Courtesy of: UTA Rideshare 

It’s time to announce UTA's exciting fall contest – the 2006 Commuter Challenge!

Many of you enjoyed the Challenge last year and wanted to sign up again. Here are the details:

How would you like to participate in one of Salt Lake’s greenest community events?

UTA Rideshare is gearing up for this year’s Commuter Challenge contest and we invite you to sign up as a competitor.

What is the Commuter Challenge?

The Commuter Challenge is a friendly two-week competition between Salt Lake County businesses and organizations. The goal is to encourage more people to use sustainable transportation during their daily commute.

This year the Commuter Challenge runs from Monday, September 11th through Friday, September 22nd. During the contest, organizations compete to earn the most points within their size category. You earn points every time you take a sustainable mode of transportation to work (i.e. walk, ride the bus or TRAX, carpool, vanpool, bike, telework).

The Commuter Challenge is a great way to build teamwork and expose employees to healthier and less expensive commuting options. If your business is located downtown and subsidizes parking costs for employees, the Commuter Challenge is also an opportunity to create habits that can save your organization a lot of money.

Winning teams receive awards, prizes and a lunch party at your business!

So it sounds pretty good and you’d like to sign up?

All you need to do is:

1. Choose a Team Leader to organize your company’s efforts. The Team Leader will help get the word out, encourage employee participation, total employee points, and respond to any questions.
2. Reply to Shaina Miron Quinn with the completed Sign-Up form (link to the sign up form?) by August 15th. Challenge yourself and your colleagues to drive less this September!