NuRide

If you aren't currently worried about our planet, shame on you!  I've become a better "green" person as I've gotten wiser (not older, I'm not turning 30 next year...i'll just stay 29). There are some things I'm good at like recycling, not wasting water, carpooling/bus riding and there are some things I'm not willing to give up like disposable diapers...cloth diapers, gross!  It's just not happening.

San Antonio has become a big promoter of recycling as of lately and they even recently added some electric charging stations for electric vehicles in the downtown area...not to mention the B-Cycle stations and hybrid express buses.  We're taking things in the right direction...
Now granted we are about 10 years behind other cities because in San Antonio we like to "Keep San Antonio Lame" which is great and all but maybe we should hop on the "Keep San Antonio Weird" band wagon like Austin does...full of hipsters, the educated, and Green folk.  We need less carbon footprint, less pregnant teens,  less barbacoa & big red and more college educated, community leading, computer saavy.  You know...okay this has turned into more of a venting session....what I really wanted to share was this website www.nuride.com  

It's pretty awesome, you can log all your "green" commuting mileage whether it be on the bus (Shout out to the Via #6 bus riders), biking, walking, carpooling, etc.  You earn points and with those points you can redeem them for rewards.  My favorite rewards are the HEB $5 off $50 coupon, the Aldaco's Buy 1 entree, Get 1 free, $2 off boxed lunch at Sip, $5 off $20 at Bigz Burger Joint plus more!

So if you are driving around a gas guzzler and work downtown, I encourage you to visit www.viainfo.net and see if you have an express route or park & ride near by.  Just try it...I've been driving to work for the past few months and have been bad!  But, that all ends after April 1st, I gave up my $70 parking spot and will be on the 6 once again.

That's all for now :)