GREEN COMMUTE CHALLENGE
2012 Contest Results
Results will be posted on this page and on the RideShare Facebook page every week during the Green Commute Challenge.
RideShare emails a weekly update on Friday afternoons to all employer administrators to pass on to their teams. The updates include a list of prize winners, a tally of team points in each size category, a summary of miles and emissions reduced to date, and an educational factoid about alternative transportation and air quality.
Team Totals
Here are the final team standings for the 2012 Green Commute Challenge.
Small Employers
| 1 | Rees Masilionis Turley Architecture | 7,466 |
| 2 | Helix/Architecture + Design | 6,995 |
| 3 | Mid-America Regional Council*** | 6,125 |
| 4 | AECOM | 5,874 |
| 5 | Midwest Public Risk | 2,942 |
| 6 | Crawford Architects | 2,625 |
| 7 | Gastinger Walker Harden + BeeTriplett | 1,171 |
| 8 | Kansas City Kansas Pubilc Library | 803 |
| 9 | City of Mission | 354 |
| 10 | Greenability Magazine | 184 |
| 11 | Foth | 178 |
*** Mid-America Regional Council is not eligible to win.
Medium Employers
| 1 | Stinson Morrison Hecker | 15,078 |
| 2 | MRIGlobal | 9,240 |
| 3 | City of Shawnee | 5,063 |
| 4 | National Benefits Center | 4,609 |
| 5 | City of Overland Park | 3,281 |
| 6 | Kansas City Area Transportation Authority | 2,549 |
| 7 | City of Lenexa | 1,439 |
| 8 | Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City | 17 |
Large Employers
| 1 | UMB Bank | 84,890 |
| 2 | Commerce Bank | 82,850 |
| 3 | City of Kansas City | 25,267 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield | 14,954 |
| 5 | Sprint | 10,244 |
| 6 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 8,795 |
| 7 | Johnson County Community College | 7,052 |
| 8 | Hallmark | 6,238 |
| 9 | State Street | 5,080 |
| 10 | Johnson County | 27 |
Team Totals by Industry
| Architecture/Engineering/Construction | ||
| 1 | Rees Masilionis Turley Architecture | 7,466 |
| 2 | Helix | 6,995 |
| 3 | AECOM | 5,874 |
| 4 | Crawford | 2,625 |
| 5 | Gastinger Walker Harden + BeeTriplett Buck | 1,171 |
| 6 | Foth | 178 |
| Government/Public Services | ||
| 1 | City of Kansas City, Mo. | 25,267 |
| 2 | Mid-America Regional Council | 6,125 |
| 3 | City of Shawnee | 5,063 |
| 4 | National Benefits Center | 4,609 |
| 5 | City of Overland Park | 3,281 |
| 6 | Kansas City Area Transportation Authority | 2,549 |
| 7 | City of Lenexa | 1,439 |
| 8 | City of Mission | 354 |
| 9 | Johnson County Government | 27 |
| Insurance/Legal | ||
| 1 | Stinson Morrison Hecker | 15,078 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield | 14,954 |
| 3 | Midwest Public Risk | 2,942 |
| Banking/Financial Services | ||
| 1 | UMB Bank | 87,265 |
| 2 | Commerce Bank | 85,457 |
| 3 | State Street | 5,080 |
| 4 | Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City | 17 |
| Education/Nonprofit/Research | ||
| 1 | MRIGlobal | 9,240 |
| 2 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 8,795 |
| 3 | Johnson County Community College | 7,052 |
| 4 | KCK Public Library | 803 |
| 5 | Greenability Magazine | 184 |
| Corporate/Retail | ||
| 1 | Sprint | 10,244 |
| 2 | Hallmark | 6,238 |
Prizes
Weekly
- Monday, July 9
LaTess Johnson, Commerce Bank (bus) - Tuesday, July 10
Mark Ruhl, State Street (telecommute) - Wednesday, July 11
Cale Sadowski, Helix/Architecture + Design (carpooler) - Thursday, July 12
John Tesar, UMB Bank (bike) - Friday, July 13
Bryan Beck, Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (bus) - Monday, July 16
Stacie Babilon, University of Missouri – Kansas City (carpool) - Tuesday, July 17
Frank Williamson, Stinson Morrison Hecker (bus) - Wednesday, July 18
Erin Stork, Helix/Architecture + Design (walk) - Thursday, July 19
Robin Russell, Blue Cross Blue Shield (carpool) - Friday, July 20
Matt McKinley, City of Kansas City, Mo. (bus, carpool) - Monday, July 23
Irene Coe, Stinson Morrison Hecker (bus) - Tuesday, July 24
Nikki Guillot, City of Lenexa (bus) - Wednesday, July 25
Karin Behnk, UMB Bank (bus) - Thursday, July 26
