{"id":57106,"date":"2016-10-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-25T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2016\/10\/25\/livegreen-way-to-go-travelsmarties\/"},"modified":"2022-09-02T17:08:46","modified_gmt":"2022-09-02T22:08:46","slug":"livegreen-way-to-go-travelsmarties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2016\/10\/25\/livegreen-way-to-go-travelsmarties\/","title":{"rendered":"LiveGreen: Way to go, TravelSmarties!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\"><p>Congratulations,  TravelSmarties &#8212; you set a new record with Metro, recording 3,870 bus rides in the month of September. That averages out to 681 trips each weekday and 233 trips each weekend day.<\/p>\n<p>Did you know that by riding the bus you are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Saving yourself money on parking, gas, and vehicle maintenance;\n<li>Reducing stress by not having to worry about other drivers;\n<li>Using commuting time for actions of your choice (reading, homework, social media, etc.);\n<li>Reducing pollution in Omaha, including extremely <a href=\"http:\/\/livegreennebraska.com\/little-steps-big-impact\/\">hazardous ground level ozone<\/a>;\n<li>Improving health for everyone in the area, especially those with lung diseases, and helping to meet our mission; and\n<li>Reducing traffic congestion around the med center and reducing parking pressure on campus.<\/ul>\n<p>That&#8217;s a lot of positives for taking a free bus ride.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe you have thought about using active transportation, but don&#8217;t feel that it works for you. That could be the case, but <a href=\"http:\/\/livegreennebraska.com\/travelsmart\/\">TravelSmart<\/a> has been designed to work for most. I&#8217;ll admit, when I started carpooling it was hard to be without my car. What if I needed to leave suddenly or became ill?  How was I going to make this work? I know many of you have these concerns too, especially if you have children. We took those concerns seriously in our planning.<\/p>\n<p>So keep in mind:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We offer a <a href=\"http:\/\/livegreennebraska.com\/travelsmart\/emergency\/\"><I>free<\/I> emergency ride home<\/a>. You call, a car comes and takes you where you need to go, 24\/7.  This also includes a free stop along the way &#8212; to pick up a prescription, a child, whatever you need.\n<ul>It&#8217;s <i>free<\/i> to participate in all options, including the <a href=\"http:\/\/livegreennebraska.com\/travelsmart\/bus\/\">free bus pass<\/a>, and you can use more than one option.  There&#8217;s no cost to you, no applying for reimbursement.<\/p>\n<li>You do not have to give up your parking permit to participate.  It&#8217;s an option for you to save more money, but is not required.  If you do, we provide <a href=\"http:\/\/livegreennebraska.com\/travelsmart\/flexparking\/\">flexible parking<\/a> on the days you need to drive.\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/livegreennebraska.com\/travelsmart\/carpool\/\">Carpoolers<\/a> park in the same lot (or better) that they already use, and neither carpooler pays for parking (<I>free<\/I> parking).\n<li>Don&#8217;t have a carpool partner?  Try out our <a href=\"http:\/\/livegreennebraska.com\/travelsmart\/carpool-matching\/\">carpool matching program<\/a>. You can check it out without signing up or making a commitment.\n<li>Cyclists and walkers have <i>free<\/i> access to showers, lockers, and secure indoor bike parking.\n<li>You don&#8217;t have to use TravelSmart every day to participate. 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