When I first sat down to write this post, I thought to myself, “Oh I’ll just post the PDF of the newsletter and be done with it.” Then I began to feel bad about being so lazy, especially given how awesome our readers are. So, I’ve decided to make it up to you all by submitting today’s post as a Haiku:
It is September
“News and Connections” is here
Enjoy reading it
Cascade Bicycle Club has created a biking scorecard of suburban cities in the Puget Sound region, and Redmond has the highest bicycle commute rate!
Thanks to you–our fantastic residents and cyclists–not only is it the highest, but it’s over 3 times higher than our friends’ at Kirkland, and more than double Bellevue’s numbers.
Redmond’s cyclists (that’s you!) are also the safest, tying for the lowest crash rate.
Since you all put in the effort to ride rather than drive, we at the City of Redmond try to help out by providing you with a complete streets policy, bicycle parking program, among many other initiatives and programs available to residents and visitors of Redmond. Read more about these programs here: http://redmond.gov/connectingredmond/resources/bicycling.asp
So thanks again to the safe and many cyclists who have decided to go for a ride in Redmond, you’re awesome!
The Redmond Summer Undriving TM Challenge is 8-weeks long, running today through September 4. Try biking,
walking and taking the bus as an alternative to driving. Encourage your friends and family to try alternatives to
driving too and be sure to tell them they can get licensed to Undrive TM at Undriving.org. By collectively reducing
driving trips, we’ll help reduce traffic and improve air quality in Redmond, while having fun and getting exercise.
The Redmond Summer Undriving™ Challenge offers valuable prizes to Redmond residents who leave their car at home and choose to walk, bike or take the bus for personal errands. The promotion is 8-weeks long, running through September 4. Residents simply use alternatives to driving, log their trips and mail their calendar into R-TRIP by September 11 for their prize. There are two incentive programs, one for kids, and another for adults. Click on the following links to find your calendar, and for more information about prizes. Kids’ Calendar Adults’ Calendar
Encourage your friends and family to try alternatives to driving too and be sure to tell them they can get licensed to Undrive at Undriving.org. By collectively reducing driving trips, we’ll help reduce traffic and improve air quality in Redmond, while having fun and getting exercise.
To earn your reward, please print out the following PDF’s on an 8.5 x 11 sheet of paper (or legal paper), fill out the calendar, and then mail it in. Once we have received your calendar, we will review it and send you your reward!
There’s an updated Metro route in Redmond. Here’s the scoop from King County:
Enjoy great access to the Eastside and all it has to offer. Want to Shop? Go to a Park? Get to school? Visit a library? Or go to work? The Route 245 can get you there. It also provides easy connections to other Metro and Sound Transit routes that can link you with the entire Eastside, not to mention downtown Seattle and the Puget Sound region. There are four park and rides and/or transit centers along the route that offer great connections.
For details take a look at Metro’s brochure in PDF format, or if you’re excited to get going, you can refer to their schedule (via the link below) online.
Introduce yourself to downtown Redmond from a new perspective…one that doesn’t involve looking out from behind the wheel of your car.
The following video is the result of a joint R-TRIP and Think Redmond venture. Take a look and learn about how great your city can be when you walk, bike, or take the bus!
This past weekend (that’s July 10th, for those of you who didn’t appreciate the ambiguity of that lead-in) Redmond’s new sustainability program dubbed “Impact Redmond” partnered with the city’s annual Redmond Derby Days Summer Festival to kick off the first annual IMPACT Eco-Fair. The all day event was held in the Senior Center parking lot and featured 23 vendors that hosted a variety of information and activities for all ages.
Trader Joe’s hosted a children’s Root Beer garden while nearby a variety of bands pumped music into the crowd thanks to power provided by solar panels. Also featured was our Green Car show, which included a variety of Tesla Roadsters, a handful of electric vehicles, Smart Cars, and one big ol’ King County Metro bus.
R-TRIP shared a tent with the folks from Undriving™ who licensed 315 individuals with “undriver’s licenses,” each of whom pledged to reduce their environmental impact and carbon footprint by choosing not to drive.
All in all the day was a great success, thanks to the efforts of all of the vendors and the interest of our Eco-Fair guests!
And now, for your viewing pleasure:
Chester practices using expressive hand gestures while explaining R-TRIP to an inquisitive passerby.
Our replacement R-TRIP mascot. Apologies to our intern...it's a dog-eat-dog world. Pardon the expression.
I think this one speaks for itself. But if it didn't speak for itself it would say "Thanks R-TRIP!" and then we would say, "You're welcome."
Congratulations to the winners of June’s monthly drawing! The following participants vanpooled and/or carpooled at least once during June and have each been handsomely rewarded with a $50 Amazon.com gift card.
Andrew Duffy, Microsoft
Almon Dao, Microsoft
Caroline Seckel, Medtronic
Dean Dearinger, Microsoft
Deryl McCartney, Microsoft
Francisco Mendez, VMC Consulting
Gagandeep Singh, Liberty Mutual Insurance
Heather Misner, Astronics
Jennifer Hicks, Areva T&D
Joyce Lyn Villanueva, Wyndham Van Ownership
Lisa Dickson, Concur Technology
Matt Zacharias, Astronics
Megan O’Madadhain, Microsoft
Miguel Gil, Microsoft
Nidhi Pardasani, Medtronic
Shoko Natsume, Honeywell
Shreedevi Padmasini, Microsoft
Stephanie Monk, Microsoft
Trish Miner, Microsoft
Yan Yang, Microsoft
Congratulations once again! For more a chance to sign up for next month’s drawing, go to www.GOrtrip.com.
