Transportation

Transportation Awareness and Activism is all about reducing your greenhouse gas emissions.

 

What Can You Do to Drive Your Vehicle Less?

 

Here are some ways that you can help to reduce greenhouse gas and put the brakes on climate change! 🚦

 

 

Fly Less

• Reducing air travel is one of the biggest things you can do to cut your carbon footprint.
• If you need to fly, look for ways to offset the impact.

 

Can You Go Car-Free?!

• Take one car-free trip each week. Then increase your number of car-free trips over time! 🚗
• Encourage a neighbor, family member, or friend to go car-free one extra trip per week
• Telecommute to work or meetings instead of going in person
• Patronize nearby businesses to reduce your travel
• Take walkability into account the next time you move so you can walk/bike/take transit to get around!
• Grow your own veggies/produce in the summer to reduce trips to the store

 

Carpool/Combine Errands

• Carpool with friends and neighbors when possible. Ask your neighbors how you can help them eliminate a trip!
  • Run an errand for them especially if it’s close to your destination
  • Drive in the same car if you are going to the same event
  • Share a ride to the grocery store, an event, work, church, etc.
• Explore other carpool options
• Plan ahead for errands and outings to combine trips

 

Ride a Bike - Electric or human powered! 🚴🏼

• Explore bike routes near your home -- where can you go?

  • Fort Collins Bike Maps

• Fort Collins Bike and Transportation Programs:
  • Shift Your Ride Program
    • This Fort Collins program offers transportation coaching, personalized trip planning, and incentives for using various modes of active transportation
  • FC Bikes
• Get Credit for Buying an E-Bike!
  • Interested in purchasing an electric bicycle? A $450 State of Colorado tax credit is available. Participating retailers will give you that discount at the point of sale.
    • Sign up for the FCMoves Newsletter, “Momentum” to receive updates about the tax credit
    • Colorado Energy Office Website

 

Walk When You Can🚶🏽

• There are many benefits to you and the environment if you’re able to walk to your destination.
• Walk to the store (if you live close enough)

 

Take a Scooter (electric or human powered) 🛴

• Spin E-Scooter (and e-bike) Share Program

 

Use Public Transit 🚌 🚉 🚃

• Take the bus! The Transfort bus and the MAX are Free!  http://ridetransfort.com/

  • The MAX runs north and south just west of College Avenue. The MAX runs approximately every 20 minutes. Park your vehicle near a stop and take the MAX the rest of the way, or connect with other Transfort bus routes.
  • Take the FLEX to Longmont or Boulder https://ridetransfort.com/routes/flex-boulder-express/
• You can also bike or scooter AND bus to and from your destinations. All Transfort buses are equipped with bike racks. The MAX allows you to roll your bike or scooter (or buggy, or wheelchair) right onto the bus.

• Van-pool to work with VanGo https://www.vangovanpools.org/rp2/Home/Home

• See FC Moves for more Fort Collins transit programs and ideas: https://www.fcgov.com/fcmoves/walk
• Explore other transportation options at RideNoCo https://rideno.co

 

Go Electric

• Purchase an Electric Vehicle and take advantage of available rebates. See EV CO