View this issue of CobbRidesNews in your browser.

CobbRides will again offer you a chance to win while enjoying your walk.

This month is your chance to register and receive a free pedometer. You will then be ready to walk for prizes during the April Walk There Challenge.

It is fun, easy and good for you, too.

For each of the four weeks of April, two CobbRides area walkers who log their steps will be randomly selected to win an iPod Shuffle.

At the end of the four-week challenge, the individual who has logged the greatest number of steps in each of the 11 designated areas will win a getaway to Callaway Gardens!

Walking improves the air and promotes good health. More than 25 percent of auto trips are less than one mile in length. By walking one mile round trip, you can keep over three pounds of pollutants out of the air we breathe.

Feeling lucky? Join us for a free lunch, fun and prizes!

CobbRides is kicking off Walk Challenge '07 at our 1st quarter US Play event. Find out how you could win an iPod Shuffle or the grand prize weekend getaway to Callaway Gardens.

Want to join a vanpool or start a carpool? Learn how to earn gas cards or how to get to work for $50 a month. Start using a commute alternative and earn $180. Find out how logging your clean commute can result in free gift cards for you.

Join us tomorrow, Thursday, March 15th, from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. to learn more about Walk Challenge ’07 and the other great programs and incentives brought to you by CobbRides. Free lunch, as always!

Clean commuting options, such as transit and vanpooling and how they reduce fuel costs and can reduce taxes, will be presented at this luncheon.

Learn how to take advantage of this IRS benefit, which offers a variety of ways to pay for vanpooling, transit and parking while lowering taxes.

Experts will give you the facts on Commuter Choice and show you how to get started.

March 29th – Click Lunch and Learn for more info about this Clean Air Campaign program.

CobbRides Vanpool Program for 2007 continues with a $50 flat rate monthly fee, gas included.

With gas prices on the rise again, there is no better time to start a vanpool. First, you need to find six people to pool with you and then we can get you rolling. So, gather your coworkers and start saving money now!

Unable to find six others who match your needs? Check out our routes already up and running or contact us for help finding ride matches.

Increase your confidence and safety on the road.

The Atlanta Bicycle Campaign released its Spring 2007 Effective Cycling Class Schedule.

Effective Cycling classes teach safe methods of riding on the road and in traffic by building the skills and confidence of bike riders.

Classes cover the fundamental principles of riding on the road effectively, predictably and confidently.

About half the instruction occurs on bikes in parking lot drills and actual on-road conditions. The course is based on a nationally recognized curriculum and the instructors are certified by the League of American Bicyclists.

For more information on class dates, locations and times, call 404.881.1112.

The web site for the update of the Atlanta Region Bicycle Transportation and Pedestrian Walkways Plan now includes the most up-to-date information, maps and schedule.

Currently, work is beginning on the Needs Assessment and a second round of public involvement is planned for the spring.

The Bike/Ped Plan update is scheduled to be completed by June 2007.

CobbRides is giving away a basket of goodies at the end of March. One lucky winner will be drawn from all who register this month at one of our displays.

Not sure when CobbRides will be in your office? Need to schedule an event? Contact Sue@CobbRides.com.

In 1985, Town Center Mall opened to a sparsely populated area. There were still signs of pasture and open fields. KSU was Kennesaw State College with an enrollment of only 6,800. Traffic was not an issue.

In the fall of 2006, KSU’s enrollment was pushing 20,000 and development in the Town Center area was nearly 70 percent built out.

The Town Center Area CID, in its effort to improve transportation, has also focused on the pedestrian. Emphasis has been placed on better street lighting, cross walks, bike lanes and sidewalks.

By the end of 2007, every major artery will have sidewalks; if not on both sides, at least on one side of the road. There are only a few remaining areas that have not been completed along Barrett Parkway and Busbee Parkway.