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Transportation points

Transportation Challenge #2

Challenge Instructions

Give a boost to local efforts helping make VT transportation healthier, more convenient, and less expensive!

Numbers, Numbers, Numbers

Did you know that, on average, 25 percent of car trips are less than 1 mile and 40 percent are less than 2 miles? This little stat makes the option to walk or bike seem a little easier than we might think!

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Why?

Numbers matter when you're trying to really move the needle on transportation issues. Your personal choices might only seem like a drop in the bucket, but individual actions can amplify pretty quickly! After all, raindrops may be tiny, but they when they join up and flow together they can transform the landscape in powerful ways. This challenge is a way to make a meaningful mobility difference!

How?

Learn about out one of the initiatives in the Resources section. They're all free, have prizes, and are probably things you'd like to do anyway!
Pick one (or more!) and sign-up. Given the choices, there should be something for everyone.
In the box below, say which one(s) you picked, and why!

Alternative

Don't live in Vermont?

Don't fret! There's probably a program in your area that you could help move the needle on, including national versions of the some of the VT efforts above:

The National Bike Challenge: Make Every Day Count
Safe Routes to School programs are available across the country.
Pick one to sign-up with and share which one and why!

Resources

For Anybody:

Join Vermont's team in the National Bike Challenge.

Team Vermont won in 2013!
It's low stress and super easy: FAQ

Workplaces

Join the bike challenge above, or:

Way to Go VT: Reclaim your ride.

2-Week Smart Trip Challenge (with PRIZES!!)
May 4th-15th, 2015

Schools

There are special school tracks in both the National Bike Challenge and Way to Go.

Vermont Walk & Roll to School Day and Intergenerational Walk

May 6th is National Bike to School Day
Everything you need to know get started with Safe Routes to School

Challenge Complete

Challenge:

Give a boost to local efforts helping make VT transportation healthier, more convenient, and less expensive!

Each year I sign up individually for the Way to Go VT Challenge and manage the Skirack/Patagonia Burlington Team, encouraging co-workers to sign up and participate.

Here's another image from the Skirack #GoByBike sticker series