Transportation Solutions for Commuters, Inc (TranSComm) is a transportation management

association (TMA) that coordinates the transportation needs in the Albany Street neighborhood of

Boston’s lower South End. TranSComm develops employee programs that promote alternatives to

driving alone and enhances accessibility in the South End neighborhood.

TranSComm aims to:

• Improve accessibility in the neighborhood

• Advocate for environmentally-sound alternatives to driving alone

• Promote and market transportation options

• Encourage public transit and ridesharing

TranSComm is a pro-active organization committed to working collaboratively with local, state and

federal agencies to propose and implement transportation options for the Medical center, its affili-

ates, and the South End community.

G e t t i n g t o k n o w T r a n S C o m m W H A T

S E R V I C E S D O W E

P R O V I D E ?

• Public Transit Advocacy

• MBTA Pass Program

• Carpooling & Vanpooling

• Bicycling

• Walking

• Personalized Commuter Assistance

• Employee & student Orientations

I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :

I n t r o d u c i n g O u r S t a f f & C o n t a c t I n f o r m a t i o n

The No-Name TranSComm Newsletter *

*but you can change that. See page #4

July 2009 Volume 1, Issue 1: The Bike to School/Work Edition

TranSComm is located @ 710 Albany St.

Boston, MA 02118

Phone: 617-638-7473

Fax: 617-638-7176

Email

BUMCTranSComm@gmail.com

Website: www.TranSComm.org

Maureen Lacey

Director

maureenl@bu.edu

617-638-7473

Michelle Tse

Communications Coordinator

mictsewy@bu.edu

617-638-7477

From left to right: Carina, Michelle, Maureen, Thu

The Friendly Folks at TranSComm in their bike tees

B O S T O N U N I V E R S I T Y M E D I C A L C E N T E R

Bay State Bike Week 2

Bike Tune Up & Luncheon 2

Bike Cages & Bike Racks Update for

Cyclists 2

Mayors Bike Friendly Business Award 3

BIKE BASH 3

Raffle Winners 3

BUMC Green Com-mute Program 4

Green & Sustainabil-ity Committee

4

FUN with TranSComm 4

BUS & MBTA 4 What’s NEXT? 4

P a g e 2 T h e N o - N a m e T r a n S C o m m N e w s l e t t e r

C E L E B R A T I N G B A Y S T A T E B I K E W E E K W I T H T R A N S C O M M

H O W D I D T R A N S C O M M C E L E B R A T E B I K E W E E K ?

• Two Bike Safety

Check-Ups

• Bike Luncheon

• Bike Week Raffles

• BIKE BASH

• Mayors Bike Award

• New bike pumps in the bike cages

• New bike racks for summer 2009

May was National Bike Month and, here at the Medical Center, we did our part in celebrating this great event!

Bay State Bike Week, May 11th - 17th, 2009

B I K E S A F E T Y C H E C K - U P S

Thursday, May 7th, 2009 & Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

Thanks to Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI) and Eastern Mountain Sports (EMS), TranSComm successfully offered two FREE bike safety tune ups. There were 45 cyclists registered, but we were able to serve an additional 10 people that were on the waiting list.

to take advantage of all the cycling events throughout the city. Every year we enjoy this celebration to honor our cyclists who are doing the right thing for the environment and their health by cycling to school/work.

B I K E L U N C H E O N

Wednesday, May 13th, 2009 On Wednesday, May 13th at noon at the East Newton Bike Cage located next to the Dental School on East Newton Street, over 80 cyclists gathered to enjoy a delicious lunch provided by TranSComm. The luncheon festivities included: a nutritious free lunch, cycling literature, meeting other cyclists, raffles and free giveaways! Like last year, there were tables assembled so that cyclists enjoyed their lunches and got to know other cyclists here in the medical center. Please see the “BIKE WEEK RAFFLE WINNER” list on page #3 for a list of the winners. Also, TranSComm supported the Mayor’s city-wide Bay State Bike Week. Over 500 Cyclists from the Medical Center registered Cyclists enjoying lunch and each

other!

B I K E C A G E & B i k e R A C K S U P D A T E F O R C Y C L I S T S

Cora Hangers Dero Hitch

Two new bike pumps were installed in the bike cages: a bright yellow one in East New-ton cage, and a bright red one in Menino. Please feel free to use. New Bike racks: Dero Hitch & Cora Hangers to be installed in Summer, 2009. Coil cable bike lock is available at the TranSComm Office for cyclists to borrow in case you forgot your bike lock.

Coil Cable Bike Lock

Thank you to all the cyclists for your participation in our Bike Week Celebration. The Bike Safety Check-ups and the Bike Luncheon were great fun and very well attended.

Thanks also to the BUMC Bookstore, EMS, and REI for their support.

Congratulations to all!

M a y o r ’ s B i k e F r i e n d l y B u s i n e s s A w a r d TranSComm at Boston University Medical Center is proud to announce that it has received the Mayor’s Bike Friendly Business Award. The silver level award was presented to TranSComm because of its “bike friendly” practices that include: bike racks, bike cages, biking events, biking promotions, etc. “Gold”, “Silver”, and “Bronze” level awards are given based on the total number of bike friendly practices of an organization. Thirty companies in the greater Boston area received awards and TranSComm was delighted to be one of them.

