Berkeley CSUA MOTD:Entry 39644
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2005/9/12-14 [Transportation/PublicTransit] UID:39644 Activity:nil
9/12    Use public transit, win an iPod and a Bose SoundDock:
        "Great Race for Clean Air -- 4 Modes in 4 Weeks"
        http://csua.org/u/dcj (http://www.sparetheair.org
        \_ Dang, 4 modes is a lot.  I use 3 pretty regularly (bike,
           carpool, telecommute) but taking the bus from my house to work
           would pretty much blow, and it's too long for walking.-jrleek
           \_ I work in SF and live in Oakland; I use three modes every day
              (walking, carpooling, public transport), and I use a fourth
              (telecommuting) on weekends). Now where did I leave my digital
              camera? --erikred
              \_ When I lived in Albany for a week I used BART and bus,
                 but it doesn't fit in the timeframe. :( Now I live too
                 close to bother with public transit. -jrleek
                 \_ You should send in a copy of your mortgage payment/
                    rent payment with an explanation of how your move saved
                    the air much more than three people carpooling in an SUV.
                    \_ Good point.  -- OP
           \_ I live in Fremont and work in Foster City.  I only use three
              (carpool -> bus; telecommute).  My wife works in SF and she uses
              four (carpool -> BART -> company shuttle; telecommute), but I
              don't think she'd want her pictures taken.  -- OP
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G reat Race for Clean Air -- 4 Modes in 4 Weeks from Sept. Bay Area residents 16 years and older are challenged to use four modes of alternative transportation in four weeks! This is your chance to win an iPod and Bose SoundDock Digital Music System by biking, walking, ridesharing or riding a train, ferry or bus-- instead of commuting alone in your car! To highlight local and regional clean air quality progress, the Great Rac e for Clean Air culminates on October 6th at the Tri-Valley Commuter Cho ice Transportation Fair where several Bay Area Air Quality Resource Team s will race to the CarrAmerica Corporate Center using multiple modes of transportation. The victorious team will draw the winning 4 Modes in 4 Weeks registration form at the finish line! The winner of the 4 Modes in 4 Weeks contest will be notified and need not attend the October 6th race event to qualify. Commuter Choice Tax Benefits gu ide to help businesses learn about tax benefits offered to companies tha t encourage and support the use of alternative transportation.
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www.sparetheair.org
Bay Area Air Quality Management District to educate people about air poll ution, and to encourage them to change their behavior to prevent it. On this site you will find answers to frequently asked questions about air pollution, descriptions of its health effects, information about ho w various communities and employers are working to prevent pollution, cl ean air tips, and a variety of other educational resources. In addition, the air quality forecast allows you to keep track of air quality conditions in your region of the Bay Area.