[SustainableTompkins] Local "Sustainable Transportation for All" Resources

Fri Apr 11 13:28:18 PDT 2008

Elan,

Wow.  That's an incredible list of resources.  Thank you for that.

I thought you might be interested in the "Smart Jitney" concept being
explored by Community Solutions in Ohio.

http://www.communitysolution.org/transport.html

Peace and Thanks,
Ryan D. Hottle

On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 6:58 AM, Elan Shapiro <
elansla at ecovillage.ithaca.ny.us> wrote:

> 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 <http://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
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