280 Columbine Street
Suite 306
Denver, CO 80206
p. 303.377.7086
f. 303.355.9194
info@transolutions.org
Join Whole Foods Market Cherry Creek and The Cherry Creek Bike Rack from 6:30 until 10 AM on Fillmore Plaza (between 1st and 2nd Avenues) in Cherry Creek. Stop by to enjoy free food and drinks, including breakfast burritos and Allegro coffee from Whole Foods Market Cherry Creek, cycling prizes from Cherry Creek merchants and more!
We'll also be announcing our grand prize winner for Commuter Challenge!
Join Transportation Solutions and the DU Commute Club at our free on-campus Breakfast Station featuring Einstein Bros Bagels and Kaladi Brothers Coffee for all staff and faculty who ride their bikes to work. Faculty and staff are encouraged to enjoy the weather, get some exercise, and explore an alternate and sustainable method of traveling to work.
The Breakfast Station will be open from 6:30 to 9 AM on the Campus Green in front of the entrance to Driscoll North. In addition to free food and transportation information, DU Campus Safety will be on hand to register bikes and sell bike locks.
Don't forget to sign up for the DU team at the regional Bike to Work Day website: http://www.drcog.org/btwd2009. All cyclists who register on the website are also entered to win regional Bike to Work Day prizes. We can’t wait to see you there!
The City of Denver has released the long-awaited Denver Strategic Transportation Plan (STP). The STP is a a multimodal transportation plan initiated by the Denver Department of Public Works, with support from other city agencies and interested stakeholders, to understand and address the current and future transportation needs of the City and County of Denver. The STP also serves as a unique and innovative approach to identifying future system needs and community values, and provides a method to incorporate them into future transportation decisions and solutions. The plan may be viewed at www.KeepDenverMoving.com.
Another Share a Cycle year has passed. Thanks to the generosity of Denver area families, we collected nearly 100 used bikes in 2008! Most bikes have been picked up by local kids served by Denver Kids, Inc . Remaining bikes will be given to The Bike Depot in Park Hill to be distributed to additional families. Thanks to everyone who supported the 2008 program and to the mechanics at The Cherry Creek Bike Rack and Campus Cycles for donating time and supplies to refurbish and clean up donated bikes!
According to a recent survey sponsored by the National Association of Realtors and Smart Growth America...
75% of those polled said that improving public transportation and building communities that don't require as much driving were better long-term solutions for reducing traffic. Only 21% said that building new roads provided the best solution.
Americans are more concerned than ever about the impact of growth and development on the changing climate. Nearly 90% believe new communities should be designed so we can walk more and drive less, and that public transportation should be improved and accessible.
At 84% against, Americans are overwhelmingly opposed to the privatization of public roads and highways.
80% prefer redeveloping our older, existing urban and suburban areas rather than building new housing and commercial development at the edges of our existing suburbs.
The 2007 Growth and Transportation Survey was conducted by telephone among 1,000 adults living in the United States in October 2007. The study has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.
For more information, visit http://www.smartgrowthamerica.org/narsgareport2007.html
Check out WalkScore to see how your neighborhood stacks up. WalkScore uses Google Maps to rate addresses based on proximity and walkability to a variety of amenities, including grocery stores, restaurants, schools, parks and a variety of others.
Climate change is a "hot" topic in the media, among the public, and at all levels of government.
So with all this discussion, what can you, as an individual, do to reduce your impact on global warming?
Individuals can have the biggest impact by changing their transportation behavior. It is estimated that one third of greenhouse gases produced in the US are from cars and trucks. With more registered personal vehicles than licensed drivers, Americans drove over 2.9 trillion miles in 2005, and now make an average of 3.4 vehicle trips per day--largely to destinations within one mile.
So what can you do? Try an alternate form of transportation just one a week--carpool, telework, use transit, bike or walk. For more ideas on how you can make a difference, click here .