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The Recruit a Friend promotion continues through June 2012. For more details and to see how you can participate and win click here.

Pedal Power in May!

Spring is here and there’s no better time to give bicycling a try. Nationally, May is Bike to Work Month and locally May 20 - 26 is Bike to Work Week. Join others as they pedal their way to work, save money at the pump and enjoy a healthy commute. Many bicycle commuters find that riding to work cuts their commute time, getting them to work faster than driving. You arrive to work more refreshed, alert and less stressed!

Join in the fun as Bike to Work Spokane hosts several events and activities to help you incorporate bicycling into your commute, including:

May 1 - 31: Commute Challenge -Sign up now! Tallying for “most vehicle miles avoided” starts May 1^st- track your miles individually or get friends and co-workers to join your team. Register by clicking here.

Wednesday, May 16: Ride of Silence at 6 p.m., Downtown Spokane - The Ride of Silence honors those who have been injured or killed while cycling on public roads and highways, to raise awareness of cyclists and to ask that we all share the roads. For ride details, click here.

Monday, May 21: Bike to Work Week Kickoff Breakfast - Riverfront Park starting at 7 a.m.

Wednesday, May 23 from 6:30 - 9am: Morning Energizer Stations - Gathering points around the county. Click here for more info.

Thursday, May 24: Bike to Work Week Wrap-up Party at 4:30 - 6pm - Hosted by Steam Plant Grill. For more details, click here.

If you are considering riding your bicycle to work and would like some guidance from experienced bicycle riders, 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.

Win prizes in May! When you Travel Green to work by using a commute alternative in May, you’ll go into a drawing to win a commuter bicycle with a helmet and bike lock. You’ll also be eligible to win 1 of 5 Safeway gift cards. And, bicyclists will go into a separate drawing to win 1 of 12 front and rear bicycle safety lights plus a 100% recycled aluminum, BPA free water bottle. 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 June 8th to be eligible for the drawings!

And don't forget, at the end of the promotional period in June 2012, we'll be giving away three grand prizes! By participating 125 times from October 2012 - June 2012, you'll be eligible to win a HDTV, 100 times you'll be eligible to win an iPad and 75 times you'll be eligible to win a iPod. Check out your commute calendar at the bottom and it will tally how many days you've participated throughout the promotional period.

Your odds of winning May countywide prizes are based on the number of eligible commute calendars filled out on MyCommute.org.

For citizens in the Greater Spokane Area that make the choice to carpool, vanpool, ride the bus, walk or bicycle to work and do not work for a company that has a Commute Trip Reduction (CTR) program, you can start logging how you get to work each day and be eligible for prizes. As conscientious members of our community, you are making an effort to preserve our environment and we are interested in how you move around our city. For additional information, click here.

Participate & Win!

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Click here for December Winners!

Click here for November Winners!

Current News

April Winners!
05/14/2012
Congratulations to Aaron Crooks, Travlers. He was the grand prize winner for April and won a $100 Safeway gift card. Check here to see who the other 10 lucky winners were.

2012 Spokane Bike Swap Results
05/02/2012
Find out how much the Spokane Bike Swap raised for the Friends of the Centennial at the 1st annual event.

1st Qtr All Star Coach
04/20/2012
Teresa Kruger, EWU/WSU Riverpoint Campus, click here to read her inspirational story.

March Most Valuable Commuter
04/19/2012
George Waldref, Providence Holy Family Hospital, click here for his inspirational story.

February Most Valuable Commuter
04/18/2012
Deanna Clarkson, Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency, click here to read her inspirational story.

January Most Valuable Commuter
04/17/2012
Guy Parker, Avista Corporation, click here to read his inspirational story.

March Winners!
04/12/2012
Congratulations to Bernadette Vielbig, SFCC and Ken Binion, Sterling Savings. They were the winners of an iPod Shuffle in the March drawing. See who the other 10 lucky winners were of a $25 iTunes gift card.

Recruit A Friend Campaign Information & Registration Forms
03/28/2012
Recruit a Friend to use a commute alternative and you could win! Click here for more details

February Winners
03/09/2012
Congratulations to Krystal Atkins, PAML and Kelly Shearer, Spokane County. They were the winners of an iPod Shuffle in the February drawing. See who the other 10 lucky winners were of a $25 iTunes gift card.

iPod Shuffle Winners
02/21/2012
Check here to see who the lucky weekly winners of the iPod Shuffles are! Use a commute alternative and fill out your calendar each week. 2 lucky winners each week!

January Weekly Winners
01/27/2012
Remember, during the month of January, just by participating once a week and completing your commute calendar you will go into a weekly drawing. Check here to see those who've won!

December Winners
01/17/2012
Congratulations to Linda Freeman, Premera. She was the grand prize winner of a Kindle. Check here to see who the other 10 lucky winners of a $25 Safeway Gift Card are.

"Recruit a Friend" Qualified Participants
01/17/2012
Congratulations to all the qualified participants in the "Recruit a Friend" promotion. We had 50 new participants commit to using a commute alternative at least 25 times from Oct-Dec. Congratulations to all!

4th Qtr All Star Coach
12/22/2011
Conni Ellern, ETC, WA State ESD Telecenter, click here to read her inspirational story.

December Most Valuable Commuter
12/21/2011
Jenny Stettler, Spokane County, click here to read her inspirational story.

November Most Valuable Commuter
12/20/2011
Les Kienbaum, WA State Department of Transportation, click here to read his inspirational story.

October Most Valuable Commuter
12/19/2011
Tamara Norlander, WA State ESD Telecenter, click her to read her inspiration story.

November Prize Winners
12/13/2011
Congratulations to Chanda Bhuta, WA State DSHS-DCS, she was the Grand Prize winner of the Kindle for her participation in November. Check here to see who the other 10 lucky winners were.

Commute Smart Awards celebrates 20 years!
10/12/2011
Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists, Catherine Bowden from Avista and Ron Kusler from Spokane County were among the Governor's Commute Smart Award winners.

STA's Trip Planner
09/25/2011
Plan your commute to work with STA's new Trip Planner. It's easy and convenient!

Take advantage of STA's Employer Bus Pass Program!
08/10/2011

Current Vanpool List
07/18/2011
Check here for the latest vanpool list.

The Transportation Vision Project
07/07/2010
Click here for more details.

Previous Way to Go Winners
07/10/2007

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