The bottom line: If you have a go!pass, you can now get $5 off any fall ’09 session class at the Ann Arbor School of Yoga.  Read on for details, or just go and get your discount!

When it comes to exercise, I can be a little lazy.  You see, I used to take a yoga class on Packard.  It would take me about 15 minutes to bike to that class after work and then 25 minutes to get home after the class.   This trek got a little less pleasant as fall became winter and I was biking in the snow.

Then I discovered the Ann Arbor School of Yoga, located on Huron Street right across from the Ann Arbor YMCA.

Now I can easily  bike to my Yoga class after work and then get home in less that 10 minutes.

If you work downtown and are time conscious like me, but also want to do something great for your body, I highly recommend checking out the Ann Arbor School of Yoga (AASY).

To help sweeten the deal, AASY Instructor Laurie Blakeney is offering all current go!pass holders $5 off any fall session class. Just tell her you have a go!pass for the discount.

This fall, Laurie is offering a variety of classes from early morning, to lunch time, to evening.  Click here for the schedule.

If you want to check out a free class, come to an Open House either Wednesday, Sept 9th or Thursday Sept 10th from 5:30-7:30pm.

Every year I take a trip to the Association for Commuter Transportation Conference.  This is an awesome conference for people all over the country who specialize in Transportation Demand Management (TDM).

In 2007, the conference was in Seattle.  In 2008 it was in Atlanta.

This year, the conference is in D.C., which is where I am from originally (well, Montgomery Village, actually).

It’s been a really great experience coming back to D.C., especially from a transportation point of view.  Some of the highlights so far:

• D.C. has a bike sharing program and I saw one of the stations at Dupot Circle.  It looks pretty straightforward with a electronic display.  I’ll have to keep an eye out to see them in use.
• D.C. also now has a circulator bus.  I’ll be interested in checking it out since we just decided to suspend the Link for a while here in Ann Arbor.  Obviously, it will be a whole different situation being in such a big city than it is in Ann Arbor.
• I love all of the people everywhere!  That’s the cool thing about cities.  And something I always am amazed at in Ann Arbor.

Well I’m off to check out Arlington’s commuter services this afternoon.  They are supposed to have a phenomenal plan.  Maybe I’ll blog about it when I get back.