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Happy #TransitThursday! It’s #dontdriveday! Tell us what did you do save on gas & clear the air? Charlotte region, don’t forget to register your commute deets at http://dontdriveday.org for a chance to win cool prizes! Looking for something to do at lunch? Use the Charlotte Bcycle at lunch; the $8 fee is waved today! Take lots of pics & share your stories using the hashtag #TransitThursdayHappy riding y’all! On Thursday, September 27th, Charlotte regional commuters can reduce traffic-related stress, SAVE GAS MONEY, and improve local air quality by trading in their solo commute to work for a cleaner commute method.  They could also win prizes donated by local businesses, including an Apple iPad! Everyday could be a Don’t Drive Day!  Eligible clean commutes to work are: Ride the Bus Carpool Telecommute Ride LYNX Walk Bike Vanpool REGISTER ON —> http://don’tdriveday.org for a chance to win: ·         GRAND PRIZE: an Apple iPad provided by N.C. Air Awareness; ·         A $100 Harris Teeter gift certificate donated by Harris Teeter (for first time clean commuters). ·         Two $50 Queen City Bicycles gift cards donated by Queen City Cycles;  or ·         A  1-year membership to Charlotte B-cycle bicycle sharing program donated by Alta Planning + Design, HEY COOL! Also, Charlotte B-cycle will waive the $8 daily membership fee for the B-cycle program in observance of Don’t Drive Day 2012! (overage charges will still apply to encourage people to “share” the bikes)     One of five high quality 100% cotton Charlotte Area Bicycle Alliance T-shirts, your choice of size and color. Details about Don’t Drive Day… Entries will only be accepted on http://dontdriveday.org from September 27 through noon on September 28, 2012.  One entry per participant.  Winners must live or work in the Charlotte non-attainment area which includes Cabarrus, Gaston, Iredell, Mecklenburg, Lincoln, Rowan, Union and York (SC) counties. For more information call Charlotte Area NC Air Awareness at 704-336-5430.

Happy #TransitThursday! It’s #dontdriveday! Tell us what did you do save on gas & clear the air?

Charlotte region, don’t forget to register your commute deets at http://dontdriveday.org for a chance to win cool prizes!

Looking for something to do at lunch? Use the Charlotte Bcycle at lunch; the $8 fee is waved today!

Take lots of pics & share your stories using the hashtag #TransitThursday
Happy riding y’all!

On Thursday, September 27th, Charlotte regional commuters can reduce traffic-related stress, SAVE GAS MONEY, and improve local air quality by trading in their solo commute to work for a cleaner commute method.  They could also win prizes donated by local businesses, including an Apple iPad!

Everyday could be a Don’t Drive Day! 

Eligible clean commutes to work are:
  • Ride the Bus
  • Carpool
  • Telecommute
  • Ride LYNX
  • Walk
  • Bike
  • Vanpool

REGISTER ON —> http://don’tdriveday.org for a chance to win:

·         GRAND PRIZE: an Apple iPad provided by N.C. Air Awareness;

·         A $100 Harris Teeter gift certificate donated by Harris Teeter (for first time clean commuters).

·         Two $50 Queen City Bicycles gift cards donated by Queen City Cycles;  or

·         A  1-year membership to Charlotte B-cycle bicycle sharing program donated by Alta Planning + Design,

HEY COOL!

Also, Charlotte B-cycle will waive the $8 daily membership fee for the B-cycle program in observance of Don’t Drive Day 2012!

(overage charges will still apply to encourage people to “share” the bikes)    

One of five high quality 100% cotton Charlotte Area Bicycle Alliance T-shirts, your choice of size and color.

Details about Don’t Drive Day…

Entries will only be accepted on http://dontdriveday.org from September 27 through noon on September 28, 2012.  One entry per participant. 

Winners must live or work in the Charlotte non-attainment area which includes Cabarrus, Gaston, Iredell, Mecklenburg, Lincoln, Rowan, Union and York (SC) counties.

For more information call Charlotte Area NC Air Awareness at 704-336-5430.

#ClearTheAir

Today was the kickoff for the Clear The Air Campaign. The Clear The Air Campaign is when we commit to changing our travel patterns to help clear the air of harmful pollutants from cars. These pollutants, when combined with sunlight and heat, contribute to the creation of ground-level ozone (that’s the “bad kind of ozone”).  


“Ground-level ozone does not come from tailpipes and smokestacks. Instead, it is a “secondary pollutant” — a byproduct of two other air pollutants, nitrogen oxides (NOx) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs or hydrocarbons). These pollutants, in turn, come from our vehicle emissions, industrial and utility plants and other sources.


Sunlight and warm temperatures drive NOx and VOCs to react to form ozone. That is why we see more ozone in the summer, especially in the afternoons and early evenings. The highest ozone levels usually occur from 2 to 7 p.m., primarily in the warmer weather months.  However, ozone can form at other times when the weather is unseasonably warm.


Exposure to air pollution affects every breath you take, your heart and your immune system. Ground-level ozone and particle pollution impact our health, our environment and our local economy.” Source: Clear the Air Campaign, Georgia.


The Clear the Air Campaign is a national program to encourage you to RIDE TRANSIT, bicycle, walk, telework/participate in a flexible/compressed work week schedule (when available), vanpool or carpool, carshare, trip chain, and/or e-travel on ozone action days; ozone action days are code orange, red or purple days. 


But how do you know when it’s an ozone action day? Well, aside from your daily weather forecasts available on Radio, TV or Internet Radio/TV, you can also check the North Carolina Department of Natural Resources North Carolina Air Quality Forecast Center. 

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