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Contact Us:
NOTE: NEW ADDRESS
1114 Marsh
St.
San Luis Obispo, CA
93401
Morgen Marshall
781-4462
Kelsie Greer
781-1385
Cindy Blake
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Upcoming Events:
Last day to fill in
August Lucky Buck points
Tuesday, September 15th
Rideshare Mixer - Creekside Brewing Company,
5:30PM
Saturday, September 19th
SLO Bike Coalition Street Skills Workshop
Thursday, October 1st
Farmer's Market Kick-off Event for Commute
for Cash
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New Flyer for Your
Office
Download, print and post this flyer about
online bus pass purchasing at your office.
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NEW - Car Free Program for
San Luis Obispo We are excited to
introduce the San Luis Obispo Car Free Program,
spearheaded by Air Pollution Control District. The
program encourages visitors to arrive or travel
throughout San Luis Obispo without their car by
offering discounts on hotels and activities. For
more information, visit the Car Free
website.
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Morgen,
Fall is almost here (even if the
sun is still beating down!) and Rideshare is
gearing up for some activities that will keep the
summer fun going, including the Rideshare Month's
Commute for Cash Challenge, our
Rideshare Mixer and the ongoing Bike Sharing
Program.
Like all the students returning to
school, it's a great time to enroll in a smarter
commute and start working your way to a healthier
lifestyle!
Sharing the Ride,
The Rideshare
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Mix & Mingle at
the Mixer!
Get a sneak peek and a jump start on our
brand new October incentive, it's all about
winning CASH! Network with others and pick
up your Rideshare Month Cash for Challenge
Kit. Transportation Choices Program steering
committee members  will be on hand to answer
any of your questions and there will be
nibbles to share. The mixer takes place
on Tuesday, September 15th at Creekside
Brewing Company at 1040 Broad Street, San Luis
Obispo, starting at 5:30 p.m. This is
also a great opportunity to network with other
employers/ETC's about what they are doing at their
workplace.
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Commute for
Cash Challenge We are very
excited about this brand new challenge
during Rideshare Month in October. We
plan to have events throughout
October featuring a different mode of
alternative transportation each week.
Our big kick-off event will be at Farmers' Market
on Thursday, October 1st and we will have the
kits available for you to pick up at
the mixer on Tuesday, September
15th. Each team of up to five
commuters, will be eligible to win that
weeks commute savings back in cash (limited to $75
per team member). To participate in the Commute
for Cash Challenge, individuals simply track their
qualifying trips online and at the end of each
week Rideshare will award some hard working
commuters with their loot. In addition,
there will be random individual daily prize
drawings AND every Friday in October Rideshare
will randomly give away one hundred dollars to one
of the lucky commute conscious participants.
There will be special events
each week to celebrate this month of multi-modal
mobility including free bus rides during Transit
Week (10/5-10/9), breakfast treats and much
more.
We will have all the information on
our website soon so start spreading the
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Workplace Bike Sharing
Program!
WOW!! What a great response we received
to this new Rideshare program. We have
already distributed twelve bikes to SLO
County employers.
If you would like to be put on the waiting
list email Kelsie at kgreer@rideshare.org or call her
at 781-1385.
Pedal
on!
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Online Bus
Passes Do you value your
time? With just a few clicks of the mouse,
you can order your transit pass online and it will
be mailed out promptly by our Rideshare
staff. The following passes are available:
- SLO Transit 31 Day Pass
- SLO Transit 31 Day Student Pass
- RTA One Pass
- RTA Go Pass
- RTA Region ALL Pass
- SCAT Monthly Pass
- Paso Express Monthly Pass
Passes
are purchased through PayPal, a
secure site, and most credit cards and e-checks
are accepted. There is a $1.55
shipping and handling fee plus a 2.9% Pay Pal
charge per transaction (around $2.50 per
pass). Daily and discounted passes are not
available, but can still be purchased at
regular pass outlets. Click
here to learn more and purchase your
monthly bus pass!
Download
and print this flyer about the Online Passes
and post in your Transportation Information
Board or breakroom.
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The SLO Downtown Access Pass
This transit pass was introduced in
July (formerly known as the Gold Pass) and 48
downtown employees signed up and received the
pass. During July these folks took 745 rides
on SLO Transit, saving $931.25.
The purpose of this program is to reduce
congestion and maximize parking in the downtown
district and is valid only on SLO Transit to
employees who work in the downtown district (area
with parking meters). The pass can be
purchased at the City's Public Works Department or
Finance Department and to qualify for the pass,
purchasers must produce a recent pay stub and
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FunRide Car Sharing Launches
in SLO A new car sharing
service, featuring alternative fuel and hybrid
vehicles to lease by the hour, began operation in
July with three vehicles. FunRide is great
for commuters who occasionally need a vehicle to
run an errand or go out to lunch. To use the
service, you can join FunRide for $30 a year by
going to the website and clicking on the
Join Now button. Once you are approved you
receive a "fob" that lets you into any of the
FunRide vehicles. You get a login number and
password and you reservce the vehicles online, so
there are no lines to wait in or paperwork to
complete. Once you have your reservation,
you walk to the vehicle and swipe your fob over
the sensor on the windshield and the door
unlocks. The key is in the glove box and
away you go!
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