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Take our Surveys and Win!
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Upcoming Events:
October Lucky Buck points
Wednesday, November 11th
Veterans' Day - Rideshare Office
closed
SLO Bike Coalition Street Skills
Workshop
Thursday, November 19th
SLO Car Free Launch Party
Saturday, November 21st
Thursday, November 26th
& Friday, November 27th
Thanksgiving Holiday
- Rideshare Office closed
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Workplace Bike Sharing Program
We are still working on getting
more bikes for this popular program. If you would like to be
put on the waiting list or donate a bike email Kelsie at kgreer@rideshare.org or
call her at 781-1385.
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News from
Foothill Cyclery
Recently Josh Cohen, the owner of
Foothill Cyclery, answered questions posed to him by the New Times
(10-29-09 edition) and Josh pointed out that bike trends are
increasing, due to the price of oil but he also stated that when
people start biking they are being rewarded with two benefits:
getting exercise AND saving money.
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Hello ETC,
October
was a very energetic and rewarding month. Rideshare
staff worked with individuals to plan their commute trips and
encourage the use of sustainable transportation during Rideshare
Month - Commute for Cash Challenge. Every day we gave out prizes and
every Friday we awarded team and individual cash prizes.
Events/incentives were also held for those who get around by bus,
vanpool, carpool, biking or walking.
Congratulations to the 522 people who took the challenge and reduced
155,572.6 pounds of emissions! It should be noted that of these 522
participants, 201 were brand new users of sustainable transportation.
Let's
maintain these healthy commuting habits as we head into the
holidays. After all, the gift of clean air is a nice thing to give.
Sharing
the Ride,
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The Results Are In!
This October Rideshare hosted the
Commute for Cash Challenge during Rideshare Month, where commuters
were encouraged to try sustainable transportation such as taking the
bus, biking, walking or sharing the ride. The goal of the event was
to maintain clean air, reduce the amount of cars on our roads and to
help individuals in our county save on their commute costs.
As an incentive, participants in
the challenge were eligible to win the money they saved by not
driving alone, in cash, as well as win $100 weekly and
daily prizes.
There were a total of 522 individuals
and 194 teams who took the challenge and an amazing 201
participants who were new to sustainable transportation! Here
are some more of the results:
Individual Weekly
$100 Cash Winners:
1) Ben Collingwood - REC Solar
2) Kate Ballantyne - County Public Works
3) Larry Allen - Air Pollution
Control District
4) Annie Young - Wallace Group
Team
Weekly Cash Winners:
Total
Miles Traveled by Sustainable Transportation: 215,685
Total
Cost Savings: $153,136.35
Total
Emissions Reduced: 155,572.6 pounds
Cone Zone Commuters
Annual Miles Saved: 294,840
Annual Cost Savings: $37,149
Annual Carbon Savings: 4,722
To improve
Rideshare Month next year, we'd appreciate your input and suggestions
in our quick follow-up survey. Click here to take our quick survey
and be eligible to win a $10 Jamba Juice card.
Thank you
for participating!
(Kelsie,
Morgen & Cindy at the Rideshare Month Kick-Off)
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NEW - Get a 31 Day RTA Bus Pass
Taking the bus just got easier.
Now, you don't have to use your bus pass within a specific month, but
simply within a certain amount of days. This means that if you
buy your pass on November 20th, you have until December 21st to use
it instead of only in the month of November.
As a result, Monthly &
Regional RTA bus passes need to be exchanged for the new rolling 31
day magnetized passes starting November 1st. Click here for a visual guide on how
to use these new passes in the new fareboxes (machines that
electronically read the pass when you board the bus). The new
passes will be available online at www.rideshare.org and at pass outlets.
Information
is available at www.slorta.org or you
can contact Cindy at 781-4362.
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Car Free Program Launches in SLO!
SLO Car Free is hosting
a Launch Party on Thursday, November 19th, from 5:00 p.m.
to 7:00 p.m. at the San Luis Obispo Regional Airport Hangar!
This is a great way to see what SLO Car Free is all about and find
out how you can benefit. RSVP by November 13 at www.slocarfree.eventbrite.com
During
challenging economic times, promoting tourism is more difficult than
ever before. San Luis Obispo Car Free shows tourists that they
can still enjoy a well deserved get-away to the Central Coast,
while saving money and the environment too. By pledging to
travel to or around San Luis
Obispo without a car, tourists will receive
special incentives from participating hotels, restaurants,
transportation services and attractions. By "dumping the
pump" tourists can save a buck or two, while helping to preserve
clean air in the region.
Local
businesses can participate in the program by offering premiums or
discounts to car-free travelers. In exchange those businesses
receive free membership and are featured on slocarfree.org.
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Annual Unmet Needs Hearing
In an effort to be more proactive
in addressing potential transit funding challenges during the next
fiscal year, the 2010-11 Unmet Transit &
Bikeway Needs Public Hearing is scheduled to be held on
Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at 8:30 a.m. in the SLO County Board
of Supervisors' Chambers.
Anyone who has suggestions to
retain and enhance public transit services and bicycle facilities
should contact the SLO Council of Governments in any of the following
formats:
- Telephone 781-1520
- Fax 781-5703
- Email unmet_needs@slocog.org
- Send
via mail to SLOCOG, 1114
Marsh Street, SLO,
CA 93401
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Take our Life After Bike Month
Survey and Win!
Bike Month may be several months
away, but we're still encouraging you to keep the Chain Reaction
going all year long. We recently sent out a survey to Bike
Month participants to find out how their bicycle commutes are
going and to get feedback on other type of events they would like to see
throughout the county. Click here to take the survey and be
entered into a drawing for an Art's Cyclery gift card.
Rideshare
is also gearing up for Bike Month 2010 with Pod meetings
beginning in December. If you would like to be a part of planning,
helping or supporting Bike Month, email Kelsie to join our
group.
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