October Winners

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, [...]

Trip or Treat!

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 [...]

June Winners Announced

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, [...]

Story Post #2: Look on the Bright Side

Guest Author: Trevor Shand
So when I ride my bike to work, part of the ride takes me along a local river.  Along this path is a sweeping left hand turn that starts at the top of a rise, goes downhill until the apex of the turn and then back up another rise.  Today was a [...]

Story Contest Winners!

Hi Everyone,
A big “congrats” to our selected story submissions!  We received a lot of really great stories, and appreciate all of your efforts in taking the time to promote cycling as a great way of commuting.  But, in the end, 5 excellent stories found their way to the top.  Winning $50 American Express Gift Cards [...]

BTWM Story Contest Closed

Hi everyone,
A big thanks to all of you who submitted stories and tips for our Bike to Work Month story contest!  We are reviewing your submissions and will contact winners as soon as possible.  Our first story posting will be some time next week.
-The R-TRIP Team

Bike to Work Month Story Contest

Everyone has a story to tell. Some are good, and some are great.  Regardless of this distinction, we’d like to hear yours.  May is bike to work month, and we’d like to celebrate it by sharing your stories about bike commuting.  So do you or does some one you know have a great biking story?
Your story [...]

March News – Hello Spring!

Hi Everyone!
It’s that time of year again, when the long hours of darkness finally give way to a little bit more sunlight (or at least more bright cloud cover) and we can all start spending a little more time outdoors…maybe even pop on some sandals when it gets above 50°F.  Not to mention the improving [...]

February News & Promotions

Happy Groundhog Day everyone!
According to Punxsutawney Phil, the official groundhog of Groundhog Day, we are unfortunately due for another 6 weeks of winter.  However, according to another source, Phil is correct only 39% of the time…so, we’re taking his “forecast” as good news, considering more often than not, he’s just plain wrong.
On to the real [...]

January News & Promotions

Happy (belated) 2010 everyone,
A few things to throw out there at the dawning of a new decade…dare we say era?
R-TRIP drawings have received a facelift and now participant commutes are counted as entries – just like a raffle.  The more alternative commutes you log, the greater your chances are to win.  This month those who [...]