If you do, there’s one simple way to get it: reduce your drive-alone trips by 60 percent between now and May 2009 by biking around town.

That’s right, the Green Bike Project, a partnership between King County Metro Transit, Washington State Department of Transportation, Cascade Bicycle Club and REI, is giving away 300 bikes, along with training and tune-ups.

The bikes are Novara commuter bikes, courtesy of REI. The program is geared towards major employers in King County who are required by law to have an employee commute program. Employers must have five to 15 employees willing to participate to be eligible. So far, Expedia, ZymoGenetics, Perkins Coie, Boeing, Kirkland, Kent, SeaTac, Renton, Quadrant Homes and the Washington State Department of Ecology have signed on. If you’re an employer that wants to participate, contact Susan Whitmore at susan.whitmore@kingcounty.gov. 

And hey if you already bike to work, REI is offering 100 free tune-ups for those who already commute but want to participate in the project.

Tags: Bikes, Seattle

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