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WWU Smart Trips Commuter Stories

Smart Trips are ways to make a difference everywhere you go. Bike, walk, share a ride or ride the bus, then log your smart trips at www.whatcomsmarttrips.org. You will be eligible for emergency rides home, receive discounts at local businesses, and be entered to win cash prizes in a community wide drawings. If you make five or more trips per month, you'll also be entered in our WWU drawing. These are the stories of the randomly selected WWU Smart Trips winners!

	Jamie Harrington Jamie says, "It doesn’t matter rain or snow. I’d walk to work if I couldn’t bike."...more
	Stephanie Treneer The bus saves Stephanie money on gas and she finds it to be convenient. In fact, Stephanie says, "I don't know why you wouldn't ride the bus..."...more
	Jamie Granger "We have really nice buses here in Bellingham, and I've met nice people from campus!"...more
	Beth Parker Beth Parker enjoys riding the bus because she can read a book instead of worrying about traffic...more
	Tilmann Glimm Tilmann Glimm says that the public transportation system in Bellingham is one of the really great assets of living here...more
	McNeel Jantzen McNeel explains the long lasting impact of her sustainable transportation choices by saying, “We are doing just a little bit, but our son is seeing this and he has a whole lifetime to make these choices.”...more
	Christine Youtsey Self proclaimed Goat Girl (Christine Youtsey) and Chicken Pal (Anna Chamberlin) commute together from Bow to the Communication Sciences and Disorders department in the new Academic Instruction Center East. ...more
	Dave McGarrity “I bike sometimes, but rain or snow or ice, I’m walking. It’s just a relaxing time of day to unwind and wake up.” ...more
	Teri Bodensteiner Teri's Tip for using sustainable transportation: "Just start small. Start slow and work up"....more
	Patricia Ashby "When I take the bus I'm living what I profess my values to be." ....more
	Frank Haulgren Getting up early is "cruel and unusual punishment" according to Frank Haulgren, Collections Services Manager and Assessment Coordinator for the Western Libraries. ....more
	Maureen O'Reilly and Rich Brown Encouraging students to start a lifetime biking habit is the goal of the RiMa Green 500 Theatre Scholarship, privately funded by Theatre Department faculty members Maureen O’Reilly and Rich Brown since 2009. ....more
	Gary Buma "Prior to my wife starting to work at WWU, I took the bus every day for 15 years. When Nina started working at Western nearly twelve years ago ..." ....more
	The Estooges What has three faculty members, three staff members, and 12 wheels? The "Estooges" EverybodyBIKE Team! ....more
	Michael Smith Michael Smith of Academic Custodial Services and his wife made a commitment to be a one car family ....more
	Angela Vandenhaak & Brian Heinrich Angela Vandenhaak (Western Foundation) and Brian Heinrich (Washington Campus Compact) have made fitness a family affair ....more
	Andrea Peterson Combining her commute with exercise is a real time saver for Andy Peterson ....more
	Geoff Landis Geoff Landis didn't want to pay more for parking when rates were headed up ....more
	Cheryl Danielsen Getting in shape for her summer treks is one reason Cheryl Danielsen regularly walks to work. ....more
	Lynda Baker The most unusual item Lynda Baker has carried on the bus? A vacuum cleaner she was taking to Rector's for repair. ...more
	Jackie McClure For years, caregiving responsibilities made bringing a car to campus a near-necessity for Fairhaven Advising Coordinator Jackie McClure. ...more
	Carrie Glimm Dr. Carrie Glimm looks forward to her daily commute. This might be surprising, because rain or shine, Carrie walks to work. ...more
	Laurie Porter Laurie Porter, of Parking Services, recently won $250 in a Whatcom Smart Trips monthly cash prize drawing. ...more
	Jenny Hoover Jenny Hoover, in the Foundation Office, was the fall 2008 winner of the Whatcom Smart Trips $1000 quarterly cash prize drawing. ...more
	Debbi Baughn WWU Travel Desk program coodinator Debbi Baughn certainly knows the ins and out of travel. How does this travel expert get to work? ...more
	Tim Springstead WWU Plumber / Pipe fitter Tim Springstead loves the new WTA 28X. He figures switching to riding the bus to work saves him $40 a week ...more
	Donna Janigo Donna Janigo of University Advancement recently celebrated her first anniversary as a full time bicycle commuter. She decided to bike commute on a trial basis in the spring of 2007, and has never looked back. ...more
	Julia Gassman WWU Parking Services Manager Julia Gassman commutes by bus from Lynden at least twice a week. She started by trying the 25X Lynden Express route, and found that she can also use the bus to do errands on her way home by riding the bus from Western to the mall, then using another bus to get home to Lynden. ...more
	Greg Hough Every day, Greg Hough gets to and from work by riding his bike and taking the bus. In recognition of his efforts, Hough has won the quarterly $1,000 prize from the Whatcom County Smart Trips program. ...more