Modes

Behold your many choices!

Each day of this year’s week-long event features a different mode of transportation. Try a new mode each day, or stick with one throughout the week. Remember: The more you ‘Commute Another Way’ the more chances you have to win big prizes!

MONDAY, May 17: Try a vanpool! There are currently 30 convenient, comfortable, and money-saving express commuter vanpools serving Greater Portland, Lewiston-Auburn, the Augusta-Capital Region, Bangor, Aroostook County, and Mid-Coast Maine. More are on the way! If one of these vanpools might work for you, call GO MAINE at 800.280.RIDE and we’ll get you a FREE RIDE PASS to try it out (pending available seats).

TUESDAY, May 18: It’s “Transit Tuesday!” so try riding the bus or ferry or rail! Read a book, enjoy the sights or just daydream on your commute to work! Transit is the way to go in many urban and rural regions. Check here for a bus, ferry or rail schedule for route and schedule information for the transit service in your area.

WEDNESDAY, May 19: Carpool and share the ride! Save money on gas and tolls. Team up with a co-worker, neighbor or spouse and carpool to work together. Get a fast, free and confidential carpool “match list” from GO MAINE using our interactive ridematching system. Your “match list” will have the names and contact info of other commuters in your area who interested in carpooling and share your same commute times and travel route. Call, email or text them to arrange your carpool.

THURSDAY, May 20: Walk it (or anything goes, you pick!)! Put on your comfortable shoes and walk to work! Too far? Drive to a Park and Ride lot and walk the rest of the way. Check here for the location of a convenient lot. Check out the great walking routes listed by Healthy Maine Walks, too.

FRIDAY, May 21: Bike it on “Maine Bike to Work Day”! Enjoy the fresh Maine air, and take advantage of the start of summer. Get great bike safety tips from the Bicycle Coaition of Maine. Too far to pedal all the way? Drive to a free Park and Ride lot and bike the rest! Check here for convenient Park and Ride lot locations. Or, since the buses have bike racks, use them for part of the trip!

BONUS!!! Continue to “Commute Another Way” as often as possible throughout the summer, keep a simple logbook of your efforts (registered participants have one online!), and you could win prizes all summer long…

Just do it! Do whatever works best for you. Try something from the above list or something different (i.e., kayak, roller blading, skateboarding etc.).

Reminder: When you register with GO MAINE and begin to carpool, vanpool, ride transit or bike to work on a regular basis, you become eligible for the Emergency Ride Home Guarantee, a free or reimbursed ride home (via taxi or rental car) in the event of a workday emergency.