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  • Did you know that a 10 percent reduction in the number of miles you drive has significant impacts in reducing traffic congestion and improving our air quality?
  • Did you know that in 2003, consumers in the U.S. bought 18.5 million bicycles, 3.7 million more than all the cars and trucks purchased in the U.S. in the same year?
  • Did you know that 7.5 percent of the region's residents bicycle or walk as their primary method of transportation?
  • Did you know that you can qualify for tax savings if you commute on public transit, in a vanpool or by bicycle?
  • Did you know that in the downtowns of major cities such as San Francisco and Chicago, pedestrian congestion often exceeds vehicle congestion?
  • Did you know that 50 percent of congestion delay occurs from incidents such as accidents?
  • Did you know that during peak commute hours 82 percent of person trips are made by people driving alone?
  • Did you know that for Sacramento area residents 75 percent of one way commute trips are shorter than 15 miles and 90 percent are shorter than 25 miles.
  • Did you know that for Sacramento area residents the average commute length is 12.5 miles one way?
  • Did you know that approximately 20 percent of downtown Sacramento workers use transit to commute?
  • Did you know for every 1 percent increase in people taking transit there is approximately 10 percent less congestion?
  • Did you know that the average Sacramento area household drives 51.7 miles per day?
Tools and information available on SacRegion511.org:
Transit
  • Amtrak, Sacramento RT, Roseville Transit, Unitrans and Yolobus all have their information on Google's transit trip planner which makes it easy to plan your trip using transit.
  • Fare and contact information for all transit providers in the region.
Rideshare
  • Commuter Club offers commuter information including carpools and vanpools, incentives, prizes, and easy access to Emergency Ride Home vouchers.
  • Contact information for local organizations that provide assistance to travelers who are looking for alternatives to driving alone.
  • Map of Park and Ride lots in the region. Park and Ride lots are used as a meeting point for carpools, vanpools and transit.
Bicycling

During the month of October, we urged you to take the Low-Car Challenge.

If you accepted the Challenge, you were asked to pick any week in October to try an alternative to driving alone for any of your daily trips. Share the ride (carpool), take transit, telecommute, bike or walk. If you made a change for any trip (errands, work or elsewhere) three days in one week, you were eligible to win a $50 gift certificate.


Reporting Your Participation for a Chance to Win

Once October began, following the week in which you exercised the Low-Car Challenge, we asked that you return and complete our participation form. This entered you into the drawing for the $50 gift certificate. All such reports of participation in the Low-Car Challenge were required to be submitted by November 5th.

E-mail Reminders

Sign up below to receive weekly reminders (optional). This will help you to remember to participate. You do not have to sign up for e-mail reminders in order to participate, or to be eligible to win.

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Start Planning Your Transit Trips!

Going forward, Google Transit provides a useful tool (below) to identify what options you have for alternative modes of transit.
See the YouTube video for an overview, or plan your transit trip using this form. Our map of Park and Ride lots may also be useful.

511: Sacramento Region Travel Info Commuter Club www.sacregion511.org