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Walk, ride a bike, carpool, or combine trips to reduce carbon emissions from driving. If you stopped driving just 20 extra miles per week for one year, you could save about 900 pounds of CO2.
Local errands account for roughly 24% of total driving. If 2/3 of these trips were done by bike, foot or bus, the average driver would save about $450, 140 gallons of gas & 1.5 tons of CO2. On top of the financial and environmental savings, the bus, light rail and subway are great places to meet people. Walking, biking and carpooling encourages community and relationship.
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thecitizen
I've taken this one step further: Sell the Car Completely. Way better. Saves on Car Insuranc... -
kalleflower
check out dividetheride.com to find people in your area who want to carpool! -
thecitizen
I'd like to see much development of this solution. It should probably be two solutions: 1) ...
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thecitizen says:
I've taken this one step further: Sell the Car Completely. Way better. Saves on Car Insurance, Parking Tickets, Registration, Gas, Carwashes etc. etc.
posted 04/11/09 at 09:56 PM
kalleflower says:
check out dividetheride.com to find people in your area who want to carpool!
posted 07/03/08 at 09:44 PM
thecitizen says:
I'd like to see much development of this solution. It should probably be two solutions:
1) Walk Instead of Driving
2) Bike Instead of Driving
posted 06/10/08 at 03:14 AM
ochs11 says:
As a commuter bicycler in Chicago the most handy tool has been the city's bike maps and bike & ride information. http://egov.cityofchicago.org/city/webportal/portalEntityHomeAction.do?BV_SessionID=@@@@0320767930.1211565579@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccccadeeeiihdljcefecelldffhdfhg.0&entityName=Chicago+Bike+Program&entityNameEnumValue=127
This is a nice model for those municipalities with an underdeveloped program.
posted 05/23/08 at 02:08 PM
nebsch says:
Too much work to ride to work, try bringing your bike with your car then ride home after work. Ride in the next morning and alternate. Riding a bike home is a great way to unwind, and it's a great start to your day.
posted 09/12/07 at 06:10 PM