Here is some neat stuff from the sustainable behavior listserve. Joel
>Reply-To: "Fostering Sustainable Behavior Listserv" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sender: "Fostering Sustainable Behavior Listserv" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2007 08:06:00 -0700 (PDT) >From: Lisa Quinn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: Fostering Sustainable Behavior Listserv <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Hello. I work at San Luis Obispo Regional Rideshare >and we have developed the region's first open source >software for commute matching: vanpools, carpools, and >bike buddies. It also has a Casual Carpool component >and School Pool for parents looking to share the ride >with other K-12 parents. Additionally, we work with >employers and they are given a portal in which to >describe their program so employees of these companies >learn what is going on at their worksite once they >register and are in the program. The program is called >TripLink. Open source code for commute matching has >never been available and SLO Regonal Rideshare is >happy to provide to other agencies at no charge for >their own municipalities/agency at no cost more here: >http://rideshare.org/cm/about/triplink.html > >This program creates a person's profile which is >connected to the "lucky bucks" points and incentive >based program rewarding a person each time they don't >travel to work alone. This is a company sponsored >program paying for a monthly $2 maintenance fee and >any of the redeemptions more here: >http://rideshare.org/cm/about/luckybucks.html > >Additionally, we have a commuter calculator that >allows a person to find out how much each trip daily, >weekly, monthly or annually is costing them as well as >the polltants they are putting into the air. We also >have a "Map My Ride" component providing the person a >map of the quickest or shortest bike route more here >click on "map my ride": >http://rideshare.org/cm/bike/bikemaps.html > >Our signature events: Rideshare Week (third week of >Oct.) and Bike Month (May) are very popular. For >Rideshare Week this year we are giving away a >train/ferry/hotel and dinner for two to the Channel >Islands and linking their pledge to reduce a car trip >back to the TripLink system mentioned above. This is a >way for us to increase our numbers in the system >giving more people opportunities to meet a match all >through the campaign. > >Our Bike Month program is very popular. We had the >highest participation last year. We launched a month >long Commuter Bike Challenge and had 47 teams (4-10 >people) total of 368 people travel 43,254 miles and >take 12,003 trips. This was equivalent to 2 times >around the earth. Individuals logged their trips and >miles online. We created an Executive Bike Challenge >and had executives sign their names which were scanned >and printed in a local newspaper full-color 1/2 page >Sunday edition. The intent to get the commitment of >the Executives proved successful and led others to >find out more about the challenge. > >I have a movie I created and would be happy to send to >you about all of the events surrounding Bike Month >which >include but not limited to Bike Art Show, Blessings of >the Bike, Bike In Movie, Bike Fest. We played this to >our Board of Supervisors to continue to gain the >ongoing commitment from them regarding cycling in the >community. > >Thanks for your dedication to sustainable >transportation. > >Lisa Quinn >SLO Regional Rideshare >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >805-781-4462 >1150 Osos Street, Suite 202 >San Luis Obispo,CA 93401 >www.rideshare.org > > > >____________________________________________________________________________________ >Boardwalk for $500? In 2007? Ha! Play Monopoly Here and Now (it's updated >for today's economy) at Yahoo! Games. >http://get.games.yahoo.com/proddesc?gamekey=monopolyherenow > >################################################## > >You are subscribed to the mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. >To unsubscribe, email: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To switch to the DIGEST mode, email: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To send a message to the list, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Send administrative queries to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> _______________________________________________ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
