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The Business Commute Challenge has inspired our whole team this week. All 14 of us committed to making plans, giving ourselves a few extra minutes, or sometimes braving the weather to bike, walk, bus or carpool, and we were all successful.

The biggest story may have been Kurt's, as he and his wife went out and bought bikes over the weekend. The weather proved to be a formidable foe, making it really hard to ride every day like Kurt wanted, but he did succeed on a few of the days. He says this event has inspired him to plan for a summer of riding his bike to work.

Many of us took the bus this week, too. And being so close to the downtown station, it makes riding LTD a very efficient option for many of us. Carpooling had a good go this week, too; it allowed for some of our more flexible schedules, and with just a bit more planning we could incorporate this into a more long-term regime. Telecommuting also works at CAWOOD. We had a few days logged, staying and home working. We didn't have anyone who walked all the way from home, but that is only because none of us live close and biking is just so easy to do here in Eugene.

We are a group that embraces change, especially change that makes our lives, our work and our community better. It took a little more work, but the benefits more than paid off.

This event has given all of us something to shoot for. The benefits of leaving our cars at home has been an experience, and it left us all smiling and breathing a bit easier.