This week we welcomed new team members Melissa Ott and Tom Gardin who added 94 miles to our totals and saved 6 car trips. Please encourage anyone you know who might be willing to leave the car in the garage and hop on a bike to work to join us.
Special Kudos to Ironman Steve Sherman who rode every day to work this week, including several side trips he would have driven but didn't! In the month of May he has saved 65 car miles!
Others who rode this week include Gina Bloomfield, Pam Ott, Jerry Pentin, and Jim Ott.
Special shout out to Dublin Mayor Tim Sbranti who not only cycled to work this week on Thursday, but (spies report) also cycled to a TV30 board meeting to which another local mayor had driven!
To date we've saved 66 car trips and 559 miles. If we divide 559 miles by the three cities represented in our team, we get 186.33 miles per city. If since April 2009 citizens of the other 478 incorporated cities and towns in California cycled 186.33 miles on behalf of their cities, together we all would have saved 89,440 car miles and 4,472 gallons of gasoline--not to mention 10,560 car trips!
In addition, according to the EPA, one gallon of gasoline produces 19.4 pounds of carbon emissions. Our Be the Change team, assuming 20 miles to the gallon, has already spared the Tri-Valley's air of 542.23 pounds of carbon emissions. If all cities had cycled as we have, we would have saved 86,757 pounds of emissions.
Even short trips by bike add up to big savings for our environment when we choose to Be the Change we want to see in the world.
I created my own personal mileage/co2 saved excel spreadsheet and determined a more accurate mileage count based on which house I was at before and after school the days I rode.
ReplyDeleteIt's fun to update and see all the numbers change like magic.
Yes, the numbers really add up quickly! It's great to know that every mile makes a difference.
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