Richard Aubry Kate Bronstad Leandro Carneiro Melissa Caron Audrey Dimauro Doug Fiero Judy Goldberger Jessica Goldhirsh Kelly Graham Carole Hohl

Sarah Johnson Caitlin Keenan Ethan Lew Wynee Lou Eliz Palaima Mike Popastamatis Allison Quinn Emily Shaw Alex Wally Ann Zumwalt

BIKE LOCK Sadie Richards

$25 EMS GIFT CARD Davida Schiff

$25 REI GIFT CARD Kristine Levy

B I K E W E E K R A F F L E W I N N E R S

BUMC BOOKSTORE CERTIFICATE Scott Harris

T-SHIRTS

BIKE BAG

Jed Cohn Ben Colby Brenda Huynh

Marcie Moline Paulie Pena

Grand Prize Winner of the 2009 Breezer Citizen Bicycle Alissa Bilsield, an employee of the Department of Environmental Protection Cyclists are having fun and winning prizes at the

BIKE BASH

M A S S C O M M U T E R C H A L L E N G E B I K E B A S H KUDOS to us… ....Along with the Mayor’s Bike Friendly Business Award, TranSComm also won the 2009 Bike Week Commuter Challenge for the most participants in its category….. On Wednesday, May 20th, the organizers of Bay State Bike Week celebrated the end of a successful MassCommuter Challenge by attending the Bike Bash at Flat Top Johnny’s Bar & Grill. The MassCommuter Challenge is a friendly competition among Massachusetts businesses and institutions that took place from Monday, May 11th through Friday, May 17th. Various awards were granted for businesses and institutions that competed in the challenge and prizes for individual participants. Way to go, cyclists!

Maureen Lacey is receiving the award

for BUMC

WANT TO WIN $25 GIFT CARD?

Send an email to BUMCTranSComm@gmail.com with your name, contact information, and a FUN

& CREATIVE NAME that you think fits for OUR NEWSLETTER.

The winner will receive a $25 GIFT CARD. PLEASE USE “NEWSLETTER”

AS THE SUBJECT LINE.

The Deadline for the Fall 2009 (OCT to JAN) 11% Discounted Student Semester Passes

is Friday, September 11, 2009. For the application, please come to 710 Albany St. or visit

http://www.bumc.bu.edu/gs/transcomm/mbta/

Boston University Medical Center and affiliates are proud of the success of the employee commute program that was launched in February. The program is designed to support getting to and from work in the simplest way while reducing your CO2 footprint! This service will help you find colleagues to share a ride. Employees can utilize the new service to find fellow carpoolers who share a consistent work schedule or to plan a one-time unique trip to work. The program also assesses the daily and overall impact (Please see the snapshot at right) of the efforts of the ent i re BUMC community; furthermore, the program provides specialized estimates of each employee’s individual contribution to carbon emission reduction and gas conservation. Please visit: https://bumc.mycommuteoptions.com

B U M C G R E E N C O M M U T E P R O G R A M

(Manage & Reduce Your Carbon Footprint Online)

W h a t ’ s N E X T ?

• Summer walking programs planned Medical History; Dudley Square; Southwest Corridor

• Join Team BMC in the Rodman Ride for

Kids on Saturday, September 26, 2009. Please visit www.teambmc.org.

Please contact us at BUMCTranSComm@gmail.com with any suggestions, concerns, ideas, and feedback.

O u r C o m m i t m e n t t o t h e E n v i r o n m e n t

I N F O R M A T I O N A B O U T M B T A & T H E B U S

The summer shuttle began on Wednesday, May 13th, 09. The BUS (BU Shuttle) operates every HALF-HOUR.

First buses leave Albany St. and Agganis Way at 7:00 AM. Last buses leave Albany St. and Agganis Way at 10:30 PM.

The Summer Schedule ends on Friday, August 28th.

The BUMC Green Committee’s purpose is to promote the health of patients, visitors, employees, local communities—as well as the global community–while operating economically and efficiently through the implementation of environmentally conscious programs. The Green Committee will oversee the d i r e c t i o n , d e v e l o p m e n t a n d implementation of environmentally sound programs and policies. In 2008, the BMC campus reduced its carbon footprint by 239 metric tons, a very significant achievement that the BMC Green Committee is largely responsible for. Please visit: www.internal.bmc.org/green/

The BUMC Sustainability Committee recently launched a pilot program to advocate recycling. The committee specifically outlines three major goals: to reduce the amount of solid waste sent to landfills, to reduce the cost of solid waste shipping, and to create an env i ronment o f reduc ing our consumption of materials at BUMC. The pilot recycling program requires staff to put their recyclable waste into a large labeled recycling tote, which Facilities Management can empty on a regular basis. The Sustainability Committee encourages staff feedback for proper assessment of the pilot. Please visit: www.bumc.bu.edu/sustainability

TranSComm is a member of both the BMC Green and BU Sustainability Committee.