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Commuter Solutions
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March 14, 2008 |
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Commuter
Solutions
In This Issue Pedestrian/Bicycle
Strategic Plan New Faces at
Commuter Solutions
May your blessings outnumber ~Irish
Blessing
LINKS Emergency
Ride Home Employer Information Emergency
Ride Home Employee Registration We
encourage you to print and post the following flyers and posters at your
workplace to inform your employees of transportation options and regional
road projects: Commuter
Solutions P.O. Box 7070 Commutersolutions@ltd.org www.commutersolutions.ltd.org Connie
Bloom Williams Marcia Maffei Lisa VanWinkle Mary Green
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Celebrate
Earth Day with Commuter Solutions and LTD BE
SEEN GO GREEN. Leave
the car at home, catch a free ride on the bus and travel in green
style to the 10th Annual Earth Day celebration on April 19th. Stop by EWEB between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. and
visit the LTD and Commuter Solutions booth to win prizes, tour a hybrid
electric EmX vehicle, and discover green transportation solutions to improve
your lifestyle. A shuttle from the
Eugene Station to EWEB will depart every 20 minutes! You can also share the Earth’s bounty
by donating non-perishable items to help Food for Lane County address hunger
in our community. Food donations will
be accepted on April 19 at the LTD/Commuter Solutions Earth Day
booth, on any LTD bus, LTD's Eugene and Springfield Stations, Food
for Lane County, Bi-Mart and other area merchants. To find out more
about LTD’s Earth day celebration visit http://www.ltd.org. The Earth Day Celebration includes live
music on two stages, an Earth Action Arena with 50 informational booths
and the ever-popular, “Procession of All Species” parade. Plus films, lectures, and Watery-World, an
array of hands on activities designed for kids of all ages. To learn more about the event, visit the
website at http://www.earthdayoregon.com.
We are very pleased to welcome the newest members of our ETC
Network: Vjera Thompson, 9Wood,
Inc.; Lisa Johnson, Avant
Assessment; Betty Schmitt, CVALCO;
Megan Henning, Good Company; Melissa Bell, Looking Glass Station
7; Tammy Berry, Pepperberries
Tools for the Cook; David Rodgers,
University of Oregon – Department of Housing; and Matthew Harrington, Venture Data. Welcome aboard! City of
Eugene Releases Pedestrian and Bicycle Strategic Plan In January, more than 140 participants braved the elements to
attend Eugene’s second Walking and Biking Summit, with a majority of them
biking or walking to the event. The summit was the culmination of a 16-month
long strategic planning effort. While the plan looks broadly at local
pedestrian and walking issues, several action items are directly tied to
increasing the number of employees who walk, bike, or take transit to
work. Reducing single-occupancy vehicle work trips is one of the most
effective and achievable methods to improve employee health, reduce
congestion, and reduce climate impacts. To participate in one or more of the actions geared towards
increasing walking, biking and transit trips to work, check out the new plan
at http://www.eugene-or.gov/walkbike.
City staff will rely on a new Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee
(BPAC) to assist in the prioritization and implementation of the plan’s
strategies and actions. For more information on the strategic plan or
BPAC, contact David Roth at 682-5727 or david.f.roth@ci.eugene.or.us. Commuter Solutions would like to recognize SOLARC Architecture
and Engineering, Inc., for their Earth Day activities and for their
dedication to sustainability throughout the year. Of SOLARC’s 24 member
staff, 15 commute to work by biking, walking, riding the bus, or carpooling
at least 3 days every week. The SOLARC office is earth-friendly, with
composting bin, recycling containers, energy efficient lighting, and low-flow
toilets. Outside are a worm composter, easily accessible bike racks, and
solar panels on the roof. To celebrate Earth Day, SOLARC is encouraging all staff members to consider making “Earth Day Resolutions” that will help improve the overall health of our planet. Please click here for a complete list of SOLARC’s Earth Day Resolutions. For more information about SOLARC Architecture and Engineering, Inc., please contact Jodi Sommers at 349-0966 or jodi@solarc-ae.net. Bicycle
Commuting and the Emergency Ride Home Program January’s cold weather brought more than just snow…along with
the snow came a flurry of questions about the Emergency Ride Home program as
it relates to bicycle commuting. We’d like to address a few of those
questions here. The Emergency Ride Home program (ERH) provides a free taxi
ride home to registered commuters (including bike commuters) in the event of
a personal or family emergency. The only requirement is that the commuter did
not drive alone on the day of the emergency and that the commuter and his/her
employer are registered in our free ERH program. Do snow/ice or bicycle breakdowns qualify as an
emergency? Unfortunately, cases of
extreme weather and bicycle maintenance issues do not meet the criteria of an
emergency under the ERH program guidelines. However, an injury sustained
while commuting by bicycle would be covered, as well as a sudden illness
experienced by commuter or an illness/injury of a family member. Taxi providers on our call list have the
ability to transport both you and your bicycle, but please let them know when
you call that you will have a bike to transport. They may need to send a
specific taxi to accommodate your bicycle and you may experience a small
delay. If your business would like to enroll in this free program
please call Tracy Smith at 682-6183. New Faces,
New Jobs at Commuter Solutions
Dear Readers, Ivanna will
return from her fabulous vacation refreshed and ready to answer your
questions about transportation options |
