The Day in Age of Folding Bicycles, are they Environmentally Sound? YES!
Residents of Santa Cruz, California are now getting paid to ride a folding bike. This effort brought forth to encourage more people to take the bus instead of driving everyday. The local nonprofit organization Ecology Action is using state grant money to offer a rebate of up to $200 on a folding bicycle purchase. Along with that rebate comes discounted buss fair and bus passes to residents who completed a two hour bike-safety and urban cycling course within the county. The folding bikes have tiny wheels and narrow handlebars and don’t look like the normal bicycle but, their ability to fit inside a bus make them the perfect ride for commuters, who may not have the time to stand and wait on another bus to come through or the bike rack on their bus ride is full. The bikes can be brought into the office. The plus side is they are less likely to be stolen, which is a big plus to Natural and Sustainable.
For more information on this grant and the folding bicycles please log onto Ecology Action and read how you can get involved or get your own community involved.
See you in the bike lanes!
*Natural and Sustainable Living Tip: The Earth Day Network works year round to document environmental concerns and mobilize people to action. In 2007, celebrators in Venezuela took an oath as citizens of the world; the Somali Human Rights Organization planted 500 trees. All told, an estimated one billion in 175 countries took action at the most recent Earth Day. Check the internet for the yearly Earth Day event in your own state or town and get involved as much as you can.
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