So!
We just got back into the office after our third straight morning spreading the word about GOrtrip and Bus-to-Work week.  It was a total blast getting to see and talk to everyone getting on and off of various buses, and thank them for making their contribution to the environment in honor of Earth Day.  Well, [...]

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With the introduction of tolling to the Seattle-area’s SR 520 floating bridge this spring, many King County commuters who drive alone will want to consider other options.
One new option is real-time ridesharing. A pilot project called go520, launched by global transportation firm Avego, is the first large-scale pilot in the United States to study how [...]

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drum roll please…We have a winner! Well, more specifically we have 50 winners. Congratulations to the 50 R-TRIP participants who drove less in February, logged their trips on R-TRIP and won last month’s drawing. Each winner received $25 to spend in Redmond. Enjoy!  Feb 2011 Winners

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Hello R-TRIP community (R-TRIP-pers? R-TRIPians? Tripasaurus Rexes?) –
It’s time again for another exciting promotion from Wheel Options.  This spring, if you sign up and log at least 2 commutes between March 13th -26th, you will be entered to win a grand prize trip to New York!
Get your alternative commute on, and you could be star-spotting [...]

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Hi everyone,
As with last month, and the month before that and the month before that…
R-TRIP is hosting a raffle-style month-long promotion that gives you the chance to win a $25 Am-Ex gift card for choosing an alternative to driving alone just once in the month of March.
This incentive is available from Tuesday March 1st to [...]

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Congratulations to the 50 Redmond commuters who each earned a $25 American Express gift card to spend in Redmond! Each winner logged their green commutes on their myRTRIP account and signed up for the drawing – it’s that easy.  Thanks for your efforts to reduce cars on the roads – much appreciated!

Aaron
Microsoft

Adam
Microsoft

Alex
PlayNetwork, Inc

Angie
Smart Creation

Augustus
Microsoft

BreAnn
Univar

Charles
Microsoft

Chris
Microsoft

Daniel
Microsoft

Dave
Microsoft

Dave
Microsoft

David
Genie Industries

David
Genie [...]

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Hey everyone,
Big news today.  Big like-it-turns-out-that-yetis-santa-toothfairies-and-unicorns-ARE-in-fact-real big!
Here’s the scoop:  In 2011 R-TRIP is offering a free 3-month ORCA pass to any Redmond employees/residents who would like to try the bus.
Visit GOtrip.com, navigate to the transit page,  and find and complete the Transit Subsidy Application (located under transit incentives).
We want to help you make the switch from SOV (that’s a [...]

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The following lucky participants won our October Trip or Treat promotion, and will receive a $50 gift card for their efforts!  Of course, all participants are winners in our eyes.  Thanks so much to everyone that decided not to drive alone in October!
Adam J, Microsoft
Biju M, Microsoft
Chris M, Golder Associates
David H, Microsoft
Don G, Microsoft
Elena G, [...]

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Not a lot to be said about this from our end  since the information itself is fairly succinct, and posted on Wheel Options’ home page.
But very briefly, Wheel Options is running another promotion to help sweeten the deal with a $2,500 grand prize for choosing to not drive alone to work.  For more details visit wheeloptions.org.
Don’t [...]

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This October, we’re inviting you to Trip or Treat with us.  Individuals that log at least one walk, bike, bus, carpool, or vanpool commute will be entered in a drawing to win a $50 reward for helping to make Redmond a cleaner, better place to live and work.  For full details, and the opportunity to [...]

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