In conjunction with the SunTrust Lunch on Broad weekly concert series, the Downtown Transportation Management Association (TMA) and The Clean Air Campaign® will be highlighting transportation alternatives from 11:30am until 2 p.m. each Friday throughout the month of May. Visitors to the concert series will have the opportunity to win prizes and pick up information on the commute alternatives available Downtown and in other areas throughout Atlanta.

“One of the biggest hindrances to getting people to try a commute alternative is the lack of knowledge about the options that are available and how to put them to use,” said Heather Alhadeff, director of the Downtown TMA. “These events are targeted at getting commuters over that hurdle.”

If you are currently driving alone and have grown tired of being stuck in traffic, come to the SunTrust Lunch on Broad in May and find a better alternative. Taking advantage of these commute alternatives can also earn you $3 a day, up to $180, if you sign up for Cash for Commuters. For more information on Cash for Commuters, visit www.cleanaircampaign.com.

On Friday, May 7, Let’s Bike and Walk Downtown!
Ever wonder who has the right of way when a motorist meets a pedestrian in the road? We will have information to educate you on what you need to know as a motorist and a pedestrian.

Highlights of Bike and Walk Day:
• Sign up for a free Effective Cycling class, the only course using nationally certified instructors and on-the-road training to teach cyclists how to ride safely in all conditions.
• Learn where newly installed bicycle racks are located Downtown so you know where to park your bike when you commute to work or class and speak with Gold’s Gym about free showers for cyclists, compliments of Gold’s Gym and the Downtown Transportation Management Association.
• There will also be information on the health benefits of walking and copies of the new Downtown walking maps, highlighting places you can walk to and how many calories you can burn on your way!
• Register for a guided walking tour of Historic Atlanta with the Atlanta Preservation Center, or plan on joining us Downtown for the next Turner First Thursdays. Turner First Thursdays is a self guided walking tour of Downtown’s art galleries offered the first Thursday of each month from 5 to 9 p.m.
• Come register for great prizes including pedometers to track your steps (and your calories!), gift certificates for a pair of walking shoes, bike patch kits, and a $50 gift certificate to Intown Bikes!

On Friday, May 14, Let’s Carpool/Vanpool Downtown!
Ever wondered what it would be like to ride in a vanpool or carpool to work? Join us as we have carpoolers and vanpoolers relaying their experiences about their commute to work in a vanpool or carpool. We will even help you find a carpool partner.

Highlights of Carpool/Vanpool Day:
• Register for our Super$ize Carpool Reward Program, offering free BP gas cards.
• Step inside a van and see how employees from Turner Broadcasting System, Georgia Power and Georgia Pacific arrive to work each day Downtown.
• Register for free BP gas for a year if you are currently carpooling or begin carpooling Downtown.
• Other prizes will be raffled off just for stopping by and receiving information on carpooling and vanpooling.

On Friday, May 21, Let’s Mass Transit Downtown!
Representatives from the metro Atlanta transit agencies will be available to steer you into taking transit to Downtown.

Highlights of Mass Transit Day:
• Tour a bus on display.
• Considering giving MARTA a try? Leave your contact information with the Downtown TMA and we will send you two free MARTA tokens as an incentive to try MARTA, compliments of the Downtown TMA.
• Register for great prizes to be given away including transit cards, MARTA T-shirts, and mini radios with headphones for your commute to work on transit.

Lastly, on Friday, May 28...
Make your three-day weekend the first of many by learning about alternative work arrangements! Come learn about the benefits of flex-time, compressed work week, and teleworking and how these great programs could work at your company.

Highlights of Alt Work Arrangements Day:
• Representatives from The Clean Air Campaign will be on hand to discuss how teleworking can work for you and the steps to go about implementing this alternative at your worksite.
• Register for a variety of great raffle prizes like an American Express Gift Check!

Directions & Map for Lunch on Broad
Visitors are encouraged to get to SunTrust Lunch on Broad by foot or by using MARTA:

From Five Points Station, exit the train and head upstairs to the main level. Exit the station onto Peachtree Street. Turn left and follow Peachtree Street to next light Marietta/Decatur St. Take a left and follow Marietta to next street, which is Broad St. Take a right onto Broad and there you are!

From Peachtree Center Station, exit the train and follow the signs to the Peachtree Street exit. Follow signs to the escalators on the Eastern side of Peachtree. Once on street level and turn right. Follow Peachtree Street to intersection of Luckie St and Broad (near the Starbuck's). Go straight onto Broad and there you are!