Archived - Commuter Challenge 2009

The Commuter Challenge is a friendly competition that runs for all of May and June, with five member teams making round-trips using alternative transportation instead of driving alone. Team members log each day they use an eligible mode of transportation using the Commute Calendar. At the end of the competition, the team with the highest number of eligible days wins the grand prize. The top 101 teams will receive prizes, and we’ll also have raffles at least once a week. Please see our Prize Page for more details. Our interactive website means participants can track teams' progress and post fun pictures and other information about their teams.
 

Create your own team: Come up with a team name and create your own team. You can make your team "Restricted" and invite specific people to join your team or you can "Allow Anybody" to join. Each team must have at least 2 "Converts" to qualify for prizes.
A "Convert" is either:
a) someone who didn't participate in the 2008 Commuter Challenge OR
b) someone who drives alone most of the time, but for the Commuter Challenge starts to use an eligible mode of alternative transportation (from Jan.1 - Mar. 31 used alternative transportation for less than 13 days)
or
Join an existing team: You can select "Join this team" to join a team (a yellow lock means it is a restricted team). If you were sent an email invitation for a restricted team, your Pass Code is embedded in the email message you were sent.
You will each begin to track the days you use eligible modes of transportation via your personal, web-based Commute Calendar. Registration begins on April 1, 2009, and the Challenge begins on May 1, 2009.
Upload a team photo to earn an automatic 5 points.
 

Start logging your round-trips.

Basic Commuter Challenge Rules:

• Each team has no more than 5 members.
• Each team requires a minimum of two converts to be eligible for team prizes.
  • A "Convert" is either:
    a) someone who didn't participate in the 2008 Commuter Challenge OR
    b) someone who drives alone most of the time (from Jan.1 - Mar. 31 used alternative transportation for less than 13 days), but for the Commuter Challenge starts to use an eligible mode of alternative transportation.
• Points are earned for each day a qualifying mode of transportation is used and logged on your Commute Calendar. Qualifying modes are: Bus, Bike, Walk, Carpool, Vanpool, Telecommute, Train, or Skate.
• Points are earned for each day a qualifying ROUND-TRIP is made. A qualifying trip is a utilitarian trip that might have been made alone by car but instead was made using an eligible alternative transportation mode. See our FAQ page for more info on utilitarian trips.
• All participants earn 1 point per day logged with an eligible mode, regardless of number of daily trips.
• Each team member must log at least 8 days of an eligible transportation mode during the Challenge to qualify for any team prizes.
• Prizes for the top 101 teams. Prize types will be allocated according to our Prizes Page. Weekly and monthly Raffles will be held for individuals.
   

Frequently Asked Questions:

Check out our FAQ page for more commonly asked questions and details about the Commuter Challenge.
 

Find out all you want to know about prizes on our Prizes Page.
 

Where do I register or log-in? 

Click the registration/log-in button, or go to www.TrafficSolutionsOnline.info

Download the Commuter Challenge Poster