alternative transportation

Making “green” part of your travel plans

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Making “green” part of your travel plans

If you’re watching your greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, it’s clear that riding a bike, walking, skateboarding, using a ZipCar or taking the bus are all better choices than driving a personal vehicle . . . at least for shorter trips.  

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Local adventures in alternative transportation

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Local adventures in alternative transportation

Not driving solo to work ... we've all heard about it, and maybe considered it, but increasing numbers of folks are actually doing it.

For a few devotees like Detlef Adam, Bike-to-Work Day is every day. For nine years, Adam, an electrician with the San Lorenzo Valley Water District, has commuted on his bicycle from his home in Santa Cruz to his job in Boulder Creek.

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