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This October, CU °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï is competing in the regional GoTober Challenge, and every sustainable commute counts. Walk, bike, bus, carpool, or use another sustainable transportation option, then log your trips to help CU climb the leaderboard.

2. Track your trips throughout October
3. Log 4+ sustainable commutes each week for a chance to win prizes

CU °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï faculty, staff, and students can all participate. Last year, thousands of trips were logged across the region. Let's show everyone how Buffs lead the way in sustainable transportation!

Kick off the month by participating in Week Without Driving. The challenge encourages participants to experience getting around by walking, biking, rolling, taking transit or carpooling while building awareness of transportation accessibility challenges faced by many community members.

Getting around campus just got easier. A newÌý18-dock BCycle station at Aerospace is now open thanks to feedback from a student member of theÌýCUSG Environmental Board.

The new station expands bike-share access while highlighting how student ideas can help shape transportation improvements across campus.

Need to travel between Main Campus and East Campus? Buff Ride is CU °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï’s free, on-demand transit service. Request a ride through the Buff Ride app and travel between designated campus stops at no charge.

Learn how to use Buff Ride

Eligible faculty and staff can use their Buff OneCard for unlimited rides on RTD buses, light rail and SkyRide service to Denver International Airport.

Learn about the Faculty/Staff Transit Pass and eligibility requirements

Not sure whether you're eligible? EmailÌýbuspass@colorado.edu and include your employee number.

Want to see when your bus is coming?ÌýThe Transit app provides real-time tracking, expected arrival times and service notifications for Buff Bus, RTD, HOP, BCycle and more.

All CU students, faculty and staff can receive 50% off Lime rides by signing up with their @colorado.edu email address. The discount is applied at the end of each ride, so riders will see their savings reflected on the ride receipt.

And keep an eye out this fall for LimeGliders, Lime's seated electric scooters coming to °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï.

Pell Grant recipients can ride Lime for free

Pell Grant recipients qualify for free rides through a program called Lime Access. The program also serves participants who qualify for SNAP, Medicaid, free or reduced school lunch, reduced transit fares, WIC and federal subsidized housing.

Lime Access also provides options for riders without smartphones or credit cards. Riders without a smartphone can unlock a vehicle by text, while qualifying riders without credit cards can use participating PayNearMe locations.

°Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï County wants to hear from students, families, school staff, and community members about how students and families travel to and from school.

Community members can share their experiences through theÌý, attend a virtual open house, or help design safer routes through a Minecraft-based activity. Survey participants will be entered to win a $25 Visa gift card.

Many CU °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï faculty, staff and students commute between °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï and Longmont. If you use CO 119, expect ongoing impacts near Hover Street as major improvements continue. Travelers should plan ahead and use alternate routes when possible.

°Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï’s BCycle and Lime program logged more than 1.6 million trips last year and continues to expand with new bike share stations in °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï, Longmont and Superior. New locations in Westminster are expected to be added later this year.