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| eNews from CobbRides Transportation Management Association |
February, 2006 |
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CobbRides, a public-private partnership, was
begun in 1998 and is a free service provided by the
Town Center Area Community Improvement
District(CID), designed to address traffic
congestion and air quality problems in the area.
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GRH |
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What is "GRH" and what does it mean to you? Each
partner of CobbRides has a representative who will
arrange for employees to get a Guaranteed Ride Home
from work in case of an emergency such as:
Sick child
Family emergency
Unscheduled overtime
The benefit is available to any employee who uses an
alternative mode of transportation to get to work after
they’ve registered at their company website. Go to http:/
/cobbrides.com/programs_grh.html.
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"The Clean Getaway" Contest |
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The Clean Air Campaign, Honda Carland
and Star 94
are giving away a 2005 Honda Civic Hybrid to one of
Star 94's lucky listeners. Look for the hybrid at an
upcoming CobbRides event and you will have the
chance to register to win. If you win, you'll do your
part to help clean up Atlanta's air and save lots of
money on gas!
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Leftover money |
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Are you passing up free money from Commuter
Rewards? If your carpool has 3 or more people, you
could be collecting $40-$60 in free gas every month
for 12 months! Be sure to login with your carpool ID
number. Need help? Contact
Linda@CobbRides.com.
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Attention CCT riders! |
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Transit riders will earn a $20 gift card for registering on
CommuteTrak. After registering, log in your daily
commutes and receive a gift card after one month!
Continue to log your commutes on CommuteTrak after
your first month to be eligible for $25 and $100
monthly Commuter Prizes.
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Lunch & Learn |
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Attend a special luncheon with CobbRides and learn
how Internal Revenue Service laws regarding
transportation benefits can help you and your
employees save money. Within certain guidelines,
organizations and employees that pay for vanpooling
or transit are exempt from certain taxes. The
workshop will educate participants on these laws and
provide information on how to get a program started
at your worksite. Email
Jennine@CobbRides.com for more information.
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2006 Vanpool Program |
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We have two(2) vanpools with seats available. Why
waste $$ every month on transportation when you can
save big by joining a vanpool? It’s like getting a raise.
Give it a try for a week and see if it’s for you! Or
maybe you would prefer to get a group of your
co-workers together to start a new vanpool. Contact
Jennine@CobbRides.com for more detailed
information including how we can save you money!
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Successful Poolers |
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Cassie was persistent! She wanted to save money by
forming a carpool. So, when her rideshare application
matched with another worker in the Town Center area,
Cassie emailed Deidra right away. She was anxious to
get started, yet wanted to plan smart. So they
arranged to talk by phone to be sure they would be
good road companions. They immediately determined
the days and times they would meet to ride in one car,
and submitted their paperwork to start earning $3 per
day in the Cash for Commuters program. Now Cassie
and Deidra are big promoters of carpools. Cassie says
they estimate that they are each saving $100-$125 a
month on gas. “One of the nicest reasons for pooling
is we hit if off instantly and really enjoy each other’s
company. We actually miss talking with each other
when we don't ride in together.” In fact, they are
trying to grow their pool to three(3) people so they
can not only save more, but also start earning $40 per
month in free gas cards. If you don’t know anyone to
carpool with, contact CobbRides for help.
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Welcome! |
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CobbRides would like to extend a warm welcome to our
new partners:
Kennesaw State University (check out your
new KSU site): http://www.kennesaw.edu/ehs/ehs_rideshare.sht
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Ryla Teleservices
Enercon Services, Inc.
ARGYLE Solutions
Employees of these partners who use alternative
transportation (carpool, telework, etc.) to get to work
are now eligible for the Guaranteed Ride Home program
and all of the other benefits that CobbRides offers!
Note: Employees of all partner companies can
access their CommuteTrak company site. Just go to
the CobbRides website
(www.cobbrides.com/CommuterRewards.html).
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ARC Chairman Sam Olens Elected to Second Term |
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Cobb County Commission Chairman Sam Olens was
re-elected for a two-year term as chairman of the
Atlanta Regional Commission at the January
ARC Board meeting. He was originally elected ARC
Chairman in 2004 to serve the remaining one-year,
unexpired term of retiring Clayton County Commission
Chairman C. Crandle Bray.
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