Events

Join getDowntown and the Ann Arbor District Library (AADL) to create a winter simmer pot that will make your home smell amazing. AADL is providing ingredients and recipes to create winter simmer pots. getDowntown will provide sustainable transportation resources, tips and tricks on staying warm while traveling in winter, and hot chocolate. Join us on Saturday, February 7 from 2 - 3:30pm in the Downtown Library's Lower Level Program Room.

Celebrate reaching the midpoint of the Conquer the Cold winter sustainable transportation challenge!

Best Challenge in Years!

Engagement for the 2025 Commuter Challenge exceeded recent years’ achievements! 

We are pleased to announce that 644 people logged 12,356 sustainable commutes during this year’s Commuter Challenge, which ran from May 1 – May 31. The challenge inspired commuters travelling to and within the Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti areas to choose sustainable transportation options, such as walking, biking, carpooling, or taking the bus, to get to work. 

The Conquer the Cold challenge ran January 20 – February 20. During this time, 375 participants recorded 12,949 trips covering 40,188 miles without driving alone. Using alternative transportation for these trips saved participants from having to purchase an estimated 3,031 gallons of gas.  

Challenge complete! 

Commuter Challenge participants went above and beyond this year in finding sustainable ways to get to work! During the 2024 Commuter Challenge, which ran May 1 – 31, more than 450 people logged nearly 10,000 sustainable commutes. The challenge inspired people working in Ann Arbor to use sustainable transportation options to get to work, like walking, biking, carpooling, or taking the bus.