New Downtown SLO Commuter Program Seeks to Empower Employees to Make a Smart Commute Choice

Rideshare’s Back ‘N’ Forth Club Helps Downtown SLO Employees
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San Luis Obispo, Calif. – August 29, 2016 – Today SLOCOG’s SLO Regional Rideshare program announced a partnership with the City of San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo Downtown Association, and downtown business owners that encourages employees traveling to downtown SLO to make smart commute choices. The Back ‘N’ Forth Club, a free commuter program for employers countywide, provides the tools needed for employers and workers to reduce the number of single occupant vehicles on our roadways. The targeted program created for Downtown SLO aims to help people save money, reduce congestion and parking demand, and improve air quality and worker’s health.

As part of the Back ‘N’ Forth Club, downtown commuters can:

• Find a carpool match at iRideshare.org/s/DowntownSLO to share parking and commute costs.
• Participate in online challenges and sweepstakes to win prizes and incentives.
• Take the SLO City bus for FREE with the Downtown Access Pass.
• Learn how to find an inexpensive bike, electric bike rental, bike repair, or get a FREE rental to give it a try.
• Get access to free bike lockers, available countywide.
• Join a vanpool and receive a monthly subsidy toward lease costs, plus get free vanpool parking downtown
• Have free access to Rideshare’s Guaranteed Ride Home program for those times when the smart commute choice just can’t get you where you need to be in time.

SLO Regional Rideshare encourages the entire downtown community to join the Back ‘N’ Forth Club at iRideshare.org/s/DowntownSLO. To learn more about the Back ‘N’ Forth Club or find your smart commute, please call 511 or visit Rideshare.org.

About San Luis Obispo Regional Rideshare
A division of the San Luis Obispo Council of Governments, SLO Regional Rideshare provides programs for commuters, employers, youth, seniors and visitors. The Back ‘N’ Forth Club, the employer commute program of SLO Regional Rideshare, is dedicated to reducing the number of single occupant vehicles on San Luis Obispo County’s roads and highways, helping commuters save money on gas, and making it easier to get to work or school. For more information about SLO Regional Rideshare, visit rideshare.org. 

About San Luis Obispo Council of Governments
The San Luis Obispo Council of Governments (SLOCOG) is an association of local governments in the San Luis Obispo County Region. Its members include all 7 cities (Arroyo Grande, Atascadero, Grover Beach, Morro Bay, Paso Robles, Pismo Beach, and San Luis Obispo) as well as unincorporated areas of San Luis Obispo County. The central purpose of SLOCOG is to examine common regional problems and suggest solutions. SLOCOG provides transportation planning and funding for the region, and serves as a forum for the study and resolution of regional issues. In addition to preparing the region’s long-range transportation plan, SLOCOG plans and provides funding for public transit services, highway and roadway improvements, and other alternative methods of transportation. For more information on SLOCOG, visit slocog.org.