Now that those New Year’s resolutions are becoming a positive habit — you haven’t given them up already have you??? — we’re hoping that you’ll put using more alternative transportation on your list of things to do for 2009. To celebrate the new year, and give you some inspiration to think about other modes of transport while traveling, we’re hosting two separate contests. On iWend we want your best story about traveling by alternative transportation; the winner gets to design their own Timbuk2 bag. We’re also hoping you’ll submit your best alternative transportation shots to our Friday Photo contest.

And our Alternative Transportation Month wouldn’t be complete without a Wend story, which is why we’re bringing you The Commute is the Thing on podcast! Download it, put your mp3 player and your camera in your bag, hop on a bicycle, a rickshaw or whatever other transportation is around, and send your photos and stories our way!