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Businesses Awarded for Promoting Commute Options through Commuteride's May in Motion Campaign

 ACHD Commuteride is recognizing businesses and organizations for supporting employees with their commute options during the annual May in Motion campaign.

May in Motion brings together organizations in the Treasure Valley to promote the use of smart commuting including bicycling, walking, carpooling, bussing, vanpooling and telecommuting. Awards are given based on the organization's employee participation, communication efforts to promote transportation options to their employees, and the commute incentives and benefits they provide.

This year, 49 businesses participated in May in Motion, with participants taking 13,890 trips by alternative commute modes; that's an average of 631 trips each workday in May. Thanks to employees' efforts, 213,000 vehicle miles were removed from Treasure Valley roadways, and 70 tons of CO2 were removed from the valley's air. Telework and bicycling were the two most popular ways employees used smart commuting during May in Motion.

"I am excited to see this level of participation from the businesses of Ada County in support of May in Motion," said ACHD Commission President Mary May. "I applaud their efforts and look forward to seeing these smart transportation choices continue throughout the rest of the year."

Congratulations to the following businesses on their May in Motion awards:

Platinum:

  • Capital City Development Corporation (CCDC)
  • Cushing Terrell
  • Drake Cooper
  • Federal Highway Administration
  • Forsgren Associates
  • Hummel Architects
  • Lovevery
  • Valley Regional Transit

Gold:

  • Ada County Highway District
  • COMPASS
  • Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)
  • Insight Architects
  • Kittelson & Associates, Inc.
  • KPFF
  • REI
  • Stoltz Marketing Group
  • CATCH

Silver:

  • Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Idaho
  • Boise Bicycle Project
  • Business Interiors of Idaho
  • Downtown Boise Association
  • erstad ARCHITECTS
  • George's Cycles
  • HDR
  • Healthwise, Inc.
  • Idaho Commission for Libraries
  • Idaho Department of Juvenile Corrections
  • Idaho Office for Refugees
  • Jacobs
  • Just Eat Local
  • LHTAC
  • US Ecology, Inc.

Bronze:

  • City of Boise
  • PERSI

Honorable Mentions:

  • A Body & Mind Health Services
  • Ada County
  • Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce
  • Boise State University
  • Conservation Voters for Idaho
  • Idaho Association for the Education of Young Children
  • Idaho Power
  • Idaho Transportation Department
  • In the Bag Promotions
  • Micron Technology, Inc.
  • Simplot
  • St. Luke's Health System
  • State Department of Education
  • University of Idaho - Boise
  • Your Health Idaho

Commuteride is a program of the Ada County Highway District with a mission to promote smart commute options through education, rideshare services, and effective partnerships. Commuteride supports businesses in developing and implementing effective commute programs for employees. Commuteride invites all Treasure Valley businesses to consider participating in May in Motion in 2023.  Learn more at Commuteride.com.

Communications

Shandy Lam
Deputy Director of Communications

Rachel Bjornestad
Public Information Officer

Christy Foltz-Ahlrichs
Sr. Communications Specialist

Emma Bowers
Digital Media Coordinator


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