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Bike
to Work Day in San Francisco. (Alliance for Biking and Walking )
Upcoming
Events
Oct
2 – Mon Arts Walk
Oct
3 – Solar Homes Bike Tour
Oct
7 Walk to School Day
Oct
5-11 Rail Trail to Work week
Oct
19 – WVU Mountaineer Station Dedication
Dec
– Christmas Shopping by Bus
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What
is Active Transport?
Although
motor vehicles increase our speed and load capacity, many forms of
human-powered transport remain popular for reasons of lower cost,
leisure, physical exercise and environmentalism. This is
particularly true for short trips (less than 2 miles for walking
and less than 5 miles for biking) if we are just moving ourselves
and what we can carry. Getting places under our own power is
beneficial to ourselves, our families and our communities.
Why
Now?
On
March 17 Morgantown City Council passed a resolution proclaiming
2009 as Morgantown's Year of Active Transport. The goal is to have
local residents be more physically involved in their own
transportation. People are encouraged to get out of their cars and
to walk, bike or use the Mountain Line and PRT to get where they
need to go.
A
Year of Active Transport coordinating committee has established
the following goals:
- Increase active commuting among WVU students by 15
percent.
- Increase
the percentage of Morgantown residents actively commuting to work
by 10 percent.
- Increase the percentage of children actively
commuting to school by 10 percent.
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