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1. Who is eligible to participate in the Walk & Roll Challenge?

Anyone who is 18 years of age or older and lives within the 8-county area surrounding San Antonio (Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe, Kendall, Medina, and Wilson) may participate. Businesses, agencies, hospitals, universities and other organizations in the region may also participate collectively, and if you would like your organization to officially be a part of this challenge, please contact Lily Lowder.

2. What kind of trips count towards this challenge?

Eligible to include in this challenge are trips that participants record to and/or from a specific destination for transportation purposes (that is, not solely for the sake of exercise or enjoyment). In addition to travel that occurs by alternative means such as carpooling, vanpooling, riding the bus, riding a bicycle, or walking, trips that are saved by telecommuting (working from home instead of going to the office) and by working only four days a week or nine days every two weeks due to a compressed work schedule also count toward the Challenge. Trips must be recorded on Nuride.com by midnight on June 1 (that is, no later than 11:59:59 pm on May 31) to count toward this challenge.

3. How do I register on NuRide?

Go to Nuride.com, click on the blue “Sign up” button, and simply follow the prompts from there. If you need help, a Website walkthrough can be found here. You may also contact NuRide or access frequently asked questions through links at the bottom of NuRide's Web pages. Once you've registered, take a moment to complete your profile (under the Account tab). Be sure to identify your organization (place of employment or study), so your organization can also get credit for your trips during the Walk & Roll Challenge.

4. How do I sign up for the Walk & Roll Challenge?

As an individual, there is nothing specific you need to do to join the challenge as long as you are registered on NuRide.com and are recording your trips! Just make sure you have identified your organization (employer or school) in your profile under the Account tab, so your organization gets credit for your trips, as well.

5. What can people win in the Challenge?

In addition to the regular reward points for recording trips on NuRide that can be redeemed for over 100 rewards from places as varied as Advance Auto Parts, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Bike World, Petco, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, and Mama Margie's Cafe, Challenge participants who record at least 3 trips during a week (Monday through Sunday) will be eligible for that week’s drawing of a $50 Visa Gift card. The first of 4 weekly drawings will be held on May 9 (for the period from May 1 through 8). In addition, there will be a $200 Visa Gift card grand prize drawing for everyone who has recorded at least one trip during the September challenge timeframe. The more trips recorded, the better the chances of winning!

6. I am already reporting my daily bus ride commutes on NuRide. Do I need to do something like record extra information to have these trips count, either for myself or for the place I work?

As an individual, you’re all set! However, please make your NuRide profile (found under the Account tab) is complete and your organization (employer or school) is identified there. If not, your organization cannot get credit for your trip in the “corporate” part of the challenge.

7. Do I have to reenter information for each and every trip I make, even if all I do is go back and forth to work every day?

No, if you take trips on a schedule to the same place, you can set up the NuRide system to record those recurring trips automatically during the first time you record the trip. Also, you can enter location information one time for your favorite restaurants, your gym, the library, and other places you usually travel by alternative means, and from then on, just select that location from a dropdown list. It’s easy!

8. I don’t want to have to record my trips on NuRide. Can I still participate in the challenge?

The only way to participate is by recording your trips on NuRide. In order to report accurately the impact the Challenge is having on vehicle emissions, it is important that all participants report trips in the same way; through NuRide. Remember, you’ll have access to over 100 different rewards from NuRide and may be eligible for additional drawing prizes when you record your trips on NuRide.

9. I drop off my kids at school on my way to work. Does that count as carpooling?

No, what you described does not involve two or more drivers who opt to ride together rather than each taking their own vehicle, thereby resulting in a reduction of vehicle miles traveled (and reducing vehicle emissions) by sharing a ride. If you are not riding with another potential driver who could be taking another vehicle rather than riding with you, then you are not actually carpooling.

10. If I get a ride with a driver from a rideshare company like Lyft or Uber, does that count in the Challenge?

No. Even if such drivers are asking for a donation rather than a fare, they are essentially freelance taxi drivers. While transportation network companies have adopted the word "ridesharing" to describe their service, the word is more accurately applied to carpooling or vanpooling, in which people with the same destination ride with one another instead of taking separate vehicles, and often take turns driving. Such arrangements save gasoline and reduce emissions. A vehicle-for-hire situation, in which a driver is called upon to chauffer an individual to that individual's destination, does not fit that description.

11. Do I get credit if I carpool with someone who is not registered with NuRide?

Yes.

12. What if my carpool partner is a NuRider who records our trip before I do? Do I still get the credit for it?

You both get individual credit for taking the trip, as long as you both “claim” it by recording it. However, the NuRide system is smart enough not to double-count the trips or the miles you travel together when it comes to tracking emissions data. When you record a trip, you will see how this works by the series of questions you are asked; how many people were in the car, were you the driver or rider, and so on. Such questions help NuRide get more accurate data about the ways you’ve helped to improve air quality.

13. How are the winners going to be determined?

All participants who record trips taken by biking, walking, busing, or carpooling, and trips saved through telecommuting or working a compressed workweek schedule can earn points towards NuRide rewards. During the Challenge, random winners will be selected weekly from among those participants who have recorded at least three trips in the previous week. In addition, there will be one grand prize drawing winner selected from among those participants who have recorded at least one trip during the Challenge. Businesses that have informed AACOG that they are officially competing can win by having the most trips taken per employee in the small and large organization categories. For example, say Business A has 1,000 employees. Of them, 187 are involved in the challenge and they collectively record a total of 2,000 trips. Business A’s 2,000 trips would be divided by 1,000 employees, and its average would be 2 trips per employee. Business B has 650 employees. Of them, 178 are involved in the challenge and collectively record 1,995 trips. Business B’s 1,995 trips would be divided by 650 employees, and its average would be 3 trips per employee. Even though Business A recorded more trips, Business B would be the winner, because proportionately more people were involved from Business B and they collectively recorded more trips.

14. How do I find out more?

Please check out the list of Frequently Asked Questions linked at the bottom of the NuRide site pages. Also, check out Walk and Roll Challenge.com. In addition, you may contact Lily Lowder at llowder@aacog.com or (210) 362-5277.