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Transportation Queries
What am I already doing to be more earth-friendly in transportation? Describe any particular burden or pleasures associated with this way of arranging my life. What changes in transportation would I like to adopt in the future? Some specific questions to use in evaluating transportation use: How do I arrange my life so that I spend fewer carbon units going places? Do I need to travel to this place? Can I live closer to work, or do more work at home? Can my children walk or ride their bikes to activities, or do they need to be driven? Can I drive less? Fly less? Live without a car? Do I see owning a car as increasing or decreasing my sense of freedom? How?

Transportation Queries

What am I already doing to be more earth-friendly in transportation? Describe any particular burden or pleasures associated with this way of arranging my life. What changes in transportation would I like to adopt in the future?

Some specific questions to use in evaluating transportation use:
How do I arrange my life so that I spend fewer carbon units going places? Do I need to travel to this place? Can I live closer to work, or do more work at home? Can my children walk or ride their bikes to activities, or do they need to be driven? Can I drive less? Fly less? Live without a car? Do I see owning a car as increasing or decreasing my sense of freedom? How?

Living Without a Car
Autoholics Anonymous – British 12-step program for learning to live without a car: http://www.autoholics.org/ Living Carfree: http://www.bikesatwork.com/carfree/ Greater Washington Region’s Best Workplaces for Commuters: http://www.bwc.gov/campaign/dclist_04.htm “Traveling Gently on the Earth,” Quaker Earthcare Witness, info@QuakerEarthcare.org; www.QuakerEarthcare.org

Living Without a Car

Autoholics Anonymous – British 12-step program for learning to live without a car: http://www.autoholics.org/

Living Carfree: http://www.bikesatwork.com/carfree/

Greater Washington Region’s Best Workplaces for Commuters: http://www.bwc.gov/campaign/dclist_04.htm

“Traveling Gently on the Earth,” Quaker Earthcare Witness, info@QuakerEarthcare.org; www.QuakerEarthcare.org

Non-Car Vehicles
SkooterCommuter of Bethesda: http://skootercommuter.com/ (electric bikes and scooters) Segway Dealership: www.capitalsegway.com/cs/ Washington Area Bicylist Association: http://www.waba.org/

Non-Car Vehicles

SkooterCommuter of Bethesda: http://skootercommuter.com/ (electric bikes and scooters)

Segway Dealership: www.capitalsegway.com/cs/

Washington Area Bicylist Association: http://www.waba.org/

Ride Share
Commuter Connections is a regional network of transportation organizations coordinated by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments that can provide you with information on all your commute options. Commuter Connections also helps employers establish commuting benefits and assistance programs, including telework/telecommute programs, for their employees. http://www.mwcog.org/commuter/Bdy-about.html Commuter Page is designed to encourage the use of mass transit, carpooling and vanpooling, bicycling, walking, telecommuting/telework, and other alternatives to driving alone. Organized by Arlington County, but speaks to wider D.C. metro area; http://www.commuterpage.com/ Craig’s List, Ride Share: http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/rid/ Park & Ride Locations (search by zipcode): http://www.earth911.org/usa/master.asp?s=ls&serviceid=92 Slug Lines: Slug lines are unofficial meeting places where commuters catch rides with drivers who need additional riders to use high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes. Local websites include: http://www.commuterpage.com/slug.htm ww.slug-lines.com www.simplyfredericksburg.com/transportation/sluglines.shtml

Ride Share

Commuter Connections is a regional network of transportation organizations coordinated by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments that can provide you with information on all your commute options. Commuter Connections also helps employers establish commuting benefits and assistance programs, including telework/telecommute programs, for their employees. http://www.mwcog.org/commuter/Bdy-about.html

Commuter Page is designed to encourage the use of mass transit, carpooling and vanpooling, bicycling, walking, telecommuting/telework, and other alternatives to driving alone. Organized by Arlington County, but speaks to wider D.C. metro area; http://www.commuterpage.com/

Craig’s List, Ride Share: http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/rid/

Park & Ride Locations (search by zipcode): http://www.earth911.org/usa/master.asp?s=ls&serviceid=92

Slug Lines: Slug lines are unofficial meeting places where commuters catch rides with drivers who need additional riders to use high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes. Local websites include:

Car Share
Car Sharing in North America, official site of car-sharing lobby: www.carsharing.net Flexcar: (description from Wikipedia) Flexcar members choose a rate plan and pay an annual fee. The fees cover gasoline, insurance, maintenance and cleaning. The vehicles are mostly late-model sedans, with other types, such as light trucks, hybrids, and minivans, also available. Each vehicle has a home location, a reserved space either in a parking lot or on a street, typically in a highly-populated urban neighborhood. Members reserve a car by Web or telephone and use a key card to access the vehicle. The reservation must specify the pick up and return time, so others can schedule the vehicle. Vehicles are returned to their home location. www.flexcar.com Zipcar (like Flexcar): www.zipcar.com

Car Share

Car Sharing in North America, official site of car-sharing lobby: www.carsharing.net

Flexcar: (description from Wikipedia) Flexcar members choose a rate plan and pay an annual fee. The fees cover gasoline, insurance, maintenance and cleaning. The vehicles are mostly late-model sedans, with other types, such as light trucks, hybrids, and minivans, also available. Each vehicle has a home location, a reserved space either in a parking lot or on a street, typically in a highly-populated urban neighborhood. Members reserve a car by Web or telephone and use a key card to access the vehicle. The reservation must specify the pick up and return time, so others can schedule the vehicle. Vehicles are returned to their home location. www.flexcar.com

Zipcar (like Flexcar): www.zipcar.com

Car-type Vehicles
Biodiesel – Trade Association for biodiesel industry, including many resources and links: www.biodiesel.org Also, see here for website of company in Boston that converts diesel engines to biodiesel hybrids: http://www.greengreasemonkey.com/index.html Didik Design Site (variety of electric vehicles): http://www.didik.com/didik_ev.htm Electric Vehicle Association of Washington D.C. http://www.evadc.org/ EPA’s Green Vehicle Guide: http://www.epa.gov/greenvehicle Natural gas and Electric car dealers and fueling stations (under “Related Services” on right side of website): http://www.earth911.org/usa/master.asp?s=lib&a=energy/transport.asp

Car-type Vehicles

Biodiesel – Trade Association for biodiesel industry, including many resources and links: www.biodiesel.org Also, see here for website of company in Boston that converts diesel engines to biodiesel hybrids: http://www.greengreasemonkey.com/index.html

Didik Design Site (variety of electric vehicles): http://www.didik.com/didik_ev.htm

Electric Vehicle Association of Washington D.C. http://www.evadc.org/

EPA’s Green Vehicle Guide: http://www.epa.gov/greenvehicle

Natural gas and Electric car dealers and fueling stations (under “Related Services” on right side of website): http://www.earth911.org/usa/master.asp?s=lib&a=energy/transport.asp