2024 Get There Car Free Challenge

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The Get There Car Free Challenge is happening September 16–22, 2024 and we’ve made it easy to promote!

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The Get There Car Free Challenge is a timely opportunity to get motivated and inspired to boost health and wellness, improve sustainability, save money, and more! Oregonians will be encouraged to reduce drive alone car trips during a single week (Sept. 16-22) by taking transit, walking, biking, ridesharing, using micromobility options, and/or working remotely for the chance to win prizes.

Whether it’s for work or school, running errands, going to appointments, or having fun, any type of trip that replaces a drive alone trip counts.

On the final day of this year’s Challenge, Sunday, Sept. 22, we’ll celebrate the international World Car Free Day and the many benefits of driving less.

Here’s how to participate:

  1. Take the pledge to drive less during the week of Sept. 16–22
  2. Log at least 2 trips in Get There Connect taken by transit, walking, biking, scooter, carpooling, and vanpooling. Receive an additional entry for every trip you log after 2 (up to 12)!

Find everything you need to know here.

Let people know about the Challenge before it starts:

Hi [FIRST NAME],

Ready to win prizes for driving less? Join the Oregon Get There Car Free Challenge happening September 16–22!

Be part of the movement by pledging to drive less for one week and logging trips taken by transit, walking, biking, scooter, carpooling, and vanpooling.

The final day of the Challenge, Sunday, Sept. 22, will celebrate the annual World Car Free Day event and the many benefits of driving less.

How to join:

There are two ways to participate in the Get There Car Free Challenge. We encourage you to participate in both ways for a bigger chance to win prizes!

  1. Take the pledge to drive less during the week of Sept. 16–22
  2. Log at least 2 trips in Get There Connect taken by transit, walking, biking, scooter, carpooling, and vanpooling. Receive an additional entry for every trip you log after 2 (up to 12)!

Any type of trip whether it’s for work or school, running errands, going to appointments, or having fun that replaces a drive alone trip counts.

Get started by logging into Get There Connect or creating an account. Visit this page for help on logging trips and using the tool.

Here are the prizes you can win:

  • One of ten $100 Clever Cycles gift cards with a branded water bottle
  • One of ten $25 Café Yumm gift cards and candy from Jacobsen Salt Co.
  • One of ten $100 Give and Get Local gift cards to a local business of your choice
  • One of two $100 gift cards to a grocery store of your choice

Learn more at GetThereOregon.org/Challenge.

Let people know about the Challenge once it starts:

Hi [FIRST NAME],

The 2024 Get There Car Free Challenge has kicked off! Join today by pledging to drive less from Sept. 16–22 and logging trips taken using transportation options for the chance to win prizes.

The Challenge will celebrate World Car Free Day, which is an annual, international event that aims to raise awareness about the many benefits of driving less.

Be part of the movement in Oregon!

There are two ways to participate in the Get There Car Free Challenge. Participate in both ways for a bigger chance to win prizes!

  1. Take the pledge to drive less during the week of Sept. 16–22
  2. Log at least 2 trips in Get There Connect taken by transit, walking, biking, scooter, carpooling, and vanpooling. Receive an additional entry for every trip you log after 2 (up to 12)!

Any type of trip whether it’s for work or school, running errands, going to appointments, or having fun that replaces a drive alone trip counts.

Get started by logging into Get There Connect or creating an account. Visit this page for help on logging trips and using the tool.

Here are the prizes you can win:

  • One of ten $100 Clever Cycles gift cards with a branded water bottle
  • One of ten $25 Café Yumm gift cards and candy from Jacobsen Salt Co.
  • One of ten $100 Give and Get Local gift cards to a local business of your choice
  • One of two $100 gift cards to a grocery store of your choice

Learn more at GetThereOregon.org/Challenge.

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Get ready! The Get There Car Free Challenge (Sept. 16–22) is your chance to win prizes for driving less!
Pledge to drive less during the week and log trips taken by transit, walking, biking, scooter, carpooling, and vanpooling!
Get a sneak peek at this year’s prizes at GetThereOregon.org/Challenge.
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The Get There Car Free Challenge is right around the corner! From Sept. 16–22, take the pledge to drive less for a week or log at least 2 trips taken by transit, walking, biking, scooter, carpooling, and vanpooling for the chance to win prizes! Check out what you could win at GetThereOregon.org/Challenge.
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People all over the world and across Oregon are celebrating World Car Free Day on Sept. 22 to recognize the many benefits of driving less. Join the movement by pledging to drive less from Sept. 16–22 and logging trips you take using transportation options for the chance to win prizes!
Join at GetThereOregon.org/Challenge
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It’s your chance to win prizes, save money, get active, and reduce your carbon footprint by joining the Get There Car Free Challenge! Pledge to drive less Sept. 16–22 and log trips taken by transit, walking, biking, scooter, carpooling, and vanpooling for the chance to win prizes!
Join the movement at Join at GetThereOregon.org/Challenge
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The 2024 Get There Car Free Challenge has kicked off! Join today by pledging to drive less from Sept. 16–22 and logging trips taken using transportation options for the chance to win prizes.
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The Get There Car Free Challenge is happening Sept. 16–22!

Ready to win prizes, save money, boost your health, and reduce your carbon footprint by improving your commute? Join the Oregon Get There Car Free Challenge, Sept. 16–22!

How to join:
There are two ways to participate in the Get There Car Free Challenge. Do both for a greater chance to win prizes!

  1. Take the pledge to drive less during the week of Sept. 16–22
  2. Log at least 2 trips in Get There Connect taken by transit, walking, biking, scooter, carpooling, and vanpooling. Receive an additional entry for every trip you log after 2 (up to 12)!

Whether it’s for work or school, running errands, going to appointments, or having fun, any type of trip that replaces a drive alone trip counts (see FAQ).

Get started by logging into Get There Connect or creating an account. Visit this page for help on logging trips and using the tool.

Oregon’s Get There Car Free Challenge is on Sept. 16–22

The 2024 Get There Car Free Challenge (previously the Get There Challenge) is Oregon’s 12th annual statewide challenge to help make Oregon a better place to live, work, and play by encouraging Oregonians to reduce their drive alone trips during one week for the chance to win prizes.

The 2024 Get There Car Free Challenge will start on September 16 and end on September 22, which marks World Car Free Day. The Challenge will observe this annual, international event that aims to raise awareness about the many benefits of driving less.

Participants can join by pledging to drive less for one week and logging trips taken by transit, walking, biking, scooter, carpooling, and vanpooling for the chance to win prizes.

Anyone age 18 or older who lives and/or works in Oregon can join the Get There Car Free Challenge, Sept. 16–22, by visiting GetThereOregon.org/Challenge.

Last year, 1,180 participants logged 21,575 transportation options trips and remote work days, totaling a reduction of more than 190,311 drive alone miles.

The Get There Challenge is sponsored by Café Yumm, Clever Cycles, Jacobsen Salt, and Transportation Options Group of Oregon. The Challenge is powered by Get There Connect, a trip planning and ridematching tool. Get There is a program of the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT).