{"id":10850,"date":"2017-01-17T09:33:58","date_gmt":"2017-01-17T14:33:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sourcelive.wordpress.com\/?p=10850"},"modified":"2017-01-17T09:33:58","modified_gmt":"2017-01-17T14:33:58","slug":"commuting-options-be-spartan-green-and-save-money-getting-to-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/?p=10850","title":{"rendered":"Commuting Options: Be \u201cSpartan Green\u201d and save money getting to campus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are you considering commuting to campus for work or school, but unsure about your options? Would it be helpful to have more information so you can make a decision that fits your needs? Coming soon is the opportunity to join a discussion and learn from experts who will share information about services that can be used to get to and from campus. These options will enable you to save money, save the environment and \u201cBe Spartan Green!\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10854\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10854\" style=\"width: 272px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"  wp-image-10854 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/commuting1.jpg?resize=272%2C408\" alt=\"commuting1\" width=\"272\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/commuting1.jpg?w=650&amp;ssl=1 650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/commuting1.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/commuting1.jpg?resize=267%2C400&amp;ssl=1 267w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 272px) 100vw, 272px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10854\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of Communications and Brand Strategy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A panel discussion will take place Wednesday, January 18 from noon \u2013 1:00 p.m. in Room 110 Chittenden Hall. Participants will learn about:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>CATA Clean Commute Options \u2013 a free service that helps interested individuals find alternative ways to commute to work; including car\/vanpooling, bus, bike and walking. Learn about the options that fit your commute and the Emergency Ride Home program, which acts as \u201ccommuter insurance\u201d if you\u2019re ever left without transportation.<\/li>\n<li>CATA bus service on and off campus, including the Spectran service for individuals with physical mobility concerns in the tri-county area.<\/li>\n<li>MichiVan vanpool program \u2013 sponsored by MDOT and operated by vRide and Enterprise Rideshare, this program supplies fully insured passenger vans to commuter groups.<\/li>\n<li>Biking &#8211; with support from MSU Bikes to help navigate your way safely to campus.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In addition to receiving information about commuting options, participants will also hear experiences from two commuters: Jen Bruen a Michivan driver\/coordinator who has been commuting from Novi to Lansing since 2011 and Layne Cameron who rides his bicycle from Williamston to campus ( a 12-mile commute one way).<\/p>\n<p>This informational session is free and open to all! RSVP to the <a href=\"https:\/\/worklife.msu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MSU WorkLife Office<\/a> by emailing worklife@msu.edu (subject line: \u201cCommuting Options) or by calling 517-353-1635. For additional information about this event, visit the WorkLife Office <a href=\"https:\/\/worklife.msu.edu\/events\/commuting-options-be-spartan-green-and-save-money-getting-campus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you considering commuting to campus for work or school, but unsure about your options? Would it be helpful to have more information so you can make a decision that fits your needs? Coming soon&hellip; <a class=\"continue\" href=\"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/?p=10850\">Continue Reading&#8230;<span> Commuting Options: Be \u201cSpartan Green\u201d and save money getting to campus<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"__cvm_playback_settings":[],"__cvm_video_id":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0},"categories":[6,1],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb1fcA-2P0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10850"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10850"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10850\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10850"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10850"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10850"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}