Conquer the Cold commuting pulls in record number of participants

Now entering its third year, Ann Arbor's getDowntown commuter challenge has registered more than 500 people to commit to winter weather non-automotive commutes in the month of January.

According to getDowntown's Business Services Director Nancy Shore the current stats are:

413 people have logged at least 1 commute so far
2,885 commutes have been logged in total
Most popular types of commutes logged: Walk, Walk & Bus.

Check out the photo documentation of getDowntown's Facebook page. And check out the inspirational comics drawn by local artist Bruce Worden here
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