2008 prizes awarded

In February, 17 men and women from across the region won prizes through Bike2Benefits. The top prize was a $500 gift certificate from a bicycle shop of the winner’s choice. Two $250 prizes also were awarded.

Other prizes included commuter kits with headlamps, patch kits, commuter bags, maintenance books and apparel.

When we launched Bike2Benefits in May 2008, we asked participants to commit to bicycling once a week for any eight-week period.

By the end last year, more than 2,100 people had joined the program and logged more than 388,000 miles. Those who completed the eight-week program online were automatically eligible for a prize drawing.

Thanks for helping us make the first year of Bike2Benefits so successful!

Other program highlights

In 2008, members:

• recorded more than 50,000 bicycle commutes.
• logged 6,200 commutes that combined bicycle riding with transit
• saved 185 tons of CO2 and more than 19,000 gallons of fuel

Join us at the
Living Green Expo

The Living Green Expo will be May 2-3 at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. Visit the Metro Transit booth and try loading a bike on an on-board bus rack. You can get lots of bicycling information from exhibitors there. Get more details.