Cards Commuter Challenge 2023

UofL wants you to save money, burn calories, put an end to pollution, and win prizes…all by simply choosing to get to campus in a new way! Record your trips on Cardinal Directions throughout the Cards Commuter Challenge (August 28 - September 30) and each week you'll have the chance to win one of the $50 weekly prizes or the $250 Grand Prize! Any trip by means other than driving alone increases your chances of winning!

Step 1: Join the Challenge online!

• Register for free on the Cardinal Directions trip-finding and carpool-matching platform
• Be sure to join either the Students at UofL network or Employees at UofL network. You must be in one of those networks to win.

Step 2: Challenge yourself (and your friends!) to get to campus differently!
Try these life-affirming alternatives to the expense, road-rage, pollution, and parking hassles of driving alone:

• BUS: Ride any TARC route free with UofL ID (just swipe your card as you board - any time, anywhere).
• CARDpool: Organize your own carpool with friends, family, colleagues, or classmates; or find rides & offer rides online through Cardinal Directions.
• WALK, SKATE, or BIKE: Get your workout just by getting where you need to go under your own power! If you don't have your own bike, borrow one free from UofL Bikeshare or join LouVelo citywide bikeshare for just $15/mo with your @louisville.edu address (membership gets you unlimited trips of up to one hour without any additional charges). Be sure to also log your bike trips during Cycle September as an individual to be entered to win fabulous national prizes! And join Team UofL on Strava to log your rides and encourage/compete against your peers for the UofL Grand Prize. Simply log your trips by bicycle for fun, fitness, or transportation from September 1-30, 2023. Your miles and days cycled will qualify you for the grand prize of a $200 voucher to a local bike shop!
• VANPOOL: Employees can get in on a vanpool, get your ride home guaranteed, or enter to win additional monthly prizes with Every Commute Counts.
• SKIP THE COMMUTE: Work or study from home for maximum convenience, savings, and safety!

* NOTE: Though certainly better than driving, getting around via lazy, coal-powered electric scooters does not qualify for this Challenge. Skip the dirty electricity and use your muscles to qualify!

Explore all of UofL's Sustainable Transportation Options.

Step 3: Log your trips to win!
The only way to be in the running for prizes is to log your commute trips online with Cardinal Directions.

Connect with us, trash-talk, and post about your commute on social media @UofLSustainable.

And be sure to join us for our weekly themed eventsto get you engaged in the Challenge:

• Campus History Walking Tour with Tom Owen
  Wednesday, Aug. 30th, 5:30pm, starts on Ekstrom Library's Quad porch
• Mayor’s Hike, Bike & Paddle
  Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 4th, 8am-noon, Waterfront Park Great Lawn
  hikebikeandpaddle.org
• Car-free trip at noon from Belknap Campus to:
  UofL Day at that Gray Street Farmers’ Market
  Thursday, Sept. 14th, 10:30am‒1:30pm
  Health Sciences Center, 634 S Jackson St (NE corner of Jackson & Gray)
  Bike Trip: Cyclists will leave from the North Info Center at noon for a flat, easy ride on bike lanes. Bring your own bike, or borrow one from UofL Bikeshare at the SRC, or from LouVelo. Sam Shaw & Anthony Riley will be leading the bike ride.
  Bus Trip: Bus riders should gather at noon at the north-bound bus stop on Floyd Street across from the SAC at Ulmer Stadium for a quick ride on TARC Route 28. Swipe your UofL ID as you board the bus for a free trip! Jahnavi Doddapaneni will be leading the bus trip.
• Skate Night!
  Tuesday, Sept. 19th, 4-6pm, Meet up at Humanities Quad
  As a part of the Cards Commuter Challenge, the UofL Sustainability Council is hosting this fun roll for skaters of all types. Just skateboard, rollerblade, or roller skate on over to the Quad for a fun night of skating together! Be sure to log your skate on Cardinal Directions to be entered to win prizes! The Skate Night will be lead by EcoReps Intern, Chelsea Erbacher.
  
• Carpool Week!
  Sept. 25-30th
  To wrap up the Cards Commuter Challenge 2023, we encourage you to try sharing the ride and discovering all the benefits of building community, making new friends, and sharing the costs and burden of driving! Many people near you are also headed to UofL or other destinations, so consider sharing the ride with your neighbors. You'll save money, build community, reduce pollution, ease traffic congestion, and reduce parking problems for everyone! Discover all of your options with our free Cardinal Directions trip-planning and carpool-matching service.