Ride Free all Week on the Mountain Line. Mountain Line buses will operate FREE OF CHARGE on all routes during BWBW. “Give transit a try – on us.”Mountain Line. Ray Hoff. 543-8386.
Transfer Center Information Services. Tues – Fri, 8am – 5pm. Mountain Line employees will be available to answer questions regarding routes and schedules in the Mountain Line Transfer Center. Mountain Line. Ray Hoff. 543-8386.
Mountain Line Senior Challenge. Senior Citizens who ride the Mountain Line during BWBW can win. Pick up an orange raffle ticket from your driver, fill it in and drop it in the container on your bus or in the transfer center. Winners will be drawn on April 28 for gift certificates. Missoula in Motion and Mountain Line. 258-4961.
Ride to Win on Mountain Line. Ride the Mountain Line during BWBW and win. Just pick up a beige raffle ticket from your driver, fill it in and drop it in the container on your bus or in the transfer center. Winners will be drawn daily for a gift certificate. Missoula in Motion and Mountain Line. 258-4961.
City Council Rides the Bus Challenge. Council members Dave Strohmaier and Jason Wiener will be traveling all week by bike, bus, and on foot. They challenge all ten other council members to give it a try. To prepare for BWBW, there will be a special presentation on Google Transit’s guide to Mountain Line during Council on Monday April 14th. Each Council member will be provided with customized instructions on taking transit to committee meetings on the Wed, 4-23. Dave Strohmaier (327-8911) or Jason Wiener (542-3232).
On MCAT. Watch for special BWBW programming on MCAT, Bresnan Cable Channel 7. See www.mcat.org for a schedule or call 542-6228.
Good Food Store: non-polluter commuter deals. For anyone biking/walking/busing to Good Food Store, receive a treat: See daily listings. Jennifer Marrow. 541-3663.
Blue Bike Special. Mon–Sat, 8:00 am - 8:00 pm. Sun, 12:00 - 6:00 pm. At the Currents Aquatic Center in McCormick Park, grab a Blue Bike, free for the day. Enjoy cruising around town on the Parks and Rec free Dasani blue bikes. Missoula Parks and Recreation Dept. Jason. 552-6271.
Bike Tool/ Bottle Giveaway. All week. REI will give bike tire levers or water bottles to customers who bike, walk, or bus to the store. 2230 North Reserve Street. Ryan. 829-0432.
Raffle for a Camelback. Customers who bike or bus to PIPESTONE MOUNTAINEERING during BWBW will receive a ticket for a raffle for a FREE Camelback given away on Saturday April 28th. Pipestone Mountaineering 129 West Front. Jim Wilson or Dave. 721-1670.
Free Bike-Cart Flower Delivery. Free flower delivery within the radius of the bike delivery cart during BWBW. BITTERROOT FLOWER SHOP. 811 South Higgins. Wendell Guthrie. 542-0309.
Missoula Art Museum. Sat, 4/19, and Tues - Sat, 11am to 5pm. First 10 bike/walk/busers each day to MAM receive a customized Bernice’s 2008 Dayplanner—good for a free cup of coffee at Bernice’s in honor of her 30th Birthday. Bike/walk/busers can enter raffle for a MAM Travelon/Gamelon t-shirt and receive 10%discount on art books all week! Raffle drawing Sat, 4-26, 3pm. Meredith. 728-0447.
Bike Walk Bus to the Co-op! Tues – Fri, 12:00 - 7:00 pm, Sat, 10:00 - 3:00 pm. Check out the Missoula Community Co-op at 1500 Burns St. If you walk, bike, or bus to the Co-op, new members get $10 off the membership cost and current members receive 1/2 price of a Co-op t-shirt. Meredith. 327-0123.
2 for 1 Admission to Children’s Museum. Choose sustainable transportation as your way to the Missoula Children’s Museum during BWBW and receive 2 admissions for the price of 1. Children will receive a free friend pass. 225 W. Front. Stacy. 541-7529.
Free Dog Treats! All day, all week. Every dog owner who bikes or walks to either location of GO FETCH! will receive free treats worth $1.00. Go Fetch! 627 Woody and 517 S. Higgins. Scott. 728-2275.
Bernice’s Deals for Alternative Wheels. Mon - Fri, 6:00 – 10:00am. Receive your free customized Bernice’s 2008 Dayplanner at the Missoula Art Museum and bring it in to Bernice’s for a free cup of coffee! Christine. 728-1358.
Meadowsweet’s Annual 10% off. Mon – Fri, 10:00am – 6:00pm. Sat, 11:00am – 5:00pm. 10% off anything in the store for alternate mode travelers. Meadowsweet Herbs. 180 S. Third West. Elaine. 728-0543.
Visibility Bling. 20% off custom-made products and services which will make you more visible and SAFER when you’re walking, biking, or waiting for the bus. May include leg wraps, arm bands, and vests. All are retroreflective. Walk and bike more. Call to order. Sponsored by Luminata Visibility Bling. Molly. 721-6309.
Ride a Bike to Ride a Pony. 11:00am – 5:30pm. Anyone who bikes, walks or buses to the CAROUSEL this week is eligible for one free ride per day. A Carousel For Missoula. 101 Carousel Drive, Caras Park. Theresa Cox. 549-8382.
Walk N Roll Week. Mon – Fri 7:30am – 1:30pm. ASUM Transportation’s incentive program for The University of Montana as part of Missoula’s BWBW. Volunteers will hand out buttons and raffle tickets at UM entrances and bus stops to those traveling to the U in any way other than driving alone. Raffle (Friday noon) prizes include a Cruiser bike, bike trailer, lights, and shirts. See also Friday listing. Nancy Wilson. 243-4599.
Downtown Architectural Treasure Hunt. Participants get a coupon for $5.00 off the next First Night Missoula button. Self-guided treasure hunt for architectural elements in Missoula’s downtown. Pick up your treasure hunt game sheet at the Missoula Cultural Council (217 E. Front), Missoula in Motion (127 W. Spruce), or OPG (City Hall). Co-sponsored by these groups and the Missoula Historic Preservation Commission. 258-4706.
BWBW at Montana Natural History Center. Sat, 12:00 – 4:00pm, Tues – Fri, 12:00 - 5:00pm. Free admission and free copy of Montana Naturalist Magazine to bike/walk/busers during business hours. 120 Hickory Street. Lisa. 327-0405.
Free Admission to the Historical Museum. Tues – Sat, 10:00am – 5:00pm. Sun, 12:00 – 5:00pm. Free admission for anyone who walks, bikes, rolls, or rides the bus to the Historical Museum at Fort Missoula. Enjoy the new exhibit “Unintended Consequences: The 1918 Flu and World War I” Building 322, Fort Missoula. Bob Brown. 728-3476.
Half price on bike maps and bike licenses. Register your bike at half price Mon -Fri, 8am - 5pm. Only at the City Treasurer’s Office in City Hall. Phil Smith. 552-6352.
GUTS! Girls Sustainable Transportation Art Project. All week, throughout town. Look for art created by the GUTS! (Girls Using Their Strengths!) program of the YWCA all over town, designed to raise awareness about the importance of sustainable transportation. As a community service project, the girls will be making posters and cards that can be given out at participating businesses and hung up in bus shelters. Kim or Jan. 543-6691.
Lewis and Clark – BWBW Celebration. Tues – Fri. Walking school buses on the 4 traditional routes. Kick-off of new “park n walk” program. Raffle all week with drawing on Friday for students who get to school under their own power. James. 721-6855.
Franklin – Walking School Bus and more. A “motorless” bus run by parents, that gets children walking to school safely, will run Tues and Thurs morning of BWBW. Walking laps around school Mon and Fri. Wed neighborhood ride/walk after school. See daily listings. Sue Black. 728-2400 x 4216.
Rattlesnake – Passports to a Healthy Lifestyle. Students receive a stamp for each day they arrive at school by walking, biking, busing, or carpooling to school. Students with five stamps at the end of the week will be entered in a drawing for a prize. Rhonda. 728-2400 x4523.
Lowell –Unique events to encourage walking/biking to school. See daily listings. Jen. 543-6215.
Russell – walking school bus on Wednesday only. See Wednesday listing.
Paxson – walking school bus on Wednesday only. Bike ride Thursday. See daily listings.
Willard - 5th Annual Free Bike Safety Check and Tune-Up. Mon - Fri, 9:20 - 11:00am. Willard School Chain Links bicycle mechanics program will provide free safety inspections and basic tune-ups for anyone in the community all week. Willard School Chain Links. Vanessa. 529-6642.Missoula International School. All week. Missoula International School will give out stamps to all their staff and families who use alternative transportation during BWBW. Those with all 5 stamps will be entered in a drawing for special prizes. Eden. 542-9924.
High Schools: COMMOTION Challenge – Live Free or Drive. All week long. Hellgate, Sentinel, Willard, Big Sky, and Loyola high school students who bike, walk, bus, or carpool during BWBW will be entered to win awesome prizes like bikes, movie tickets, and more. Will award prizes to schools which have the highest percentage in their size category. Volunteers within each school will be helping students map out their sustainable transportation route. Sponsored by COMMOTION and Missoula in Motion. Roxy. 258-4962.