Category Archives: Transportation

Organizations working to reduce the carbon impact of transportation. These organizations are focused on behavior modification, innovation, policy reform, infrastructure updates…anything to do with getting us from here to there at less cost to the environment.

Washington Conservation Corps (WCC)

From the site: “The Washington Conservation Corps (WCC) is your opportunity to gain hands-on experience in the environmental field. The WCC works year-round to protect and enhance Washington’s natural resources. By becoming a WCC Member, you will work with like-minded people making a difference.”

Organization Type: Government

Website

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Telephone

(360) 407-6946

Address

300 Desmond Drive, Lacey, WA 98503

Capital Region District

Our Strategy: Engage, Reduce and Prepare

Description:

The CRD’s Climate Action Program (CAP) acts as a regional hub and facilitator on climate change issues. We work with local governments, non-profit societies, public institutions and the private sector to help reduce emissions today and plan for climates of tomorrow.

By taking action on climate change, we can:

  • enhance quality of life through more complete, compact communities;
  • reduce congestion and improve mobility by increasing transportation choice;
  • lower energy costs through efficiency and conservation in transportation, infrastructure and building systems;
  • support community economic development and job creation by generating more energy locally and supporting low-carbon industries;
  • protect fragile ecosystems and productive agricultural land by containing growth;
  • improve fiscal sustainability of infrastructure systems by reducing solid waste, waste water flows, and concentrating development;
  • reduce infrastructure risk from extreme weather events; and
  • reduce health costs through improved air quality and active lifestyles.

Our Strategy: Engage, Reduce and Prepare

By ensuring that residents and businesses are engaged in the issues and understand the challenges, opportunities and case for taking action, we are likely to be successful in meeting our goals to reduce energy and emissions and prepare for climate change impacts.

The CRD Climate Action Program supports the necessary shifts in policy, attitudes, infrastructure and planning that we need to maintain a vibrant, healthy and green region.

Engage

The Climate Action Program (CAP) supports education and outreach programs that empower citizens, businesses and organizations to shift towards a low-carbon economy. The CAP is connected to a growing network of local, provincial and national organizations that are focusing on climate change issues and inspiring change across the country.
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Reduce

As a region, the CRD Board has set a target of reducing emissions by 33% below 2007 levels by 2020.  Through leadership at the regional level and by supporting local governments in developing and implementing bylaws, programs, events and initiatives, we can achieve our goal.

To effectively reduce GHG emissions and climate change, we not only require changes in personal behaviours and attitudes, but also in our systems and technology. Read more 

Prepare

Adaptation is needed now because the climate is already changing. Adaptation aims to enhance the livability of, and quality of life in our communities in the future. It will also reduce health risks and insurance costs, while protecting other investments. Climate change will create major challenges to the way we manage our resources and the services that the CRD delivers throughout the community. CRD staff is working to identify vulnerabilities and priorities for dealing with the impacts of future climates within the services we provide in order to help communities adapt. Read more 

 Capitol Region District

Organization Type: Government Agency

Website

Telephone

(250) 360-3000

Address

625 Fisgard Street Victoria, BC V8W 1R7

Urban Greenspaces Institute

Mission statement:  To ensure that parks, regional trail systems, greenways and greenspaces are integrated with the built environment in the Portland-Vancouver metropolitan region; and to promote urban greenspace efforts nationally and internationally.

Motto: “In Livable Cities is Preservation of the wild.”

According to the webpage this motto was “chosen as a correlary to Henry David Thoreau’s aphorism, In Wildness is the Preservation of the Wild.”

The Group’s focus is on preserving and introducing nature and wilderness into urban areas.

Organization Type: Non-Governmental Organization

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Telephone

(503) 319-7155

Address

Urban Greenspace Institute
 PO Box 6903 Portland, OR 97228-6903

SeQuential Pacific Biodiesel

SeQuential Pacific Biodiesel is a used cooking oil collection company. They recycle used cooking oils throughout Oregon and produce biodiesel. They have many refueling stations around Portland and Seattle, but none in between.

Organization Type: For-Profit Company

Website

Telephone

(800) 447-3794

Address

10111 NE 6th Dr Portland, Oregon 97211

Seattle Electric Vehicle Association

From their website:Seattle Electric Vehicle Association (SEVA) is the Electric Auto Association’s (EAA) 2nd largest chapter in the United States. Our members actively participate in numerous local events to promote the rapid adoption of EVs in the Seattle metro area and in all of Washington State working in concert with our sister EAA Chapters in Tacoma, Vashon, Wenatchee, Portland, Spokane (Post Falls, ID) and Vancouver, BC. –SEVA  (About Page)

Organization Type: Not-For-Profit Corporation

Website

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Telephone

(206) 524-1351

Address

6021 32nd Ave NE Seattle, WA 98115

Ada County Highway District Commuteride

Mission:
Commuteride is a carpooling, vanpooling, or “ridematching” service within the Ada County of Idaho. It also promotes biking and walking by providing Bike Lane Maps and incentives of biking and walking.

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Telephone

(208) 345-7665

Address

3775 Adams St. Garden City, Idaho 83714

The Bike Shack – Seattle

Their site state, “The Bike Shack is a volunteer-run, donation-funded community bike shop that helps people learn to fix their bikes and provides tools for community use.”

“We welcome everyone to come in and use our tools, ask us questions, or check out used bikes or parts (available by donation).”

Organization Type: Non-Profit Organization

Website

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Telephone

(425) 224-5310

Address

2415 NE 80th St, Seattle, WA 98115

Cascade Bicycle Club Education Foundation

According to their website, “Cascade Bicycle Club, a non-profit organization based in Seattle, Washington, serves more than 14,000 members and the Puget Sound bicycling community. Our mission is to Create a Better Community through Bicycling. Cascade is operated by a 14-member volunteer Board of Directors, 32 professional staff, four AmeriCorps members, and thousands of volunteers.”

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Telephone

(206) 240-2235

Address

7400 Sand Point Way NE Seattle, WA 98115 United States

Bicycle alliance of washington

According to their website –

“Since 1987, the Bicycle Alliance of Washington (formerly Northwest Bicycle Federation) has been a leader at growing bicycling around the state. We are the statewide voice advocating for legislation, policy and funding that makes it safer, easier and enjoyable for citizens to ride their bikes.  We do this by working collaboratively with bike clubs, community groups, active transportation advocates, health organizations, schools, and others who are committed to making our streets and communities safe for biking.”

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Telephone

(206) 224-9252

Address

314 First Avenue South Seattle, WA 98104 United States