you've participated throughout the promotional period.

Don't forget to fill out your calendar by the 8th to be eligible for prizes on MyCommute.org.

To be eligible for prizes given away in May, your employer must have committed to participating in the� Travel Green� campaign in April and continue promoting commute alternatives in May and June by signing an employer agreement form and submitting it to the Spokane County Commute Trip Reduction (CTR) Office. Please check with your Employee Transportation Coordinator (ETC) at your worksite to see if you are eligible to win. Your odds of winning are based on the number of eligible on-line commute calendars filled out each month. To win, you must use a commute alternative and have an on-line commute calendar filled out by the 8th of the following month. Click here for a list of registered worksites participating in the Travel Green campaign with continued CTR promotional efforts in� May and June.

Participate & Win!

Click here for March 2008 Winners!

Click here for February 2008 Winners!

Click here for January 2008 Winners!

Click here for December 2007 Winners!

Congratulations Dawn Burns at WA State DSHS-DCS! She is the lucky winner of a trip to Costa Rica in the recent RideshareOnline.com campaign.

Current News

Bike to Work Week is May 12 - 16!
04/24/2008
The first 300 participants receive a free t-shirt! Learn more about Bike to Work Week in Spokane.

The City of Spokane wants your input!
04/23/2008
The City of Spokane is working on Spokane's Bicycle Master Plan and would like your input on bicycle riding within the city limits. If you bicycle, please take the time to fill out this important survey.

All Star Coach Honored
04/22/2008
Don McDowell, ETC for Spokane County, doubled his bus ridership after implementing the Smart Card.

March Most Valuable Commuter
04/22/2008
Kathy Garrity at Sacred Heart Medical Center has been teleworking for 4 years, eliminating her commute alltogether!

February Most Valuable Commuter
04/22/2008
Kelly Pinkerton at Safeco Insurance says "It's less stressful to drive the vanpool then to drive alone."

January Most Valuable Commuter
04/22/2008
With a 23-mile commute, Dan Finn at Spokane County saves money and helps the environment by carpooling to work with wife.

Want to start bicycling this spring?
04/21/2008
The Spokane Bicycle Club's bike buddy program can help get you cycling to work. Check it out!

March Winners!
04/10/2008
Congratulations to Heather McKenzie from SFCC. She is the lucky winner of a $150 Fred Meyer Gift Card. Check here to see if you're one of the ten $25 Fred Meyer Gift Card winners....

STA's Trip Planner
04/09/2008
Plan your commute to work with STA's new Trip Planner. It's easy and convenient!

Travel Green Initiative Launched!
03/12/2008
Recognizing employers for promoting and encouraging CTR at their worksite.

RideshareOnline Success Story!
11/01/2007

Biking on the Web and the Inland Northwest
07/30/2007
Barb Chamberlain from WSU Spokane takes advantage of pedal power and the web to get from point A to point B. See how!

Previous Way to Go Winners
07/10/2007

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