Beginning July 17-31 rethink your commute. Take the Commuter Challenge and try a more sustainable form of transportation for at least one day. Bike, walk or carpool. Try public transit. Alternative transportation can have an important effect on Northeast Ohio's air quality and your health and your wallet.

“For every 20-mile round trip you eliminate, you save a gallon of gas and keep about 25 pounds of pollutants out of the air we breathe,” explains Amy Wainright, an environmental planner at the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA).

NOACA’s Air Quality Programs are excited to announce this year’s prizes! By participating in Commuter Challenge, and completing the survey at the end, you will be registered for a drawing that includes the following prizes:

• Cleveland Indians Baseball Tickets
• Mr. Hero Sandwich Gift Certificates
• Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Admission Tickets
• Bodies Exhibition Tickets

In addition, NOACA has a limited number of Laketran bus passes for use during Commuter Challenge. These are available first come, first served, by emailing your name and address to aschmitt@mpo.noaca.org.

Participating organizations:

Celebrate Cycling Growth and Success with ClevelandBikes!

So what do you do to acknowledge seven years of cycling progress,
including:
* Bike lanes on Euclid Avenue;
* Northeast Ohio’s first bicycle station;
* Three years of successful bicycle weeks;
* City-wide bicycle plans and parking lot requirements adopted,
complete streets plans under review and a greater focus on cycling
safety and transportation;
* Steady growth in the use of bikes in conjunction with buses and trains;
* MORE ATTENTION FOR CYCLING INTERESTS THAN EVER BEFORE!

Join us on Friday, July 23rd, for a ClevelandBikes fundraiser,
participate in the cycling auction (with great bicycles and other
attractive gift packages), join friends and fans to watch an exciting
stage of the Tour de France; learn about cycling initiatives in
Northeast Ohio; and have a great time! Questions?

Flannery's Pub, located on East 4th Street and Prospect Avenue, will
be cycling central on Friday,July 23rd, 5:30-9:00 pm, with
complimentary food and beer, with cash bar available.

There are many ways to support ClevelandBikes:
$30.00 -- Peloton Member
$75.00 – Breakaway Leader
$100.00 -- King of the Mountain
$150.00 – Maillot Jaune

In thanks, all guests will receive a free Tour de France water bottle!
Activities:
* Live Auction: Bid on varied gift packages of theatrical and
performance events, restaurants and other activities, highlighting
bicycles donated and refurbished by the Ohio City Bicycle Co-Op,
including road bikes (Bianchi, Kestrel), off road bikes, kids bikes
and specialty bikes.
* Tour de France: Watch the exciting stage 18 of the Tour, from
Salies-de-Béarn to Bordeaux, through beautiful country-side and the