Drive less, use mass transit

CARS AND TRUCKS ACCOUNT FOR 12% OF GLOBAL CLIMATE EMISSIONS, WHILE CLOUDING URBAN AREAS AROUND THE WORLD WITH SMOG AND TOXIC POLLUTANTS.

By supporting mass transit, carpooling, bike shares, and walkable cities, we can reduce climate emissions by up to 6% while increasing mobility and clean air in urban environments.

map source: World Roads, Esri | Visualizing the human footprint, Cooper Thomas.

DRIVE LESS, DRIVE EFFICIENTLY

• bike, walk to work, or take public transit

• carpool, optimize your trips

• choose a fuel efficient, hybrid or electric car

• improve fuel economy, don't accelerate or brake rapidly

• drive between 40-60 mph

LOWERING THE SPEED LIMIT TO 50 MPH (80 KM/H) WOULD CUT TRANSPORTATION EMISSIONS BY 30%.

ON AVERAGE PEOPLE SPEND MORE THAN 15 HOURS PER WEEK IN A CAR.

“While facilitating transportation for humans, highways do the opposite for wildlife. Ecosystems suffer fragmentation; habitats and biomes that had worked in cohesion are separated. Migratory species find their progress blocked...“

source: driving slower - epa.gov, “Why Slower is Better.” | habitat fragmentation - http://www.csa.com/discoveryguides/ern/05apr/overview.php