April 4 Green Drinks gathering to focus on transit issues

Here’s the info via the Green Drinks email newsletter:

April 4, 2012
Strive Not to Drive
Socializing: 5:30PM Programming: 6:00PM
Location: Posana Cafe, 1 Biltmore Avenue, Asheville, NC 28801

Join Asheville Green Drinks on Wednesday, April 4th to hear about the 2012 Strive Not to Drive Workplace Challenge (SNTD) and the City’s new bus routes that will be rolled out in May 2012.

In order to participate in the challenge, you and a team of colleagues pledge to ride the bus, carpool, walk or bike during the week of May 21 – May 25, joining with hundreds of others in Asheville in striving not to drive. Workplaces will compete against offices of similar sizes for the most SNTD participants and be eligible for great prizes. Learn more at Green Drinks with presenter and Executive Director of the Western North Carolina Alliance, Julie Mayfield.

Transportation Planning Manager, Mariate Echeverry will present on the city’s new bus routes and changes to expect starting in May 2012. Also learn how you can volunteer to help others learn to navigate the new system. Get on the Bus!

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