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Triangle commuter awards and SmartCommute Challenge results revealed

Results of the 2009 SmartCommute Challenge along with the winners of both the Challenge and the Triangle Commuter Awards were celebrated Thursday.

This year, over 11,000 Triangle commuters and 113 employers participated in the challenge, saving more than 77,300 gallons of gas and reducing carbon emission by 773 tons.

The following is a list of 2009 Triangle Commuter Awards winners:

Go Chapel Hill Awards:

  • Community Leadership Award, University Mall
  • Commute Challenger Award, Chapel Hill & Carrboro Bike Shops
  • Commute Achievement Award, Jim and Patricia Huegerich, Town of Chapel Hill employees

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Commuter Awards:

  • Commute Challenger Award, Amy Preble, Recycling and Outreach Coordinator
  • Commute Achievement Award, UNC Hospital


SmartCommute@rtp Awards:

  • Commute Challenger Award, Trina Dorcheus, Monsanto
  • Commute Achievement Award, Jim Miller, RTI International


Downtown Raleigh Commuter Awards:

  • Community Leadership Award, Progress Energy
  • Commute Challenger Award, Robynne McCrary, NC Dept. of Crime Control & Public Safety
  • Commute Achievement Award, Linda Bullock, NC Dept. of Labor


North Carolina State University Wolftrails Awards:

  • Commute Challenger Award, The Office of Sustainability at North Carolina State University
  • Commute Achievement Award, Dr. Steven P. Washburn, North Carolina State University


North Raleigh Commuter Awards:

  • Community Leadership Award, Duke Realty
  • Commute Challenger Award, Recreation Equipment Inc. (REI) of North Hills
  • Commute Achievement Award, Rex Healthcare


Durham County Commute Reduction Ordinance Awards:

  • Best of the Best Award, Durham County Government
  • Best of the Best Award, Duke University & Medical Center
  • Employee Transportation Coordinator of the Year, Sheba Holman, Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina


Best Workplaces for Commuters:

  • Self Help Credit Union of Durham


For more information on transportation services in the Triangle region, visit www.gotriangle.org, or to learn more about the SmartCommute Challenge, visit www.SmartCommuteChallenge.org.

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