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Did you Bike to Work this week?
Monday, May 28th marked Bike to Work Day and Smart Commute's 5th annual group ride event. Over 100 cycling enthusiasts and supporters came out to celebrate cycling as a great option for the commute to work.
A big thank you to our sponsors and partners for making the event a success!
Congratulations to Patrick Lim (MMM Group),
winner of a new TREK 7.0 FX hybrid bike!
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Clean Air Commute
June 18 - 24, 2012
Take the Clean Air Commute challenge and breathe easy! This week-long event is a great opportunity for you and your company to get engaged in sustainable transportation and improve local air quality and reduce traffic congestion, with a chance to win great prizes.
Create clean air by:
- Carpooling
- Taking public transit
- Cycling, walking, rollerblading
- Working from home
- Driving an electric, hybrid or well-tuned vehicle
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"Sometimes, the best commute is
no commute at all"
Ever wonder what the POTENTIAL IMPACT on YOUR BUSINESS would be, POSITIVE OR OTHERWISE, if you were to implement a TELEWORK program?
What about flexible hours? Compressed work weeks?
Whether or not your organization is currently using any of the above alternatives to physical commuting, you'll want to attend Smart Commute Markham, Richmond Hill's FIRST EVER TELEWORK SEMINAR!!
MARK THE DATE:
THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 2012
8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Markham Convergence Centre
7271 Warden Ave.
REGISTRATION BEGINS JUNE 4: Please send contact name and tel number to events@smartcommutemrh.ca.
(Note: seating is limited to 30 attendees)
Watch smartcommutemrh.ca for details to come!
Let's get Telecrackin'!!
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Kiss the 2 & 10 ride tickets goodbye
and say hello to PRESTO!
Starting June 1, 2012, GO Transit two-ride and 10-ride tickets will no longer be available for purchase.
Instead, tap on and off with PRESTO, the re-loadable fare card.
Click for more info on the discontinued tickets and here for more on using PRESTO with GO Transit.
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More News
- Read the York Region and York Regional Police Spring Pedestrian Safety Campaign fact sheet
Chandini Algoo, Smart Commute MRH Co-op student, shares what she has learned working with us at Middlefield's Cooperative Education Career Fair
 Monday, June 18, 2012Click for details/registration.
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What is Smart Commute Markham, Richmond Hill?
Smart Commute is a not-for-profit sustainability initiative of the municipalities of Markham and Richmond Hill, York Region and Metrolinx. We help local employers and commuters, like you, explore different commute choices like carpooling, cycling and transit. Our goal is to ease gridlock, improve air quality and reduce greenhouse gas emissions while making your commute less expensive and more enjoyable.
Your savings! In just five years, Carpool Zone users in the GTA have saved over ten million dollars and prevented 24,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions; the equivalent of about 9 million bricks! |
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