Join the Get There Challenge! Win Prizes!

Join the team competition! October 1 – 15.

Are you ready to win great prizes, get active, reduce your carbon footprint, and save gas money?

The Get There Challenge is October 1 -15!

Join or create a team and log your trips taken by bike, foot, carpool, and transit, plus remote work days.

Each member of the Corvallis-based team with the highest score (average trips per member) will win their choice of $20 gift cards to:

  • Coffee Culture
  • Kinetic Bagel Institute
  • Sugar J’s Ice Cream Workshop

Top teams statewide can win:

  • $50 Ruffwear gift card
  • $25 Cafe Yumm gift card and Get There swag
  • $25 VISA gift card
  • $100 River City Bicycles gift card
  • $100 Clever Cycles gift card and a water bottle
  • GRAND PRIZE of $1000 and top honors will go to the team with the highest score (avg trips per team member) at the end of the Challenge.

View full prize details here.

Here’s how to join:

  1. Create an account for free in Get There Connect or log in here.
  2. Join a team or create one (and become a team captain!)
  3. Log your trips and/or remote work in Get There Connect to win prizes! Remember: You can get a head start and win early bird prizes through Sept. 30 at GetThereOregon.org/Achievements.

Learn more at GetThereOregon.org/Challenge.

Get There Oregon is a program of the Oregon Department of Transportation, a sponsor of Open Streets Corvallis.

Help Corvallis Stay a Gold Level Bicycle Friendly Community

Did you know that the City of Corvallis has been recognized by the League of American Bicyclists as a Bicycle Friendly Community? And we’ve had the honor of calling ourselves a Gold Level community since the program began in 2003. 

To keep Corvallis Gold, we have submitted our renewal application and now ask for your help to give the League input so they may gain a better understanding of local bicyclists’ experiences within our community.

Public Survey Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BFC_Fall23

Bicycles at Open Streets 2023.

The survey should take 10-15 minutes and is open to anyone familiar with bicycling in Corvallis. It’s meant to provide both context for the League review team’s decision-making process and valuable feedback for the City of Corvallis Active Transportation Group. 

The survey will remain open through Friday, October 20th and the Bicycle Friendly Community award results are expected to be announced in December.

Do you need this survey in Spanish? If so, please let us know.

Please forward, or rebroadcast, this message to people and groups you believe would be interested in taking the survey. 

May is Bike Month! Did you get Your Bike Seat Cover?

Welcome to Bike Month! It’s been nationally celebrated since 1956 to showcase the many benefits of biking and encourage more folks to give it a try.

To salute the event, the City of Corvallis Active Transportation Group has put a bicycle seat cover on bicycles parked along Monroe Avenue all the way into Downtown. It is our small way to show our gratitude and appreciation for you riding.

Didn’t get yours? We want no seat uncovered during a downpour so for the month of May, stop by City Hall (501 SW Madison Ave., 8-5pm, Mon. to Fri.) to claim your free City of Corvallis bike seat cover!

Whether you’re riding for fun, fitness, with family, or taking essential trips to work or shop, you are part of our movement for safer streets, connected communities, a healthier planet and happier people.

We appreciate any trip you take by two wheels. Thank you for riding!

Happy Bike Month!

City of Corvallis Funding Available for Active Transportation Projects

Do you have an idea on how to improve, or encourage, the use of active transportation in Corvallis? Perhaps you are a business or live in a multi-family complex that could use better/more bike parking? Project ideas like these are only the beginning of climate friendly project considerations for the new Green Grants program.

Bike parking at the Sierra Apartments.

The Green Grants fund has $15,000 available for all projects. Anyone can apply for a Green Grant, though some restrictions and guidelines may apply. Matching funds and in-kind donations for projects are not required.

Act fast! Applications will be accepted from February 8 to February 28, 2023 with grant funding expected to be distributed a few months later.

Visit www.corvallisoregon.gov/greengrants to learn more.

Join the Get There Challenge! Win Prizes!

Image shows Get There Challenge prizes, including gift cards, foldable bike, Hydro Flask, and commuter bag.
Your chance to win is coming! October 3 – 16, 2022.

Are you ready to get active, save gas money, and win awesome prizes?

Join the Get There Challenge, October 3 -16!

Try biking, walking, carpooling, or taking transit to work or for any other trips.

Prizes include:

  • $500 Visa Cash Cards
  • $1,500 toward a custom Bike Friday folding bike
  • Gift cards from:
    • Bo & Vine Burger Bar
    • Kell’s Koffee
    • Columbia Sportswear
    • Bodhi Bakery
    • Fred Meyer
    • The Rio Theatre in Sweet Home
    • One family pack of six tickets to the Oregon Coast Aquarium
  • And many other items!

Earn points by logging transportation options trips and remote work days through the online Get There tool. Unlock a variety of action and skill-building achievements that are worth extra points toward weekly and grand prize drawings.

EARLY BIRD SPECIAL!
If you use this web form to tell a friend about the Get There Challenge by October 4, you’ll be entered into a special early bird bonus raffle for one of six, Hydro Flask bottles.

Get started today!

  1. Create an account in the Get There tool or log in here
  2. Complete achievements from October 3-16
  3. Get entered into weekly and grand prize drawings

Learn more at GetThereOregon.org/Challenge

Get There Oregon is a program of the Oregon Department of Transportation, a 2022 sponsor of Open Streets Corvallis.