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Do not miss the fun at our quarterly luncheon, Wednesday, June 13th at US Play - noon until 1:00 pm. Hear about our great summer programs and how to save your gas.

At CobbRides, you will always find: free luncheons, incentives, prizes, potential rideshare matches, and information about transportation solutions in our area.

Join Clark Howard, Scott Slade and Captain Herb of News/Talk 750 WSB-AM and give your car a day off one day between June 18th and June 22nd.

Try carpooling, teleworking, taking transit, biking or do what Clark did last year and walk to work.

The Clean Air Campaign, News/Talk 750 WSB-AM and CobbRides are asking metro Atlantans to give their cars a day off for just one day between June 18th and June 22nd.

If you want to be Clark Smart and keep some extra cash in your pocket, then be a part of the Give Your Car a Day Off promotion: carpool, telework, take transit, bike or walk to work.

You can register online or at a CobbRides event at your worksite. Contact Sue@CobbRides.com for more details.

Between May 1st and May 24th, when the average gas price crossed the $3 mark, 357 people applied for the Cash for Commuters program ... a 130 percent increase over the previous month. Are you missing out? If so, go do it now! Earn cash and save on gas!

Carpooling is perfect for those who do not need their car at work everyday and have a consistent work schedule.

By carpooling just once or twice a week, commuters can save hundreds of dollars a year on driving-related expenses, help reduce harmful tailpipe emissions that lead to smog and reduce their stress levels when they arrive at work or at home.

Even one day out of five means a 20 percent reduction in weekly wear on your car.

Carpooling will help make Cobb County a healthier place to live and work. To get started, go to our link, or contact Sue@CobbRides.com.

Smoke from wildfires in South Georgia and North Florida add to our Smog conditions when the winds come from that direction.

On those days, you can count on the Air Quality Index being in the "Unhealthy For Sensitive Groups" range. That includes a warning that active adults, people with heart or lung disease (including asthma), older adults and children should cut back or reschedule strenuous activities.

CobbRides urges you to take the warnings seriously.

Each time you drive you generate carbon dioxide - the carbon emissions that cause global warming. Other life style habits are contributors, too.

For an interactive air pollution simulator that shows how your choices, environmental factors, and land use contribute to air pollution, use our link to "Smog City".

Using alternative commuting solutions is one way to save money while helping save our air.

Has your company considered an alternative work schedule, such as compressed workweeks, flexible scheduling or job sharing?

Learn how non-traditional work schedules can help employers extend business hours and save employees money on commuting costs.

Join us at Zoo Atlanta for the Alternative Ways to Work seminar on June 15th sponsored by The Clean Air Campaign and CobbRides. Lunch will be provided. You MUST make reservations through Jennine by June 8th.

What happens if you need to get home for an emergency but your carpool partner drove today?

Do you want to join a carpool or a vanpool, take transit, bike or walk, but fear being stranded at work due to an emergency at home or at your child's school?

No need to worry. With our Guaranteed Ride Home (GRH) program, you can get where you need to be ... and CobbRides will even pay for it.

Find out more by visiting our website.

CobbRides joins the Transportation Demand Management community in welcoming Allison Richards as the new head of the important
1-87-RIDEFIND program. Allison has moved to Atlanta from San Diego, where she was the manager of the RideLink program there.

Perhaps you are familiar with HOV (High Occupancy Vehicle) lanes. You see the special lanes south of I-285 with diamond icons signifying that you may drive in those lanes if you have more than one person in your vehicle.

TOL stands for "Truck Only Lanes". This is a concept that the Department of Transportation is studying that would put trucks in a lane all their own. The particulars of whether they would pay for this lane and whether it would be an optional or mandatory lane for a truck to travel in is currently under discussion.

Stay tuned for more information --- your Town Center Community Improvement District has been attending the DOT meetings and will keep you informed of the progress of the I-75 TOL project.