Brian Symons, Foth (bicyclist, carpool) - Friday, July 27
Denise Moore, Johnson County Community College (bus, carpool) - Monday, July 30
Patty Hilderbrand, city of Kansas City (bus) - Tuesday, July 31
Ken Bilderback, city of Overland Park (bike) - Wednesday, Aug. 1
Scott Klamm, MRIGlobal (bus) - Thursday, Aug. 2
Theresa Richardson, Sprint (telecommute) - Friday, Aug. 3
Janet Rush, UMB Bank (carpool) - Monday, August 6
Robert Cantin, Blue Cross Blue Shield (bus) - Tuesday, August 7
Matt Koch, AECOM (telecommute) - Wednesday, August 8
Cody Hickman, Commerce Bank (walk and bicycle) - Thursday, August 9
Jennifer Crabaugh, Sprint (carpool) - Friday, August 10
Patsy Whalen, Stinson Morrison Hecker (bus) - Monday, August 13
Daniel Cummins, University of Missouri – Kansas City (bike, bus) - Tuesday, August 14
Stephen Thompson, City of Shawnee (bike) - Wednesday, August 15
Lisa Cummings, City of Lenexa (carpool) - Thursday, August 16
Shawn Kalmus, AECOM (bike, walk) - Friday, August 17
Cecilia Gonzalez, Hallmark (bus) - Monday, August 20
Jutatip Noltensmeyer, Commerce Bank (bus and carpool) - Tuesday, August 21
Sally Anderson, Hallmark (carpool) - Wednesday, August 22
Thomas Haynes, UMB Bank (walk) - Thursday, August 23
Julie Kurtz, Gastinger Walker Harden Architects (carpool) - Friday, August 24
Laura Luckert, MRIGlobal (bike and walk) - Monday, August 27
Jill Marcote, Blue Cross Blue Shield (telecommute) - Tuesday, August 28
Danielle Zeigler, City of Overland Park (carpool) - Wednesday, August 29
Irene Lacy, City of Kansas City (bus) - Thursday, August 30
John Davis, Sprint (bicycle) - Friday, August 31
Beth Fry, AECOM (bus) - Tuesday, September 4
Trent Gareis, Crawford Architects (walk) - Wednesday, September 5
Doris Lueckenotte, Stinson Morrison Hecker (bus) - Thursday, September 6
Vickie Miller, National Benefit Life (bus) - Friday, September 7
James Weston, UMB (bus) - Monday, September 10
Tom Berdych, UMB Bank (carpool) - Tuesday, September 11
Maria Harris, State Street (Carpool) - Wednesday, September 12
Beth Ott, Crawford Architects (carpool) - Thursday, September 13
Alicen Lundberg, University of Missouri — Kansas City (carpool) - Friday, September 14
Keith Campbell, City of Shawnee (carpool) - Monday, September 17
Caryn Whitmore, City of Kansas City, Mo. (carpool) - Tuesday, September 18
Mark Miller, National Benefits Center (carpool) - Wednesday, September 19
Diane O'Neill, Hallmark (bus) - Thursday, September 20
Donna Cunningham, City of Kansas City, Mo. (carpool) - Friday, September 21
Melissa Murray, Commerce Bank (bus) - Monday, September 24
Phillip Schwegler, MRIGlobal (bicycle) - Tuesday, September 25
Diana Arcila, UMB (carpool, bus) - Wednesday, September 26
Donna Alexander, Stinson Morrison Hecker (carpool) - Thursday, September 27
Robert Rose, Blue Cross Blue Shield (bus) - Friday, September 28
Kenny Miller, Rees Masilionis Turley Architecture (carpool)
july Monthly
- No-spill gas can and charcoal chimney
Rusty Grissum, UMB Bank (bus) - No-spill gas can and charcoal chimney
Frank Riott, Hallmark (bike) - No-spill gas can and charcoal chimney
Gerald Shechter, City of Kansas City (walk, bus, bike) - $100 Visa gift card
Kevin Messick, City of Shawnee (carpool) - Goal Zero solar-powered charging kit
Nina Paul, Commerce Bank (bus)
august Monthly
- Kindle Fire
Buddy Winheim, MRI Global (carpool) - $100 KC Original Gift Card
Brenda Martinez-Geers, UMB Bank (bus) - $200 Amtrak Gift Card
Robin Roberts, Commerce Bank (bus, telecommute) - $100 Visa gift card
Cemal Gungor, City of Kansas City (bus)
september Monthly
- Garmin Edge
Ronald Benedict, Blue Cross Blue Shield (bus) - $300 Gift Certificate to local YMCA
Jere Sellers, Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP (walk) - $200 Visa Gift Card
Austin Herndon, Rees Masilionis Turley Architects (carpool)
OUR IMPACT
The Green Commute Challenge ended on Sept. 28, 2012, with 30 teams and 970 participants who:
- Reduced their driving by 796,678 miles
- Prevented 768,589 pounds of emissions
- Saved $167,302 in driving costs


