Boulder East Transportation Options

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Our next TMO meeting will be Tuesday, August 26 at Twenty Ninth Street Retail District Community Room (2nd floor) from 7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

Boulder East Pool Bike Manager

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Boulder East reduced climate change, doubled goal

Boulder East Community Transportation Options aided Boulder in saving 6.3 million pounds of carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere in a two year time period, the equivalent of planting 1,100 acres of trees and doubling the organization’s goal.

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May 2008

Boulder East Bulletin
Events, News and Tips to Promote Alternative Transportation Options
Dear Boulder East Member,
GO Boulder Walk & Bike Month Kick off and Ice Cream Social

Walk & Bike Month Kick off and Ice Cream Social

Tuesday, May 13th
3:30- 5 p.m.
Chautauqua Community House, Grand Assembly room
Please RSVP
Ride your bike or take the new HOP 2 Chautauqua

This year's Walk & Bike Month ice cream social will kick- off a month of events. We will also be jump-starting a summer pilot . . .the FREE HOP 2 Chautauqua transit service starting on Saturday, May 10.

We hope you can make it. Materials and information will be available to help you to promote Bike to Work Day at your organization. It is also a chance for you to informally meet and talk with Boulder Council and Transportation Advisory Board members, GO Boulder and City transportation staff. Also honored at this event with be this year's outstanding Commuters of the Year with a special presentation provided by one of our winners. Read up on the winners.

And of course....come by for some Ice Cream!
Save the date for Bike to Work Day 2008

June 25, 2008
Join the Pack!

Bike to Work Day 2008
Wednesday, June 25

Mark you calendar for the region's pedal-pumping, money- saving, green commuting event. Join the Bike to Work Day Business Challenge and earn your company great prizes:

  • Personalized bike rack, courtesy of Peak Racks
  • Burrito party for 50, courtesy of Chipotle
  • Customized plaques for each size category winner;
  • Regional traveling trophy for overall winner; and of course
  • Bragging rights!
Once you enter your company in the Business Challenge you will receive a team registration and packet of information to help promote the event at your office. You can then check your real-time status to see how your company is doing in the challenge--use your ranking to praise or motivate your team.

Check out the Bike to Work Day Web site for more goodies such as ordering t-shirts, view breakfast station maps, refer friends who've never participated before, learn great tips for safe biking and find resources for route planning, volunteer to lend a hand and much more.
Get ready for the The Eighth Annual Great 55th Street Egg-less Relay

Start getting your team ready for the Eighth Annual Egg-less Relay!

This fun, non-competitive event brings together hundreds of employees from various companies in this contest of willpower and coordination that challenges corporate teams of three bikers and one pedestrian in a timed relay event.

Each participant balances an egg in a spoon, held from their mouth, while negotiating an obstacle course for the coveted Great 55th Street Egg Relay Trophy (currently held by last year winner: Unitime Systems) all for Bike to Work Day. Costumes encouraged. Includes lunch.


11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
5775 Flatiron Pkwy, located just east of 55th Street

Wednesday, June 25, 2007 (Bike to Work Day)
Boulder's first Park(ing) Space Day on June 13

June 13




 
Walk & Bike MONTH in Boulder adds new Event!

As part of Boulder's Walk & Bike Month, June 13 has been declared Park(ing) Space Day. To celebrate, take over a parking space from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (or all day).

What can you do with 8 by 17 feet of concrete? Run a bike repair station. Offer an exercise class. Better yet, chair massages!

If you tend toward the fanciful, move in a ping-pong table, croquet game (you'll need some sod), or a hopscotch board. Or create an oasis with Astro turf, patio furniture, potted palms and free lemonade.

What's the point? Park(ing) Spaces raise awareness of the trade-off between space for cars vs. space for humans. If we reduce our dependence on parking spaces, how could we permanently reclaim them? More housing or outdoor dining, more trees and more water - paved parking lots generate excess water that goes directly to storm drains instead of remaining in the soil.

If you want to create a Park(ing) Space, support or utilize one - contact Walk & Bike Month Coordinator Sue Prant at 303-564-968 or e- mail.

