Drive Less RI

05/29/2026

Week 3 on the books! 🚴‍♀️

Bikers all over Rhode Island are logging their commutes to work and school in the Drive Less RI app as part of our 2026 No Pollute Commute Bike to Work Challenge.

Here are the results from Week 3:
- 810 bike trips logged
- 251 gallons of gas saved
- 4,920 emissions prevented (lbs.)
- $4,231 in gas money saved
- 5,835 miles not driven
- 208,551 calories burned

And just because May is almost over doesn't mean the National Bike Month celebration is ending! Swap out your car commute for a bike ride then record your trip in the Drive Less RI app for a chance to win weekly, monthly, and quarterly prizes.

🎁 Week 3 Celebration Station Winner: Emmeline Zhu
🎁 Week 3 Online Drive Less RI Winner: Paul Tillyer
➡️ Prize: Manhattan Portage bike messenger bag or Cleverhood poncho

Visit RIPTA.com/BikeToWork for more information.

05/29/2026

🎉 Congratulations to Prateek Joshi, winner of our $75 gift card to Gregg's Restaurants & Taverns! 🍰

In just one week, Prateek logged enough green trips to help reduce 72 lbs. of CO₂ emissions and save 83 vehicle miles traveled—a great example of how small changes can add up to a big impact for Rhode Island. 🌎💚

✨ Next week’s giveaway: a $75 gift card to Avenue N American Kitchen!

Known for creative comfort food, fresh local ingredients, and a great neighborhood atmosphere, Avenue N is one of Rhode Island’s favorite spots—and next week’s winner could be enjoying it on us 🍽️

Keep logging your trips in the Drive Less RI app for your chance to win while tracking your money saved, CO₂ reduced, and miles not driven.

Congrats again, Prateek! 👏

05/27/2026

🍰 This week’s giveaway is a Rhode Island favorite… Gregg’s! 🍰

Log your green trips in the Drive Less RI app this week and you could win a $75 gift card to Gregg's Restaurants & Taverns!

From comfort food classics to legendary desserts (yes… we’re looking at you, Death by Chocolate Cake 👀🍫), Gregg’s has been a local favorite for decades.

Every trip you log—whether you ride transit, bike, walk, carpool, or vanpool—helps reduce traffic and emissions across Rhode Island while earning you chances to win fun local prizes.

📱 Log your trips
🎉 Earn rewards
🌎 Help Rhode Island drive less
🍰 Treat yourself if you win

What’s your favorite dessert at Gregg’s? Tell us below for a chance to win some bonus swag!👇🍰

05/22/2026

🍦 Congratulations to this week’s Drive Less RI Challenge winner, Denise Guadanino! 🎉

Denise is taking home a gift card to Clementine's Homemade Ice Cream, one of Rhode Island’s favorite spots for ice cream. 😋

Want to be our next winner? Keep logging your green trips in the Drive Less RI app for your chance to win local prize every week! 🚍🚲🚶

👀 And speaking of next week... can you guess where our next gift card is from?

🍫 HINT: They’re famous for their Death by Cake.

05/19/2026

Meet our Quarter 2 winner, Josie Edgar! 🎉🚌🍎

Josie is a preschool teacher from Pawtucket who rides Route 1 and the R-Line every day to get to and from work. Since moving to Rhode Island about a year ago without a car, transit has become part of her daily routine. She loves using the Transit app to track her bus in real time, making her commute easier.

During Quarter 2 alone, Josie logged:
🚌 96 reduced trips
📍 351 reduced miles
🌎 305 lbs of CO2 reduced

By choosing greener ways to get around, Josie helped reduce emissions, save miles on the road, and earned herself our quarterly grand prize package! 👏

“Taking the bus every day has made getting around so much easier, and logging my trips on the Drive Less RI app made it even more rewarding.” 📱

Quarter 3 is happening now, so keep logging those green trips for your chance to win our Rhody Summer Fun prize package full of local adventures, food, and fun all across Rhode Island! ☀️🌊🚲

05/15/2026

Congrats to this week’s Drive Less RI giveaway winner, Geoff Williams! 🎉 Geoff is taking home a $50 gift card to Thenitrobar for logging his green trips and choosing smarter, more ways to get around. ☕🚍

Next week, we’re to southern Rhode Island for another great local spot — a $50 gift card to Clemmie's Homemade Ice Cream - East Greenwich 🍦 Keep logging those green trips for your chance to ! 🚍♻️

05/14/2026

Week 1, done! ✅

Across RI, bikers are logging their trips in the Drive Less RI app as part of the 2026 No Pollute Commute Bike to Work Challenge. Check out our results from Week 1:
- 687 bike trips logged
- 235 gallons of gas saved
- 4,613 emissions prevented (lbs.)
- $3,924 in gas money saved
- 5,412 miles not driven
- 201,114 calories burned

Join the challenge to win prizes for your commute! 🚴‍♀️ Here's how:
- Swap out at least one car commute for a bike ride, then log your trip in the Drive Less RI app; or
- Bike by our in-person Celebration Stations throughout the state this May

🎁 Week 1 Celebration Station Winner: Tabia Lewis
🎁 Week 1 Online Drive Less RI Winner: Cassie Sutten Coats
➡️ Prize: Manhattan Portage bike messenger bag or Cleverhood poncho

Visit RIPTA.com/BikeToWork to see where we'll be next!

05/14/2026

05/08/2026

We love seeing kids bike to school!

05/01/2026

Congrats to James Walker on winning this week’s $50 gift card to Miller's Famous Sandwiches! 🎉

Want to be next? Log your trips in the Drive Less RI app—every ride, walk, bike, or carpool counts. 🚍🚲

Next week, we're giving away a $50 gift card to Ciro's Tavern! Keep logging those miles for your chance to . 👀

04/30/2026

🚴‍♀️ Kick off Bike Month with us in Newport! 🚴‍♂️

Join the Bike Month Launch Ride on May 1 at the “Park & Bike” lot on JT Connell Highway (right off the Pell Bridge).

🕗 8 AM – Grab snacks + swag with RIPTA & Drive Less RI and then join the group ride on the Newport Bike Path into town

Pack your bike, park your car, and ride into your day 🚲
Log your trip in the Drive Less RI app to start earning points, prizes, and rewards!

Give it a try on May 1—and keep it going all month long. Be part of the movement 💚