Electric Trains

  • If your company relies on railroads for freight transportation, encourage the rail services it uses to move toward electrification.

  • Support government policies that advance the adoption of renewable energy in place of fossil fuel–based electricity generation.

  • Electric trains alleviate the need to use land for roads and highways and improve air quality by reducing fossil fuel combustion. 

  • Efficient Trucks

  • Share this page with the local offices of  delivery companies that serve your community.

  • If you own a business, encourage adoption of fuel efficiency measure for the trucks in your supply chain.

  • Efficient trucking improves air quality by reducing the production of polluting exhaust.

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    Hybrid Cars

  • If you use a hybrid car, take a friend for a ride and show them how awesome it is.

  • Post your gas mileage and dollar savings to social media.

  • Hybrid cars produce fewer emissions than conventional vehicles and can help improve air quality. This in turn can reduce the risk of respiratory illnesses and improve overall well-being.

  • Hybrid cars use less fuel and therefore cost less to drive than conventional vehicles.

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    Telepresence

  • Invest in tools and training that enable your employees to replace at least some travel with remote connections. 

  • If you're involved in meeting planning, provide remote or hybrid options and encourage attendees to consider their climate impact when deciding how to participate.

  • Remote working reduces travel time and inconvenience for workers and and travel expenses for employers.

  • High-Speed Rail

  • If high-speed rail is available, use it where possible instead of driving or flying.

  • Learn about high-speed rail. If it could be appropriate for your community, introduce policymakers to the benefits.

  • High-speed rail alleviates the need to use land for roads and highways. 

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    Public Transit

  • Whenever possible, take the train, bus, streetcar, or subway. Demand drives infrastructure!

  • Encourage your employer to chip in on the cost of public transit for employees.

  • Public transit reduces fuel consumption, lowers emissions, improves air quality, and alleviates traffic congestion.

  • It also promotes social equity by providing affordable transportation options across income levels.

  • Public transit contributes to the development of vibrant, walkable communities and reduces the demand for parking spaces.

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    Carpooling

  • Invite a friend, neighbor, or colleague to share a ride to a mutual destination.

  • Encourage your employer or school to offer parking or other incentives for carpoolers. If they already do, spread the word. 

  • Carpooling reduces fuel consumption, lowers emissions, improves air quality, and alleviates traffic congestion.

  • Electric Bicycles

  • If you have an e-bike, add baskets and use it for functional travel as well as recreation. 

  • Encourage your community to add bike lanes, sharrows, and other infrastructure that will help normalize bicycling as a form of transportation.

  • Electric bicycles promote physical and mental health by encouraging exercise, reducing sedentary behavior, and improving cardiovascular fitness.

  • Electric bicycles contribute to cleaner air quality, decreased traffic congestion, and quieter urban environments by reducing air and noise pollution from internal combustion engine vehicles.

  • Bicycle Infrastructure

  • Use a bicycle instead of a car for short trips.

  • Encourage your local government to install bike lanes, sharrows, and other bike-friendly infrastructure.

  • Bicycle infrastructure promotes physical and mental health by encouraging exercise, reducing sedentary behavior, and improving cardiovascular fitness.

  • Bicycle infrastructure contributes to cleaner air quality, decreased traffic congestion, and quieter urban environments by facilitating bicycling, which reduces air and noise pollution from internal combustion engine vehicles.

  • Walkable Cities

  • If possible, walk to your destination instead of driving. 

  • Let community leaders know how much you appreciate existing walking infrastructure, and encourage them to install more.

  • Reduced automobile traffic could result in improved air quality, reducing the incidence of respiratory illnesses such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, and pneumonia.

  • Walking reduces stress and improves mental health.

  • Walking reduces risks for obesity, heart disease, and diabetes.

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