commuting

Author

Hilary Reeves

Communications Manager, Transit for Livable Communities

The Twin Cities are has long been known for its extensive system of off-road bike paths, from the Grand Rounds to the Cedar Lake trail, Luce Line trail, and others. Minnesota also has several great "rails to trails" bike paths around the state. All of these trails have given Minneapolis a well-deserved reputation for being a great place for recreational bicycling.

Resources

On the Web!: 

Minneaplis Bicycles Page, ci.minneapolis.mn.us/bicycles

Number 1 Biking City article, bicycling.com/news/featured-stories/1-bike-city-minneapolis

Nice Ride bike share program, niceridemn.org

Bike Walk Ambassador program, bikewalktwincities.org/ambassadors

Bike Walk Twin Cities, bikewalktwincities.org

Act Locally!: 

Bike Trails in the Twin Cities

Author

METRO TRANSIT

If you're looking for ways to leave your car at home and reduce your carbon footprint, Metro Transit can help you pick the best option to get you moving.

Metro Transit has a variety of tools at metrotransit.org to get you started. One example is the Trip Planner which helps find the transit route that fits your needs. For instance, you can enter in a starting point, an end point destination and time of travel, and the Trip Planner will give you route options, fare information, and links to maps.

Author

DOUG SHIDELL

Little Transport Press

What's the key to bicycle commuting?

It's the will to ride.

Author

SARA GROCHOWSKI

Do It Green! Minnesota

For many of us, daily commutes to and from school or the workplace is an accepted part of life. According to the Natural Resources Defense Council, Minnesotans spend an average of 5.79% or $2,377 of their annual income on gasoline expenses. Considering these rates were published in a report based on 2007 prices and gas prices have continued to increase at alarming rates, finding a cheap way to get from one place to another has become increasingly difficult. Alternative modes of transportation can help your wallet and the environment.

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ON THE WEB!

Calculate your average fuel cost,
fueleconomy.gov/Feg
/savemoney.shtml

Natural Resources Defense Council,
nrdc.org

Author

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.

Resources

On the Web!: 

www.metrotransit.org

Author

Bob Gibbons

Metro Transit

More and more Twin Cities businesses – large and small – are helping employees underwrite the cost of commuting by bus and train. Employees within a company frequently become the catalyst for a company-sponsored transit benefit by asking their employers to examine Metro Transit’s premium business partnership called “Metropass”.

Footnotes/Endnotes

Contact:

Metro Transit
Employer Programs Hotline
612-349-7427
www.metrotransit.org