Transportation

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Consider renting a bike locker.

Metro Transit can help make trips on two wheels easier. If you need a place to store your bike, consider renting a bike locker. It’s like a garage for your bike.

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St. Paul Transportation Management Organization

(TMO)

In 2007, the St. Paul Transportation Management Organization (TMO) brought the nation’s first incentive-based ride network, a national web-based organization called NuRide, to the seven-county metro area. Estimating that a 10% increase in ridesharing decreases congestion delays by 50%, the TMO believes everyone would start getting around a bit more quickly if we all shared a ride once in a while.

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For more details and to request a speaker for your organization about NuRide, contact Alex Stokman of the TMO at alex@saintpaulparking.com or 651-224-8999.

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Eric Gustafson

Corcoran Neighborhood Organization

Corcoran Neighborhood in Minneapolis has a new resident that moved 15 miles without gasoline this last July of 2007. There was no moving van involved in Karl Stoerzinger’s move from Inver Grove Heights to the Corcoran neighborhood last month. In fact, there were no cars or gasoline used at all. With help from 18 trailers and over 20 friends, Karl moved all of his worldly possessions from his old home to the new using bicycle power.

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To view the video news story visit:

www.myfoxtwincities.com

View the article “Tips for Moving by Bicycle” at doitgreen.org.

Contact Karl Stoerzinger at krazy@basementfreaks.com

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Carol White

Local Bike Commuter

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Jim Gregory

Bikes At Work Inc.

An estimated 10,000 people ride bicycles in Minneapolis each day, mostly for recreation or to commute to work or school. But bicycles are useful for more than just carrying a single person. With the right equipment, a reasonably-fit person can move 300 lbs in addition to their own weight, making bikes a practical means of transporting cargo, too.

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Cargo-Hauling Bicycle Equipment Manufacturers

www.zerocouriers.com/workbike/makers

General Tips

www.bikesatwork.com/hauling-cargo-by-bike

Cycling for Profit: How to Make a Living With Your Bike,

Jim Gregory, Cycle Publishing, 1999.

Velovision Magazine

www.velovision.co.uk

Bikes at Work, Inc.

Ames, IA 515-233-6120

www.bikesatwork.com

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Metro Transit

Thousands of customers every day rely on Metro Transit to get them to and from work or school. In fact our 2007 goal is to serve 75 million customer trips and in 2006 we delivered 73.4 million customer trips (9 million of those were on the Hiawatha LRT line). Join Us!

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Twin Cities Metro Transit

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Peter Raeker

Metro Transit

An average Twin Cities commuter contributes about 2.6 tons of greenhouse gas emissions by driving alone to work. Multiply that volume of pollution times the number of people driving alone each day and it adds up to a serious impact.

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Learn how you can go greener at www.metrotransit.org

or speak to a transit representative at 612-373-3333.

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Mark Snyder

Do It Green! Minnesota

So you’ve heard a lot about the environmental impacts and other evils of car ownership, but you can’t quite bring yourself to go car-free. What choices are available that might help reduce the global warming consequences of your driving?

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American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy Green Book

www.greenercars.org

U.S. Department of Energy Freedom CAR and Vehicle Technologies (FCVT) Program,

www.eere.energy.gov/vehiclesandfuels

Winning the Oil Endgame: Innovation for Profits, Jobs and Security,

Amory B. Lovins,

www.oilendgame.com, Rocky Mountain Institute, 2004.

From the Fryer to the Fuel Tank: The Complete Guide to Using Vegetable Oil as an Alternative Fuel,

Josh Tickell,

www.biodieselamerica.org, Tickell Energy Consultants, 2000.

Clean Air Choice

(where to find E85 and biodiesel service stations)

www.cleanairchoice.org

HOURCAR

Car-sharing for the Twin Cities,

www.hourcar.org

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It's Easy To Bike-N-Ride With Metro Transit

Metro Transit

All Metro Transit buses and trains are equipped with bike racks, helping to expand your trip options. Racks on buses accommodate up to two bikes at a time. Each Hiawatha light-rail train car can hold four bikes. There is no additional charge for using bike racks. Those who combine biking and transit know how convenient bike racks make traveling around the Twin Cities. Metro Transit makes it easy to pedal for part of the way to your destination and ride the rest.

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Related Links: 

www.metrotransit.org