getDowntown Program

Summer weekends can be a less stressful time to practice using TheRide buses. Simply show your Ann Arbor or Ypsilanti District Library card when boarding TheRide buses on Saturdays and Sundays through August 30 to ride for free!

Many kudos are deserved for organizations that lead their size categories in most green trips taken during the 2026 Commuter Challenge! Excellent job choosing green transportation and remembering to record so many of your trips.

For their achievements in the category, we are gladly recognizing:
Small: UM ADVANCE Program, Nonprofit Enterprise at Work, and Clean Water Action
Medium: Workantile, UM Office of Campus Sustainability, and William L Clements Library
Large: Mathematical Reviews, SmithGroup, and Atomic Object
Extra Large: US EPA, Michigan Medicine, and UM Center for Academic Innovation

Stay tuned for other Honorable Mentions this week as well as updates on prize winners!

We are thrilled to recognize organizations that led their size categories in Miles Not Driven during the 2026 Commuter Challenge! Getting to work while keeping miles driven low may mean choosing to ride public transit, bikes or scooters or carpooling for all or part of a commute.

For their effort, we recognize:
Small: UM ADVANCE Program, Nonprofit Enterprise at Work, and Inter-cooperative Council
Medium: SOS Community Services, UM Office of Campus Sustainability, and Ann Arbor Hands on Museum and Leslie Science and Nature Center
Large: Mathematical Reviews, Smith Group, and Atomic Object
Extra Large: US EPA, Washtenaw County Government, and UM Center for Academic Innovation

Commuters from these organizations helped reduce traffic by reducing the number of miles driven in their cars. Stay tuned for other Honorable Mentions and updates about top workplace teams!

Tuesdays are Bike Nights at Top of the Park!

The community can drop by the complimentary bike tune up station at Ann Arbor Summer Festival: Top of the Park on June 16 and 23 from 5:30–8:00pm. It is a great opportunity to get your bike ready for summer commuting!