Rideshare Week October 4 – 8, 2010

i have choices. i make a difference. iCommute.

Rideshare Week is a nationally recognized event held the first week in October to promote commute alternatives to driving alone. Make the choice to join commuters and companies nationwide as they replace their solo drive with a new, more sustainable commute. It could lead to additional choices for you by providing more money in your pocket, better health, less stress, new acquaintances, and more. Rideshare Week 2010 starts October 4 - put the “I” in your Commute.

• I save money – I take transit
• I burn calories – I bike to work
• I save on gas – I vanpool
• I stay fit – I walk to work
• I meet new people – I carpool
• I reduce stress – I telework

The iCommute Rideshare Week Corporate Challenge

Here is a fun way to help your company go green. And it can save your employees money and time, help reduce stress, even free up valuable parking spaces. Take the iCommute Rideshare Week Corporate Challenge! Companies register to compete within their size category during the month of October. Starting Monday, October 4, your company will receive a point for every eligible commute trip* tracked in iCommute by your employees. The companies with the highest average number of points in their size category win! (The average is based on the number of eligible trips an organization logs divided by the number of eligible trips a company could possibly take.)

The winning companies will receive a commemorative plaque at an iCommute-sponsored awards breakfast, a promotional prize pack, mention in a SANDAG press release, and recognition on the iCommute Web site. The deadline for Corporate Challenge registration is September 30 so register now! We’ll send you all the tools you need to make your Corporate Challenge a success. Please see the Corporate Challenge Participation Instructions for more information. 

* Eligible commute trips include carpooling, vanpooling, biking, walking, using public transit, or teleworking -- in any combination -- to get to and from work.

The iCommute Rideshare Week Commuter Challenge

Stuck in a rut with your commute? Try an alternative to driving alone at least one day a week, log your trip in iCommute using the TripTracker tool, and be automatically entered for a chance to win Rideshare Week prizes. Don’t stop with Rideshare Week – continue trying new commute choices and be entered into weekly drawings during the entire month of October. Prizes include monthly transit passes from the Metropolitan Transit System and the North County Transit District, gift cards for Starbucks, shopping, and movies, a one night stay at the Embassy Suites San Diego – La Jolla, and a grand prize of an electric bike from Ivan Stewart’s Electric Bike Center (a $1,700 value)! Start a new vanpool in October and save $100. Learn more about the vanpool promotion.

Participation is easy. If you don’t already have an iCommute account sign up now and start tracking your trips for chances to win. Once you’re registered in iCommute, you can take advantage of these additional benefits:

• Use RideMatcher to find carpool or vanpool partners, or a bike buddy.
• Calculate your environmental and cost savings.
• Sign up for Guaranteed Ride Home. If you carpool, vanpool, take the COASTER, ride an Express Bus, or bike to work three or more times a week, you have a built-in safety net with Guaranteed Ride Home.

Already have an iCommute account? You can choose to take the challenge, too. Simply log in and start tracking your eligible trips for chances to win!

How to Use the SANDAG Online iCommute Program

Corporate Challenge and Commuter Challenge Contest Rules