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When I chose to attend Wayne State in 2017, I knew that I’d be moving to campus to live without a car. While my friends, parents, and grandparents questioned my decision continuously, I was confident: the Q-Line had just opened, MoGo was launching, and if all else failed, I figured I could give DDOT and SMART a try.

Within the first day of living on campus, I had ridden the Q-Line downtown and bought a MoGo Annual Pass. Shortly after that, I started using MoGo to ride to the nearest Q-Line or DDOT stop, and I never had to walk more than a block in between.

Soon after, my roommate and I were taking MoGo everywhere we went; even if it was only three blocks, we’d grab MoGos before we’d choose to walk.

For three years, I got everywhere on a MoGo, whether it was 20 degrees and snowing or 90 degrees with clear skies. MoGo saved me thousands of dollars on would-be car payments and gas money and, perhaps most importantly, reduced my personal emissions output immeasurably.

When I was in college, I rallied friends time and time again to MoGo with me rather than driving. Now, as MoGo’s Director of Marketing and Community Outreach, I tell people that they should MoGo on a daily basis. If you’ve seen any of MoGo’s social media (which you should; follow MoGo on all platforms @MoGoDetroit), that’s me putting my best foot forward to share why MoGo is Metro Detroit’s premier way to get around.

If you don’t follow us on social media, I’ll sum it up for you:

• MoGo has 75 stations in six cities, with over 650 bikes (80 of which are e-bikes)
  • A great deal of Metro Detroit destinations, whether as a student, young professional, or resident, are accessible using MoGo’s system.
• An Annual Pass costs only a little more than a tank of gas right now
  • $90 for the year or $20 for the month. If you think you’re going to take more than a few rides this year, I’d go straight to the Annual Pass.
• Biking is good for your physical health, your mental health, and the environment
  • People use MoGo to go places, to exercise, or just to take a break. I know that a 15-minute MoGo ride in the middle of the workday can change how I feel for the rest of the day, and sometimes the rest of the week!
• Since you read this far, you get a discount! Get a MoGo Monthly for 25% off using the code LETSDBLOGMONTH or an Annual Pass for 25% off using the code LETSDBLOGANNUAL, and tag @MoGoDetroit on social media when you take your first ride!

Written by Jeremy Rosenberg, MoGo