"Your Work, Your Way" Ends Feb. 28
Ride Together Pierce's “Your Work, Your Way” campaign ends soon! Do you telework or have a compressed work schedule? Log those "trips" on the trip calendar by Friday, Mar. 7 for a chance to win $50, $20 and $10 gift cards.
Looking for additional ways to win?
Share a photo of what you enjoy due to your telework or compressed work schedule on Instagram and Facebook with the tag #YourWorkYourWay to enter a $10 gift code drawing!
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Celebrate Bikes at the 14th Annual Bike Swap
The Pierce County Bike Swap will take place on Saturday, April 19 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at Tacoma Community College, Lot A. This is a FREE family-friendly community event where anyone can sell or buy bicycles and bicycle parts.
RSVP on Facebook to receive up-to-date information and add the event to your calendar!
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At the Bike Swap, Ride Together Pierce is planning on providing:
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Bike Sale Racks: Buy a bike or sell 1-2 bikes at our Bike Sale Racks. Come find your new-to-you ride!
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Bike Safety Checks: Make sure your future bike is safe to test ride by taking it through a quick safety check by a professional bicycle mechanic.
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Bike Test Ride Area: Test out your potential new ride on a secure, short route through the Swap. Bring a helmet!
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Low-Cost Helmets: Purchase affordable helmets and get a helmet fitting.
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Bike Map Masters: Discuss best biking routes with seasoned local riders.
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Bike Skills Practice Area: Folks of all ages and abilities can practice safe riding skills such as balancing, scanning, stopping, turning, and more.
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Food Trucks: We will have savory and sweet food and coffee and other beverages!
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Volunteer with Us!
Want to scope out inventory, enjoy food/drinks from the food trucks and be a part of a large community event? Join us as a volunteer! Shifts are 2-3 hours long, every volunteer gets a $10 food voucher, and the first 20 to sign up receive a beanie hat!
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Sign up as a Vendor!
Bike shops, organizations and community members can showcase their items for sale, services and resources. If you have several bicycles or parts to sell, we recommend you register as a vendor for free.
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Do You Commute from Pierce to King County?
On March 1, Ride Together Pierce will be launching a new program focusing on folks in the Puyallup, Bonney Lake and Tehaleh areas who commute to King County for work.
The goal of the program is to save people time and money on their commute by finding them carpool and rideshare (vanpool) buddies. Stay tuned for more information!
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Become Our Next Star Commuter, Earn $20
Are you a Pierce County sustainable commuter? Do you travel by sharing the ride (carpool, vanpool, train, bus, light rail), using active transportation (walk, bike, scoot), teleworking or working a compressed work week? We want to highlight you!
Check out other submissions and share your commuter story. If your profile is selected, we will send you a $20 e-gift code!
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Downtown On the Go News and Events | |
Next Friday Forum on Feb. 28
Hosted by Downtown On the Go (DOTG), the Friday Forums bring local leaders, experts, and the community together to talk about transportation issues facing Tacoma and our region. Attend the forums in-person on the UW Tacoma Campus in Milgard Hall Room 110, or virtually over Zoom:
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Sound Transit Special Event Service
Sound Transit will be running special event Sounder trains for the following events in the next month:
Here are tips for riding the Sounder train or Link for the first time.
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Surveys and Open Houses in Pierce County
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Pierce County Vision Zero Online Open House, comment by Wednesday, Feb. 26.
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Pierce County Sustainability 2030 Plan Update, comment by Friday, Feb. 28.
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City of Tacoma - One Tacoma Plan Update, join a community event, provide written comments or join the public hearing by Friday, Mar. 7.
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City of Tacoma - Transportation and Mobility Plan, join a community event, provide written comments or join the public hearing by Friday, Mar. 7.
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