The Water Cooler (Stay in-the-know with Employer Program Information) Once you are already involved in Rideshare's Employer Program, it's important to stay up-to-date on incentives, events and information that can motivate and encourage better transportation choices at your office. Check back for monthly newsletters, discussion topics and educational luncheons.   Quick Links: > Employer Program Information > TripLink > Lucky Bucks > Guaranteed Ride Home > Lunchtime Express
The Workplace Bike Sharing Program This service provides bike sharing for employers in the Transportation Choices Program.    Here's how it works:  1. We provide your office/department with 2 free bikes (one women's, one men's), two helmets and two locks 2. We provide you with a turn key program that includes waiver forms for your employees/coworkers to sign and a check-out/bike inventory system 3. You make sure members in your office who use the bikes take a one hour bike safety class offered by the SLO County Bicycle Coalition (can be provided during lunch time at your office) 4. You are in charge of the bike's maintenance and must record trips used on the bike in TripLink (so we can measure the amount of emissions reduced by the program, allowing us to advocate for more bikes)   Many thanks to the Honor Farm for donating the bikes! To learn more about the program and get started, email Kelsie at kgreer@rideshare.org or call her at 781-1385.		New - Purchase your bus pass online! Why wait in line? Buy it online! The transit operators in San Luis Obispo County are making it easier than ever to buy your bus pass. Simply select the type of pass and shop online. Pay through PayPal™ using Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, or eCheck. Your buying experience is simple and secure. Learn more here.
Using TripLink Motivate your Coworkers TripLink has many features and reporting tools that can help you motivate your coworkers and managers. Did you know that through your Admin Portal you can: -- Determine the reduction in miles, emissions and trips at your organization? -- Determine who is recording trips and what their mode is? -- Manage your employer program? Many employers are using TripLink to determine monthly reductions and then emailing this information to coworkers to keep them up to date on their progress. Some are even using the data to set goals to encourage increase sustainable transportation. Great work!		Your Transportation Information Center It is important to make sure your Transportation Information Center is up-to-date. Don't have one? Let us know and we'll bring one over. Also, let us know if you need to restock some of your materials. Your information center should have: -- RTA 9, 10, 12A, 12B Schedules -- SLO Transit Schedule -- Paso Express & NCS Schedules -- County Bike Map -- Regional Ride Guide -- Rideshare Brochure -- SLO Bicycle Coalition Bike Confidence Brochure
Commute Survey & Trip Reduction Plan If it has been over a year since your Commute Survey or Trip Reduction Plan - it's time for a new one. The simple online Commute Survey assesses how your employees get to work and their interests towards commute alternatives. We provide the online survey, evaluate the data and develop or reevaluate your Trip Reduction Plan based upon the survey results. The Trip Reduction Plan will give you guidance on which modes are a priority for your office and how to best tailor your program to meet the needs of employees.		ETC Monthly Newsletter Every month Rideshare sends out a newsletter to ETC's, (contacts within each organization) about whats happening in the world of rideshare, the TCP and our community. If you want to read up on what you've missed, or want to take a trip down memory lane, take a gander at the latest additions. > August 09 > September 09 > October 09 > November 09