About the Challenge

The Challenge begins May 1 and runs through September 30. You can sign up at any time during the challenge for a chance to win prizes.

How to Sign Up – It’s fast and easy!

  1. Click the Sign Up link on any page
  2. Complete the registration form
  3. Log in to your account by clicking the Log In link on any page and start recording your ride sharing activities

Logging Your Activities

Logging activities is necessary to increase chances of winning monthly prizes and grand prizes. Each participant should log their own Challenge activities in their account through the “Log In” feature. Logging activities should be done regularly as only the past 14 days of activities are used for bi-weekly prize drawings. An activity is equal to a one-way trip. Carpooling to and from work counts as two carpooling activities. An individual may only log 2 activities per day. The challenge coordinators assume that most people work a 5-day workweek. Anyone registering activities more than 5 days a week may be asked to provide additional information about those activities.

Carpooling Activity Defined: A carpooling activity is simply sharing your ride to work with someone else. Dropping the kids off at school on the way to work would not be considered a carpooling activity.

Transit (Bus) Activity Defined: Participants should only record bus activities that are associated with a commute to and from work. Riding a bus for a few blocks on the weekend would not be considered a challenge activity.

Bike to Work Activity Defined: Participants riding a bicycle to and from work as an alternative to driving a car.

Rules & Eligibility

Any commuter working in Lehigh, Northampton, and Berks Counties is eligible for the Challenge.

All Participants must make the Share the Ride Challenge pledge in good faith, and must log an account of ride sharing activities to win the prizes listed below.

Prize List

  • $50 Dare Referral Prizes
    Whenever you challenge a friend that signs up and logs and activity you’ll qualify for a chance to win a $50 gift card at the end of each month during the challenge. Winners will be announced on the first Monday of every month. In addition, the person with the most registered referrals at the end of the challenge will win a grand prize (see grand prizes below).

  • Dine-Out Prizes
    Bi-Weekly prizes - $15 restaurant gift cards for participants with the most logged activities. Winners announced Monday mornings.

  • Carpool/Vanpool Prizes
    Randomly selected individuals who carpool or vanpool will win $20 gift cards. Winners will be announced on the first Monday of every month.

  • Bike to Work Prizes
    Randomly selected individuals who bike to work will be eligible to win monthly prizes including, Smart Cycling: Traffic Skills 101 class ($50 value), Park Tool Basic Bike Maintenance class ($75 value).

  • Transit Prizes
    Randomly selected individuals who use mass transit will win bus passes from their respective transit authority. Winners will be announced on the first Monday of every month.

  • Grand Prizes
    Two night-out grand prize packages ($250 value each) will be awarded at the end of the challenge to the participants with the most registered referrals and the most miles taken off our roads at the end of the challenge. Winners will be announced September 30.

*All 2011 Share the Ride Challenge prizes are the sole responsibility of The Air Quality Partnership of Lehigh Valley-Berks. No grant funds are used to underwrite the prizes for the Challenge.