Lose One Ton!
No more weight loss pills or pre-packaged diet food. No more hours sweating on the treadmill. Sounds too good to be true, right? But CobbRides, along with The Clean Air Campaign, has actually found a way to lose one ton...of pollution, that is.
As Smog Season has begun, we invite you to take the One Ton Challenge, giving you an opportunity to help eliminate a ton of air pollution just by using a commute alternative one day per week.
Small changes can make a ton of difference. You do the math:
· Each mile you drive = 1 lb. of air pollution emitted into our air
· 40 miles driven (the average metro commuter's daily round trip) = 40lbs. of pollution
· 40lbs.of pollution x 52 days = 2,080lbs. (or 1 ton) of pollution you can keep out of our air by clean commuting.
Do your part to reduce air pollution by taking the Challenge today and start CarPooling, riding transit, VanPooling, TeleWorking, biking or walking to work once a week. With gas prices at record highs, there has never been a better time to give up a solo commute. You can even earn cash and prizes for making the switch. For the details, go to:
Commuter Rewards
Plus, watch for more details on how you can register to win a 2008 Honda Civic Hybrid, courtesy of The Clean Air Campaign, Star94, and Honda Carland!
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CobbRides, a public-private partnership, was begun in 1998 and is a free service provided by the Town Center Area Community Improvement District (CID), designed to address traffic congestion and air quality problems in the area.
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More CobbRides VanPools launched -
Two new vanpools are up and running and riders could not be happier. As gas prices continue to rise, their commute costs have dropped dramatically. Riders pay only $50 per month to join a CobbRides VanPool, gas included.
Congratulations to ThyssenKrupp Elevator and Kennesaw State University for each starting their 3rd VanPool. CobbRides VanPool 74 comes from Calhoun with drop offs at AT&T, Heidelberg, Town Park and KSU. CobbRides VanPool 75 comes from Douglasville into the Town Park Office complex off of Chastain Road.
Tired of paying the price at the pump? Visit our vanpool routes page for a vanpool match or to start a new route. Questions? Contact Diane@CobbRides.com.
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Give Your Car a Day Off
CobbRides, in partnership with The Clean Air Campaign, News/Talk 750 WSB, Kiss 104.1, B98.5, 97.1 The River, and 95.5 The Beat, are asking you to Give Your Car a Day Off one day between June 16 and June 20. Now's your chance to Get Clark Smart, beat high gas prices and be part of the solution to air pollution. Try CarPooling, TeleWorking, taking transit, biking or walking to work. Just register online on the WSB page starting June 2, or look for the CobbRides team at your worksite and fill out a Give Your Car a Day Off pledge card.
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 Walking creates winners
Walk There! Challenge'08 has come to a
close. Congratulations to all of our winners
and participants.
We had a record number of registrants this year, over 330 CobbRides commuters signed up for our Challenge. Commuters logged 28,881,139 steps - over 14,000 miles!
The grand prize was awarded to Trina Revels of Ryla. Trina received a weekend getaway to the Inn at Serenbe, a CobbRides gift basket and a $100 Visa gift card. Trina, who logged an amazing 833,890 steps, is pictured with Ryla's Transportation Coordinator, Tara Barkley.
Trina is a Recruiting Manager and spends the majority of her day on her feet covering multiple buildings. She also enjoys walking Kennesaw Mountain trails in her off time.
Congratulations again Trina, for a great Walk There! Challenge.
The following runners up each received a CobbRides canvas bag and sport water bottle. Ritchie Smith and Shanderlyn Berry of AT&T, Shannon Crupi, Elke Leeds and Josephine de St. Aubin of KSU, Andy Lindsey of Square D Company, Cynthia Chambers-Stewart and Vijay Chekka of TSYS, Rachael Kelly of HCC Life, Toi Anders of NCI, Loraine Hames of Aaron Rents and Julie Cochran of Taylor & Mathis.
Our random weekly iPod Shuffle winners were Purnima Keswani of TSYS, Fred Jenks of ISMG, David Garner of Respironics, Elizaida Soltren of Ryla, Nancy Oppenheim of Heidelberg, Linda Monk of Invista, Megan Butler of KSU and Carolyn Ashby of Genuine Parts Company.
$25 gift cards were also awarded to random winners drawn from our Stroll Patrol winners. Receiving gift cards were Shirley Buffington of HCC Life, Bryan Caldwell of The LPA Group, Rhonda Morris and Janet McGovern of KSU, Jonita Floyd of Genuine Parts, Ebony Raglin of Ryla, Vicki Shaw of AT&T and Maria Pecora of Aaron Rents.
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Metro Transportation Survey results
Check out the opinions of over 1700 commuters responding to the Transit Planning Board's survey. What do they think about congestion? What are their commuting habits?
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April Winners
Randomly selected $25 gift card winners for logging clean commutes in April were:
Mary Juriel Brown of Aaron Rents; Archna Patel of AdvanceMe; Bobbie Trimble of AT&T; Carrie Richardson of JP Morgan Chase; Carolyn Ashby of Genuine Parts Company; Karen Green of HCC Life; Marcia Pitner and Elaina Maloney of Heidelberg; Ashley Crawford, Patricia Beardsley, Susan Dalton, Donald Brookshire, Nathan Dunkel, Shannon Crupi, and Carol Parris of KSU; Sherrita Johnson of NCI; Rick Burns of Respironics; Natasha Griffin and Arnold Gaitho of Ryla; Karla Wimbish and Rochelle Glover of ThyssenKrupp Elevator; Kim Pitner of Red Roof Inn; Jayson Albright of Automated Logic; Al Knight, Michael Miller, and Gayle Morrison of TSYS; and Kerri Hernandez and John Bailey of Hapag-Lloyd.
Congratulations to all of you.
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1-87-RIDEFIND is now RideSmart
RideSmart, formerly 1-87-RIDEFIND, is the regional service for instant online carpool or vanpool matching. Through RideSmart, you can find a carpool partner, a group of riders for a vanpool, and get registered for Guaranteed Ride Home (GRH) if you use a clean commute. With GRH, you can qualify for up to five (5) rides home in case of an unscheduled event or if your carpool or vanpool has to leave without you. Learn more |
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News on our Air Quality and Traffic & Transit can be found on the CobbRides website, updated daily.
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 Confident Cycling
The Atlanta Bicycle Campaign's Confident City Cycling courses give cyclists the confidence they need to ride safely and legally in traffic or on the trail.The course covers bicycle safety checks, fixing a flat, on-bike skills and crash avoidance techniques and includes a student manual. Learning will take place in both the classroom and on bicycles, so students should bring a bike and a helmet to the class. The class includes a practice ride so students can put their new skills to work, with frequent stops for instructor feedback. Recommended for adults and children above age fourteen, this fast-paced course prepares cyclists for a full understanding of vehicular cycling.Learn more |
Construction on Barrett Parkway at Cobb Place Blvd.
Commuters are beginning to see the improvements come together on Barrett Parkway at Cobb Place Blvd. The Town Center Area CID and Cobb County DOT have been working on this intersection since 2002. The project is on schedule and should be completed by the first of July. The improvements will have improved signalization, lane alignment and direct access to the southbound entrance to I-75.
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