Pedal Together Challenge By the Numbers
Congratulations to our Pedal Together Challenge grand prize winner, Chelsea Soriano. She’s thrilled to have won the Short Haul Tern Cargo Bike (valued at $1,075). Chelsea, center operations coordinator for the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, has been pining for a bike ever since hers was stolen when she was a student at UC Davis. When her colleague, Stacey Clifton (an events manager for the Freeman Spogli Institute), suggested she join her for a bike skills class, Chelsea tagged along for a chance to be entered into the Pedal Together Challenge but never thought she’d win.
Chelsea now plans to bike commute to work from her home in Palo Alto instead of driving. “Adopting an active, sustainable commute will be a dream come true,” she said, adding that forgoing the hassle and expense of parking for an enjoyable two-and-a-half-mile journey will be a highlight of her summer. She plans to use the cargo bike for errands, too.
Thanks to all who entered Pedal Together – including those who pedaled outside their comfort zone by biking to work, joining a campus bike tour, scheduling a bike chat, or taking a class during the Pedal Together Challenge. Summer is here, and it stays light outside longer, so keep on ridin’ over the next few months – whether to commute, run an errand, or simply bring you joy.
667 Energizer Station Visits
260 SVBC Pledges from Stanford Affiliates
95 Bike Safety Checks
81 STARS Class Completions
72 Class Attendees
36 Bike Tour Attendees
26 1:1 Bike Chats
6 Bike Repair Classes
3 Campus Bike Tours
As part of Commute.org’s Ride&Shine Commuter Challenge last spring, Benjamin Albritton, a rare book curator for Stanford Libraries, took the pledge, logged his sustainable commutes, and won a Timbuk2 backpack. "I had gotten lazy over the winter, and the Ride&Shine Commuter Challenge gave me the motivation I needed to get to campus using my own steam every day - by bike and on foot,” he said. The Ride& Shine Challenge was the perfect incentive to pivot permanently toward a healthy, more sustainable daily commute.
