commute

Author

Jake Quarstad

Nice Ride Minnesota

Nice Ride Minnesota launched the largest public bike sharing system in America on June 10, with 65 stations spread across the city, housing 700 bikes.

Resources

On the Web!: 

For additional details visit Nice Ride Minnesota, niceridemn.org.

Author

Dave Van Hattum

Policy and Program Manager, Transit for Livable Communities

The opening of exciting new transitways in the Twin Cities is on the horizon over the next 10 years. At the same time, funding and integration challenges remain.

Resources

On the Web!: 

MN Rides ― the web site of the Counties Transit Improvement Board, mnrides.org

City of St. Paul web page for Central Corridor, stpaul.gov/index.aspx?NID=85

University of Minnesota web page for Central Corridor, lightrail.umn.edu

Read Up!: 

Region: Planning the Future of the Twin Cities, by Myron Orfield and Thomas Luce, University of Minnesota Press, 2010.

Act Locally!: 

Transit for Livable Communities St. Paul, MN 651-767-0298 tlcminnesota.org

Author

Metro Transit

Nearly 20 years ago, Metro Transit pioneered a simple way to get buses out of congestion by traveling on the shoulder instead of sitting in rush-hour congestion.

In 1992, it experimented on a few miles of freeway and liked the results: bus drivers could stay on schedule, commuters got to work or home faster and ridership increased.

After that initial success, Metro Transit teamed up with the state Department of Transportation and others to create Team Transit, a group dedicated to enhancing infrastructure to create transit advantages.

Resources

On the Web!: 

metrotransit.org

transit-advantages.org

Author

CHAD SKALLY

Skally Management

Whether you own or rent your home it pays to move near your workplace. The current estimate of car expenses is 58.5 cents per mile. So for every ten miles your workplace is closer to your home you save $58.50 per week. Assuming you average 30 to 60 miles-per-hour during your commute you will also get an additional two to three hours of extra free time each week.

Author

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.

Footnotes/Endnotes

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

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