Week four: June 30, 2014
Our collective impact
So far in this year's Green Commute Challenge, 26 teams comprised of 318 participants have collectively: Reduced driving by 153,462 miles. Prevented 89,593 pounds of emissions. Saved $23,051 in driving costs.
Log your trips
Report your alternative transportation trips and become eligible for prize drawings. Only trips related to work will count for points during this challenge.
Keep in touch!
Share how well your team is doing! Use #gcckc2014 RideShareKC airQKC airQKC Tell us your story! Email us about your commute to work! Whether it's biking, walking, carpooling or transit, we want to hear from you!
Our sponsors
We would like to thank our 2014 sponsors for their support of this year's Green Commute Challenge.
Contact the RideShare team
Questions? Email RideShare or call 816/842-RIDE (7433).

We just finished our fourth week of the Green Commute Challenge!

Take a look at your team's standing on our RideshareKC.org leaderboard.*

Reminder: Registration continues through Thursday, July 10.

And earn double points on Ozone Alert days. Thanks for helping to protect our regional air quality by using alternative forms of transportation.

This week's top teams:

Small Organizations (less than 200 employees):

1. RMTA (462 points)
2. Midwest Public Risk (366 points)
3. Children's Hospitals Association / Magical Pony Power (354 points)
4. City of Mission, Kansas (348 points)

Medium Organizations (200–999 employees):

1. Stinson Leonard Street LLP (2,393 points)
2. MRI Global Green Road Warriors (1,722 points)
3. City of Shawnee, Kansas (1,306 points)
4. City of Overland Park, Kansas (225 points)

Large Organizations (1,000 or more employees):

1. UMB Bank (9,702 points)
2. City of Kansas City, Missouri (1,378 points)
3. Hallmark Cards Commuters (1,258 points)
4. JCCC Cavalier Clean Commuters (660 points)

Monthly prize winner:

• Denise Williams, UMB (carpool)
  4 passes to the Kansas City T-Bones

Weekly prize winner:

• Jason McMahon, MPR (carpool)
  2 tickets to LEGOLAND Discovery Center
  

Thank you to all of our prize donors!

This week's daily prize winners:

Each daily prize winner receives a green commute prize kit.

• Monday, June 23
  Mark Miller, National Benefit Center (carpool)


• Tuesday, June 24
  Alana Brown, UMB Bank (carpool)


• Wednesday, June 25
  Lauren Grimes, Johnson County Government (bike)


• Thursday, June 26
  Dimple Anand, UMB (carpool)


• Friday, June 27
  Scott Klamm, MRI Global (bike)

June 2014

What do challenge participants like best about their active commutes?

"What I like about riding my bike to work is the calories burn, nice and early! And then, burn more again later. Plus I win stuff. —How cool is that?" — Lauren Grimes, Johnson County Government

*MARC team and participants are not eligible for daily, weekly, monthly or team prizes.

This challenge is sponsored by the Mid-America Regional Council's RideShare and Air Quality Programs.