GRTC Rack and Ride Program

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GRTC Rack and Ride Program

• A Partnership between Transit and Rideshare

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The GRTC Transit System
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RideFinders Clean Air Program

• 2005 Bike Challenge
• Phase 1- Marketing (April- September)
• Phase 2- Bike racks on vehicles (August)
• Phase 3- Stationary Bike Racks (Ongoing)

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Campaign Results

• 446 Program Participants logged over 38,000 miles
• Bike Racks placed on all 188 GRTC vehicles
• Ongoing program of providing stationary racks to
  business and government facilities

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GRTC Bike Load Counts
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Most Say They Joined the Bike Challenge for the
Exercise
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2/3 replaced vehicle VMTs with bike riding
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More Than 3/4 Are More Likely to Use Other Modes
of Transport Than Driving Alone in the Future
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Thank You

• For more information, contact
• Cherika Ruffin
• RideFinders Program Manager
• 804-643-RIDE (7433)
• cruffin_at_ridefinders.com
• or
• Jameson Auten
• RideFinders Executive Director
• 804-643-RIDE (7433)
• jauten_at_ridefinders.com