| Commuter Updates
New Year, New Commute
Was it your New Year’s resolution to save money in 2012? Let us help you keep on track! TransManage will be in your lobby to help you plan your new, hopefully cheaper, commute. We’ll still help you even if it wasn’t your New Year’s resolution!
Friday, February 3
11 am – 12 pm: Columbia West Building
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm: Key Center
Tuesday, February 7
8:30 am – 9:30 am: City Center Bellevue
11 am – 12 pm: Plaza Center
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm: Plaza East
Wednesday, February 8
8:30 am – 9:30 am: One Bellevue Center
11 am – 12 pm: Symetra Financial Center
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm: The Summit and Skyline Tower
50 Dollars. 50 Winners. Every Month - Earn rewards for commuting by carpool or vanpool
Every month in 2012, 50 lucky winners will win a $50 MasterCard Rewards Card just for sharing the ride! Simply start carpooling or participating in a van commute at least seven times a month. Track your commute using the www.rideshareonline.com calendar or the Downtown
Bellevue Commute Club calendar and you will automatically be entered into the monthly drawing. The promotion is open to new or existing carpool, vanpool and vanshare participants who live or work in King County.
Free Telework and Flex-schedule Training for Managers
Learn how to develop an effective telework or flexible scheduling program for your business by attending a free workshop sponsored by King County Metro’s WorkSmart program. WorkSmart offers assistance in developing workplace strategies to help employees cope with commuting challenges and toll expenses. WorkSmart is offering two workshops with the same content to accommodate businesses located on both sides of Lake Washington. The workshop is free, but you must pre-register. Contact Elham Shirazi at 206-909-3498 or worksmart@kingcounty.gov to register. Learn more at http://kingcounty.gov/telework.
Seattle: February 22, 2012, 9:00 - 10:30 a.m at the Center for Urban Horticulture/UW (3501 NE 41st St. Seattle, WA 98195)
Kirkland: February 23, 2012, 9:00 – 10:30 a.m. at Anthony’s Homeport (135 Lake Street South Kirkland, WA 98033)
Upcoming SR 520 Closure February 24-27
Both directions of SR-520 will be closed between Montlake Boulevard in Seattle and I-405 in Bellevue from 11 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24, to 5 a.m. Monday, Feb. 27. Crews will be setting girders at 92nd Avenue Northeast and Evergreen Point Road. Learn more at www.wsdot.wa.gov.
Join the Downtown Bellevue Commute Club
The Downtown Bellevue Commute Club is an online commute calendaring program that provides rewards and travel assistance to any downtown Bellevue resident or employee. Participants can earn a $50 gift card after logging 25 days (round trips) of trying a commute by bus, carpool, vanpool, bike or walking (anything but driving alone) to and from work. Continue to log 12 days (round trips) a month to be entered into monthly drawings for $50 gift cards! Visit www.BellevueCommuteClub.org to register for the program.
Commute planning made easy
We are here to do the planning for you—no commitments required. Simply fill out the commute inquiry form online at www.ChooseYourWayBellevue.org and submit it to us. For in-person commute inquiries, please visit the TransManage office during the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., located at 400 108th Avenue, Suite 110 Bellevue, WA. 98004. We’ll develop a customized list of commute options just for you using your work schedule, home address and worksite.
Commute on SR 520? Take part in a groundbreaking pilot program
that will save you time and money!
The go520 Shared Transport pilot is for you! Unlike traditional
carpools, which must be arranged in advance, real-time ridesharing
allows you to share a ride whenever you want, from wherever you
happen to be. The go520
program is powered by Avego Shared Transport, a ridesharing application
that dynamically matches drivers and riders in real time. Shared
Transport manages your rideshare from pick-up to drop-off, is safe
and easy to use, and is already used by thousands of commuters in
over 65 countries around the world. For more information, visit
go520.avego.com.
Earn rewards for your company by getting on board with ORCA
Passport!
Give your employees choices for their commutes with ORCA Passport
and your company can receive a $25 REBATE per employee for starting
a program. ORCA Passport is a deeply discounted annual commute pass
that provides your employees with unlimited rides on six regional
transit agencies, a full subsidy on commuter vans and 8 taxi rides
home in case of an emergency. To learn more about ORCA Passport,
contact Commute Advantage at CommuteAdvantage@bellevuedowntown.org
or 425-453-0644.
Reload your ORCA card at these locations:
Bellevue Transit Center Ticket Vending Maching (NE 6th St between
110th Ave NE and 108th Ave NE)
Downtown Bellevue Safeway (300 Bellevue Way NE)
Downtown Bellevue QFC (10116 NE 8th Street)
Safeway Hours: 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
QFC Hours: 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Most forms of payment accepted. Your pass or E-purse will be processed
and available for immediate use. Retail outlets can only load value
to current ORCA cards and do not issue new cards.
Purchase a new ORCA Card from the Bellevue Transit Center's Ticket
Vending Maching or online at orcacard.com.
Visit ChooseYourWayBellevue.org
ChooseYourWayBellevue.org
serves as the city's online tool dedicated to helping you find travel
options in Bellevue. The site offers a wealth of transportation
information for commuters, residents, employers and students including
traffic updates, bus trackers, a blog, upcoming events calendar
and more! Navigate I-405 Construction
Want to know when lanes will close and how construction
will affect your commute? Register for automatic email updates
from WSDOT by visiting www.wsdot.wa.gov/emailupdates. |
