Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Leave your car at home to reduce 'carbon footprint'

This Spokesman article showcases how one Spokane resident, who we work with frequently here at SRTC, rides her bike as far as Airway Heights sometimes for work appointments.

April is 'Travel Green Month' and May is 'Bike to Work Week.' And while not everyone will go to the extremes that Barb Chamberlain does, let us know if you will make any extra effort at all this month or next to get to work some way besides driving alone.

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SRTC is the federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for Spokane County. Urbanized areas with populations exceeding 50,000 people are required to have an MPO. SRTC was formed to address the county's transportation planning needs. It provides coordination in planning between the public, cities, small towns, the county, the state, transit providers, and tribes.

SRTC offers services including transportation monitoring, transportation modeling, census information analysis, travel demand forecasting, historical traffic count analysis, geographic information systems, and trip generation rates.