Boulder Walk & Bike Month Calendar is full of events

In addition to the almost 30 breakfast stations all over town on Bike to Work Day (June 25th) and the Bike to Work Day Commuter Challenge, there is a number of other events planned all month. These events include organized walks, bike rides, neighborhood events, mountain bike events, a bike film festival, concerts, bike tune-ups and maintenance classes, and bike rodeos for kids. The very popular Walk & Bike Month BINGO game, where people will walk or bike to area merchants, get their BINGO card stamped and enter to win prizes will also be featured.

Check out the Boulder Walk & Bike Month Calendar.

Rockies Ride is free with your Eco Pass
Play Ball!

RTD is now accepting Eco Passes for its Rockies Ride (and, starting in the fall, The Bronco Ride.) No road rage, no parking hassles! In Boulder, you can catch the Rockies Ride at Boulder High School and the Table Mesa Park and Ride.

Go to RTD-Denver.com for more information.
2008 Eco Pass-Friendly Companies in Boulder
As of April 2008, over 150 companies in Boulder and 1165 employers in the Downtown Boulder Business and Central Area General Improvement districts are eligible to receive an Eco Pass.

Check out the Company Master List to see if your company has already signed up for the Eco Pass Program.

Learn more and find out find out if your company is in either the Downtown Central Area General Improvement District or the Business Improvement District, which also makes you eligible to receive an Eco Pass.

Boulder also has 32 neighborhoods that have signed up for the Neighborhood Eco Pass (NECO) Program.

Is your company in our east Boulder district? If so, Boulder East can provide a reimbursement for your Eco Pass for companies who haven't received our reimbursement before. E-mail for more information.

New Bus Route to Chautauqua
The city Boulder will return to its roots this summer by offering free transit service to passengers traveling between downtown Boulder and Chautauqua Park. The "HOP 2 Chautauqua" will use HOP buses as a part of a three month pilot service. The service will run every 15 minutes, seven-days-a-week, from noon to 10 p.m. beginning May 10 through August 24, with extended hours and service to the Williams Village east parking lot on Chautauqua concert nights. The route circles downtown and runs along 9th Street and Baseline Road, and will include major stops at Pearl and 13th streets and the 27th Way park-n-Ride.

"This service restores the tradition of offering our community and visitors easy access to Chautauqua events, concerts and recreation," explains Cris Jones, GO Boulder transportation planner. The free 'HOP 2 Chautauqua' allows people to enjoy their experience without the hassle of parking and congestion. Our goal is to provide service to 500 riders each day, bringing more people and fewer cars to the park."

"HOP 2 Chautauqua" funding is provided through a partnership of GO Boulder/city of Boulder, Colorado Chautauqua Association, Colorado Music Festival, Downtown and University Hill Management Division/Parking Services, Downtown Boulder, Inc., and the Boulder Convention and Visitor's Bureau. For more information or for residents or organizations interested in sponsoring or promoting this service, contact Cris Jones at 303-441-3217 or e-mail or visit www.GOBoulder.net.

Dogs are welcome on bus route to Chautauqua too!
ClimateSmart at Work offers free assistance

At Work
The city of Boulder's ClimateSmart campaign is partnering with GO Boulder to provide Boulder businesses the tools they need to become sustainable. ClimateSmart at Work provides you with the framework to reduce your corporate carbon footprint and save money by going green. Whether you are looking for easy, meaningful first steps to becoming green or want to implement sophisticated carbon footprint reduction practices, you will benefit from the free assistance the ClimateSmart at Work program offers.

Some of the strategies will take administrative changes to your work space, others depend on your employees to make small changes in the way they use resources. We provide in-house workshops for your employees, free energy and commute trip assessments and will help you identify the best actions for your business to take. The areas of focus are energy efficiency, waste reduction, water conservation, commute trip consultation and green fleets.

People in Boulder and Boulder County are already seeking businesses that share their sustainable, climate- conscious philosophy. As you begin implementing carbon footprint reducing strategies we will recognize you as a ClimateSmart Business. We're building value behind the ClimateSmart brand by recognizing ClimateSmart households and neighborhoods in Boulder. If you are already a PACE certified business, you can add the ClimateSmart Business recognition to your list of accolades.

You decide which green goals you want to focus on and ClimateSmart staff will help you turn them from ideas to reality. Contact: Andrew Bascue at 303-441-1847 or e-mail.

Contact Information
e-mail: info@bouldereast.org


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