Media coverage

Here are news sites, blogs, and organizations that covered the Drive Less Challenge.

Drive Less Challenge 2011

Menlo Park Almanac: http://www.almanacnews.com/news/show_story.php?id=8716

Los Altos Town Crier:
http://www.losaltosonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=23902&Itemid=142
http://www.losaltosonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=23934&Itemid=123
http://www.losaltosonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=23998&Itemid=131

Morgan Hill Times:  http://www.morganhilltimes.com/printer/article.asp?c=274485

Patch Online

Palo Alto: http://paloalto.patch.com/articles/could-you-drive-less-if-there-were-prizes-involved-2

Los Altos: http://losaltos.patch.com/articles/could-you-drive-less-if-there-were-prizes-to-win

Menlo Park: http://menlopark.patch.com/articles/menlo-parks-drive-less-challenge-now-a-bay-area-wide-competition

Mountain View: http://mountainview.patch.com/articles/drive-less-win-a-prize

Menlo Park: Update: Laurel Drive Less Challenge progress report:  http://inmenlo.com/2011/05/02/update-laurel-drive-less-challenge-progress-report/

On-line Publicity

VTA:  http://www.vta.org/earthday/  http://www.vta.org/news/show/NR+11+04+03

Green Town Los Altos :  http://greentownlosaltos.org/dlc/

Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition:  http://bikesiliconvalley.org/news/2011/04/the-drive-less-challenge 

Transition Palo Alto: http://transitionpaloalto.org/2011/04/15/take-the-drive-less-challenge-get-your-bike-a-free-tune-up/

San Carlos (special program): http://www.cityofsancarlos.org/news/displaynews.asp?NewsID=789

GreenCognito:  http://greencognito.blogspot.com/2011/04/gas-hike-take-drive-less-challenge-2011.html

Yahoo Santa Clara:  http://beta.local.yahoo.com/join-idrive-less-challenge-2011i-yahoo-contributor-network

Good Neighbor Stories:  http://goodneighborstories.com/

Press releases for the Drive Less Challenge 2011

• The basic press release for general purpose  Press_Release_DLC_2011_final
• Press Release announcing new sponsor, Google Press_Release_DLC_2011_google final

 

Drive Less Challenge 2010

• School Matters: Students bike to school during Earth Day week, Daily News, April 20, 2010, page 2 (http://thedailynews.ca.newsmemory.com/ee/thedailynews/)

• Locals celebrate Earth Day: Eco-friendly activities in the Palo Alto area, Daily News, April 14, 2010 (http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=16434)

• Residents log green miles in Drive Less Challenge: Menlo Park officials battle for most miles in contest’s second year, Daily News, May 1, 2010, page 2 (http://thedailynews.ca.newsmemory.com/ee/thedailynews/)

• Peninsula residents logging green miles in Drive Less Challenge – San Jose Mercury News

• Drive Less Challenge Starts Today – In Menlo

• Drive Less Challenge: Volunteer group challenges East Palo Alto in reducing carbon emissions East Palo Alto dot net

• PAUSD Families Take the Drive Less Challenge – Palo Alto Safe Routes to School

• Sign Up for the Drive Less Challenge – Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition

• Drive Less Challenge – City of Burlingame

• City of Mountain View Environmental Sustainability Program – City of Mountain View

• Drive Less Challenge! – Oak Knoll Elementary School

Standard press releases for the Drive Less Challenge 2010

• The basic press release for general purposes
  PressRelease-20100522-Basic.pdf
• Stage-specific press releases based on the basic version
  PressRelease_1_Final_20100522.pdf (Drive Less Challenge 2010 successfully expands to multiple cities)
  PressRelease_2_Final_20100522.pdf (Drive Less Challenge continues as residents reduce their carbon footprint)
  PressRelease_3_Final_20100522.pdf (Drive Less Challenge 2010 successfully expands to multiple cities)