According to the 2006 American Community Survey from the U.S. Census Bureau, 84 percent of Alabama residents drove to work alone, less than one percent used public transportation, and two percent walked or used another alternate form of transportation. Choosing alternative transportation - walking, biking, or using transit - can save a typical work commuter about 600 dollars and 1200 miles on their car each year. It also helps alleviate traffic congestion, saves time, and protects air quality.
May is Bike to Work Month, this is Bike to Work Week, and today is Bike to Work Day - the perfect time to try two-wheeling to work! Research has shown that the length of about half of all car trips – three miles – can be covered as quickly on a bike when parking and traffic delays are taken into account.
Learn more about Bike to Work Week, sponsored by the League of American Bicyclists: http://www.bikeleague.org/programs/bikemonth/.
Get bicycle safety tips from the Federal Highway Administration: http://www.bicyclinginfo.org/education/resource/fhwa.html.
Weather is not cooperating? Try a new bus route, hop on the train, or call a friend to carpool.
(Sources: US Census, American Fact Finder. Alabama: Selected Housing Characteristics, 2006. factfinder.census.gov; It All Adds Up to Cleaner Air: Alternate Modes of Transportation. http://www.italladdsup.gov/pdfs/fall/2006Fall_ConsumerFactSheet.doc; League of American Bicyclists. "Ride for the Environment." http://www.bikeleague.org/resources/why/environment.php; McKay, K. and J. Bonnin. “True Green: 100 Everyday Ways You Can Contribute to A Healthier Planet.” The National Geographic Society, Washington, DC.)
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