#TransitThursday Celebrate Moms in Transit!
This Sunday is Mother’s Day!
((hint)) ((hint)) if you haven’t bought your mother’s day card yet.
Many of our moms, sisters, aunts, cousins, friends that are moms rely on transit every day. So I thought, what a better way to celebrate transit this #TransitThursday than to celebrate the many Moms in Transit!
Some moms in transit even blog about their experiences, like Carla Saulter AKA @SeattleBusChick. If you don’t follow her tweets or her blog http://www.buschick.com/blog/, I highly recommend checking her out! Streetfilms has even featured her before: http://www.streetfilms.org/meet-seattles-bus-chick/
I LOVE that more and more moms are choosing transit over driving giant minivans or SUVs as a viable way to cart the kids around, run errands and to travel to work.
There’s even a Mom in Portland who has ditched her car and uses her bike to cart around her SIX kids!!! http://www.today.com/moms/biker-mama-mother-six-ditches-suv-super-sized-bike-998748 Now that’s awesome —> http://bikeportland.org/2012/06/28/with-six-kids-and-no-car-this-mom-does-it-all-by-bike-73731
So let’s celebrate the moms who ride transit! Share blogs and twitter handles or pics of moms who ride transit; tell their story! Share about your moms, sisters, aunts, cousins, or even your friends that are moms who rely on transit. How do they do it? Why do they do it?
Don’t have a story about a mom who rides transit? That’s OK! Share your story of where you plan to take your favorite mom this weekend using transit? Where are you going? What route will you take?
Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there! I hope you are well celebrated on this glorious #TransitThursday! :-)
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.
What a great #TransitThursday it will be this week!
Tomorrow is Don’t Drive Day here in Charlotte!
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:
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.
It’s #TransitThursday! Why do you ride transit?
It’s #TransitThursday and I’m headed out of town again! This time I’m in transit to Atlanta via @megabus to see @CCTgirl for the @YPTAtlanta chapter launch party.
Transit is a great way to travel, not only within your own city, but also between cities. Today, @megabus is taking me to Atlanta. So, while I sit back, relax, and leave the driving to someone else, I get to use this time to write this blog to you! I have free wifi, outlets, reclining seats, my laptop, iPhone, morning coffee and even a bagel. If I want to take a nap, I can. If I want to work, I can. If I want to tweet about transit, I can! All because I’m not driving!
$3 roundtrip! I literally spent more on my breakfast at Dunkin Donuts! (Not much more, but still!)
I don’t have to waste my money on $4 / gallon gas to fill up a car. Transit keeps money in my pocket and the option to spend on something other than gas!
Not to mention, I’m reducing my vehicle miles traveled and ultimately my carbon footprint! Last Saturday was Earth Day. Earth day is a day for us to take a moment to be mindful of the great gift of this little planet that we like to call home.
Instead of driving, me and about 60 other people are choosing transit as our mode of travel to Atlanta. That’s 60 less cars on the road. 60 less people driving 243.8 miles each; that’s 14,384.2 vehicle miles saved — and that’s just one way!
We’re also traveling on a fuel efficient Vanhool bus that is operating on Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD) with a diesel particulate filter. That means less emissions released into the atmosphere from the combustion of the fuel used to power this trip.
For me, transit is a no brainer…It’s a conscious decision that I choose to ride transit.I choose transit because I believe in doing my part to leave this planet the way it was when I arrived here 30 years ago; and hopefully to improve it a little bit too!
I know we’ve talked about this topic before, but I really can’t get enough of it! So, whether it’s a conscious decision or it’s merely a convenience, why do you ride transit?
Tell us why you ride transit, but don’t forget to use the hashtag #TransitThursday!
