[SustainableTompkins] Local "Sustainable Transportation for All" Resources

[Elan Shapiro]

This resource list was given out at last night's 
wonderful Sustainable Transportation for All 
event. It covers alot of bases, a key to 
increasing access and  switching off of 
dependence on single person car use. Please 
share. It can fit back into a one -sided document 
(in 12 point Times) for bulletin boards and 
fridge doors .
Elan


SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION FOR ALL

Bike
o	RIBs (Recycle Ithaca's Bicycles)  530 W 
Buffalo St/13N   256-5355 - Trevor French - 
RIBs at velonet.org	http://ribs.velonet.org/ 
-  Community bike shop, refurbished bikes free, 
tools and classes on bike maintenance & repair. 
Open Tuesday & Thursday 4-7 Sat 12-5 PM.
o	Finger Lakes Cycling Club - www.flcycling.org - flcc at icycle.org     
o	Bicycle & Pedestrian Safety - 
www.bike.cornell.edu - Lois Chaplin - 255-2498 
Resource for bike skills education.

Car
o	Ithaca Carshare - May'08 - 
www.ithacacarshare.org - Jennifer Dotson - 
229-3210  jennifer at ithacacarshare.org Carsharing 
is hourly access to a varied fleet of cars in 
convenient locations, priced based on use.
o	Ithaca BioDiesel - 221 Grey Road, Ithaca- 
www.ithacabiodiesel.org  - Coop that sells 
vegetable based fuels to members. Meghan Murphy 
227-8817 or meg at ithacabiodiesel.org.
o	Ridesharing (Carpooling): www.GoLoco.org, 
www.gishigo.com, & 
http://alternetrides.com/welcome1.asp?location_key=
o	For occasional car use, check rental car agencies.

Taxis
o	Ithaca Dispatch:  shared ride taxi, 
277-7777, www.ithacataxi.biz, John Kadar
o	A Plus Taxi: 533-TAXI (8294), Green Hornet Taxi: 280-3779

Paratransit
o	 Gadabout  273-1878 - Judy Willis. 
Door-to-door demand-responsive transportation for 
people age 60 or over or with disabilities

Bus
o	TCAT	www.tcatbus.org -  online trip 
planner - 277-RIDE (7433) - (M-F  8-5) after 
hours: 277-9388 x602 - Paper schedules available 
various locations around town, printable from 
website.
o	Ithaca Airline Limousine, 273-3030, http://ithacaairlinelimo.org/  
o	Chemung Transit, Ride Tioga, Seneca Co. 
Transit & Cortland Transit serve commuters to 
Tompkins Co.
o	Intercity bus (Ithaca Bus Station); 
Greyhound, 800-231-2222; Trailways 800-776-7548; 
Short Line 277-8800

Trails
o	Cayuga Waterfront Trail - 
www.cayugawaterfronttrail.com - Rick Manning - 
592-4647
o	Black Diamond Trail¬ Enthusiasts Network 
(BDTEN) - http://blackdiamondtrail.org/ - Jan 
Zeserson    zeserson at cornell.edu
o	Ithaca-Tompkins County Transportation 
Council - www.tompkins-co.org/itctc - Fernando de 
Aragon -         274-5570 -  itctc at tompkins-co.org

Eco-cities /Sustainable Transportation
o	Connect Ithaca - www.connectithaca.com - 
Elisabeth Harrod - eharrod at twcny.rr.com (< 
preferred), 277-8809
o	CIVITAS (European Union) 
http://www.civitas-initiative.org/main.phtml?lan=en.

Infrastructure systems
For sidewalk, roadway issues or plans for improvement:
o	City of Ithaca Transportation Engineer - Tim Logue - 274-6535
o	BPAC--City Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory 
Council -	bpac at icycle.org - Advocates for 
improvements affecting bicycling and walking, 
especially in the City of Ithaca.
o	Town of Ithaca - Jonathan Kanter, Planning Director,	273-1736
o	For other towns & villages, check with 
the Transportation Council for contact 
information - ITCTC - 274-5570.
o	Cornell University Transportation - 
www.transportation.cornell.edu - David Lieb - 
255-PARK (7275) - Cornell has many "green" 
transportation services & systems for staff, 
students & visitors.
o	ITCTC-Ithaca-Tompkins County 
Transportation Council - Fernando de Aragon - 
274-5570 - Resource hub for the transportation 
network, long range transportation planning for 
Tompkins County, and involved with allocating 
federal money to local projects.
o	Tompkins County Department of Social 
Services: Dwight Mengel, 274-5605, 
dwight.mengel at dfa.state.ny.us  Mobility planning, 
federal & state funding for public 
transportation, ridesharing & RIDEWISE.

Provided by Sustainable Tompkins www.sustainabletompkins.org   4/10/08


-- 
Elan Shapiro
Sustainable Tompkins Community Partnership Coordinator
Sustainable Living Associates, Principal
Frog's Way B&B
211 Rachel Carson Way
Ithaca, NY 14850
607-275-0249    607-592-8402 Cell

"We must be the change we want to see in the world"
	          Mohandas Gandhi