NORTH TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The second annual Bike to Work challenge is now underway and organizers want North Texans to get involved.
The North Central Texas Council of Governments’ Amanda Wilson said they’ve partnered with DART and the Denton County Transportation Authority to host challenges for its passengers via tryparkingit.com.
She said the initiative encourages people to get out of their cars and onto their bikes or into carpools during their commutes.
“It really helps with reducing congestion and improving air quality. We’re right in the middle of our ozone season…so, we’re definitely looking to help improve the that air,” said Wilson.
While participation is off to a slow start, Wilson said the challenge has already made a positive environmental impact this week.
“There have been close to 300 trips saved that would have normally been a car trip, over 500 miles saved that would have been a car trip and about 30 gallons of fuel have been saved,” she said.
To participate, go to the tryparkingit.com website and register for an account. Dallas residents need to register for DARTS’ Bike to Work challenge. All Denton residents must register for the county’s DCTA Bike Anywhere challenge.
Log all of your biking miles on the tryparkingit.com and be entered to win prizes.
The DART prizes include a $200 Richardson Bike Mart gift card. The DCTA prizes include a $150 gift card to Cadence Cyclery.
The contest runs throughout the month of May.
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