Green Teams

Here are the web references for the transportation chapter of the Green Teams. These links are layed out in the same order as in the transportation chapter and include most if not all the URLs mentioned in the workbook, plus many additional links . Please let me know if you find any other useful or broken links as we are always looking to provide good up to date information. Please send links or comments to David Coale at

Last update 11-15-05.

Transportation

Green Step 1: The Transportation Audit

For those of you that are into the numbers, here is an excel spreadsheet to help you with the transportation audit. Remember, no cheating. Fill out the before sheet before you take any transit actions. This will also give you the best before and after numbers.

Green Step 2: Share a Ride

511 Rideshare for Bay Area Commuters can match you up with others that want to share a ride - carpool, Van pool, bike ride or bike/carpool. You can match for the whole week or just one day; whatever works best for you. They have info on carpools to BART and even carpools for skiing. Check it out.

Employer Ride share information Rides also has information for employers to promote ride sharing and what incentives are available.

East Bay Casual Carpooling East Bay commuters use casual carpools to make use of carpool lanes and cross the Bay bridge for free. Check the web site for pick up and drop off points

Greenbelt Alliance Outings Greenbelt outings are hikes, bike rides and tours that provide a fun way to become acquainted with Bay Area open space. They also offer tours of urban areas that showcase good examples of infill development, affordable housing, transit-oriented development, and urban revitalization in existing Bay Area communities.

Green Step 3: Take Transit

Bay Area Travel Guide This web site has it all: public transit, ride sharing, traffic reports, trip planning, bicycling and more. It is a web site and a phone number - 511. Find out information on FasTrack, TransLink, Carsharing and more.

Bay Area Travel Guide - Transit This web site is similar to the one above but focuses on public transit: schedules, rout maps, fares, trip planning and more.

Public Transit Resources. Link directly to transit providers:

AC Transit, East bay buses
BART
CalTrain and SamTrans, San Mateo County
Golden Gate Transit, SF, Marin, Sonoma
MUNI, SF buses
VTA, Santa Clara County

California Transit Links For a complete listing of all transit services in California, this is the web site. It includes links to bus, trains, ferries, light rail, shuttle services and more.

Take transit to Recreation Leave the car at home and take transit to your favorite place. This web site lists popular destinations for recreation that you can get to on public transit.

Transportation and Land Use Coalition Get more involved. TALC is a partnership of over 90 groups working for a sustainable and socially just Bay Area. We envision a region with healthy, vibrant, walkable communities that provide all residents with transportation choices and affordable housing. TALC analyzes county and regional policies, works with community groups to develop alternatives, and coordinates grassroots campaigns.

Metropolitan Transportation Commission The MTC is the transportation planning, financing and coordinating agency for the nine-county Bay Area. All state and federal spending plans for transportation must be coordinated by the MTC.

Urban Ecology uses urban design, land use planning and policy reform to help people plan and build communities that are ecologically healthy, socially just, and economically fair.

Green Step 4: Walk or Bike

Bay Area Bicycling Transit Guide Here you will find route maps, locations of lockers and racks, information on how to take your bike on public transit and across Bay Area toll bridges, how to ride safely in traffic, tips on commuting, bicycle resources and more.

Bicycling Coalitions This web page lists bike coalitions though out the Bay Area that acts for bicycle education and advocacy, dealing with broad issues that increase the use of bicycles for transportation and recreation.

City Carshare Car-sharing allows you to use a car when you need it without incurring the fixed costs of ownership. City CarShare provides a network of vehicles parked in neighborhoods throughout San Francisco, the East Bay, and the Peninsula.

Pedal Express Pedal Express has been providing zero-pollution delivery solutions for people and businesses in the East Bay since 1994. We offer competitive rates. So for your next delivery, make a difference for community, for quality of life, and for the planet.

Green Step 6: Drive Smart

Bay Area Travel Guide traffic reports This site has traffic reports, traffic maps/speed indicators, road cams, CHP reports, and more.

KCBS Radio traffic reports This site has traffic reports, traffic maps/speed indicators, road cams, CHP reports, and more.

Green Step 8: Buy Alternate Power

Environmental Guide to Cars and Trucks You can find out about many cars and trucks and how clean they are and more.

Fuel Economy Find out and compare fuel economy, air pollution and CO2 output of any new or used car. This site also includes safety information and info on hybrids and fuel cells and how they work.

Drive Clean has lots of info on electric, hybrid, fuel-cell and alternative fueled cars as well as cleaner gas cars.

Alternatives Fuels Data Center has lots of info on alternative fuel cars: electric, fuel-cell, natural gas, bio-diesel, ethanol and more with a good FAQ and buy's guide.

California Air Resources Board Find out how your car is rated and what that means. ULEV, SULEV, PZEV and AT-PZEV and how this is different for cars and SUVs.

EV World Lots of information about EV including a very complete links page .

Electric Auto Association Lots of information about EVs including links to local chapters in the Bay Area .

National Biodiesel Board Lots of information about biodiesel, biodiesel basics, FAQ, where to buy, and more.

Green Step 9: Spare the Air

Spare the Air Good information about air pollution, its health effects, pollution prevention, personal clean air tips, and a variety of other educational resources. You can also sign up for notification of Spare the Air days and what to do about them.

Bay Area Air Quality Management District The BAAQMD has more information than you will ever want to know about air quality and regulations in the Bay Area.

Vehicle Buy Back Program On of the best ways to clean up the air is to get rid of the worst offenders, older cars. If you car a 1985 or older model in working condition you may be able to get $650 for it from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District. Follow the above link to find out more.

Web Resources: Waste Chemicals Energy Transport Water Community

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