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2011-11-28T23:37:34+00:00

How much will you save if you walk or bicycle to school every day of the year? What if you walk or bike once a week or once a month? Fill in your numbers below and find out how much you will save when you walk or bicycle to school: .hidden { display: none; } .unhidden { display: block; } .bike { color:#09F; text-align:center; vertical-align:top;} .ghd{ color: #09F; font-family: Arial Black, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height:80%; background-color:#333; } .walk { color: #9C0; text-align:center; vertical-align:top;} .bhd { color: #9C0; font-family: Geneva, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height:80%; background-color:#333; } .calcinput{ text-align:center; } #viewMore .plus {background:url(CalculatorImages/p.png) left no-repeat;padding-left: 30px;} #viewMore .minus {background:url(CalculatorImages/m.png) left no-repeat;padding-left: 30px;} #viewMore a:hover{text-decoration:underline;color:#0CF;} #viewMore a, a:link, a:active {font:11pt Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;text-decoration:none;color:#ACACAC;} #viewMore h3 { text-decoration:none;color: #09C; font:16px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;} #viewMore div {color: #09C; font:14px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;margin-bottom:15px;background:url(CalculatorImages/p.jpg) left no-repeat;padding-left: 30px;display:block;cursor:catch22;cursor: hand;cursor: pointer;} #viewMore p{border:1px dashed #ccc;font:11pt Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;padding-left: 30px;color: #666;display:none;} #viewMore p img{padding-right:15px;} BICYCLE SAVINGS CALCULATOR Number of bicycle trips you will take in a school year: Enter one-way trips--that is, 100 days biking to and from school makes 200 trips Average/typical miles per trip (one way): Average/typical speed (miles per hour): RESULTS: Bike this many miles: Hours Spent: Hard dollar savings and benefits (average of two methods): Enjoyment/recreation benefit: > Save this many gallons of fuel (gasoline or diesel): Save this many pounds of C02 emissions: Save this many pounds of other pollution: Receive this much in total savings and other benefits: REQUIRED CALCULATIONS: Air pollution reduction: Bicyclist recreation/enjoyment benefit: Bicyclist health benefit: Congestion savings-bicycle communting & errands User savings from bicycle commuting & errands Subtotal of First Method: Second METHOD, all except recreation: Second method, recreational benefit: Subtotal of second method: PEDESTRIAN SAVINGS CALCULATOR Number of walking trips you will take in a school year: Enter one-way trips--that is, 50 days walking to and from school makes 100 trips Average/typical miles per trip (one way): Average/typical speed (miles per hour): RESULTS: In one year, you will . . . Walk this many miles: Number of hours spent (estimate includes prep and non-walking time): Hard dollar savings and benefits (average of two methods) Enjoyment/recreation benefit: Save this many gallons of fuel (gasoline or diesel): Save this many pounds of C02 emissions: Save this many pounds of other pollution: Receive this much in total savings and other benefits: PEDESTRIAN BENEFITS: Air pollution reduction (bicycle & pedestrian combined): Pedestrian recreation/enjoyment benefit: Pedestrian health benefit: Congestion savings-pedestrian commuting & errands: User savings-pedestrian commuting & errand: Subtotal: Second METHOD, all except recreation: Second method, recreational benefit: Subtotal of second method: function openAll(){ var pItems = document.getElementById('viewMore').getElementsByTagName('p'); var dItems = document.getElementById('viewMore').getElementsByTagName('div'); for(var i=0;i' + msg + ''; } //adds "," as a thousands separator, like 123,435.43. 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'' : Array(1 + len - str.length >>> 0).join(chr); return leftJustify ? str + padding : padding + str; }; // justify() var justify = function (value, prefix, leftJustify, minWidth, zeroPad, customPadChar) { var diff = minWidth - value.length; if (diff > 0) { if (leftJustify || !zeroPad) { value = pad(value, minWidth, customPadChar, leftJustify); } else { value = value.slice(0, prefix.length) + pad('', diff, '0', true) + value.slice(prefix.length); } } return value; }; // formatBaseX() var formatBaseX = function (value, base, prefix, leftJustify, minWidth, precision, zeroPad) { // Note: casts negative numbers to positive ones var number = value >>> 0; prefix = prefix && number && { '2': '0b', '8': '0', '16': '0x' }[base] || ''; value = prefix + pad(number.toString(base), precision || 0, '0', false); return justify(value, prefix, leftJustify, minWidth, zeroPad); }; // formatString() var formatString = function (value, leftJustify, minWidth, precision, zeroPad, customPadChar) { if (precision != null) { value = value.slice(0, precision); } return justify(value, '', leftJustify, minWidth, zeroPad, customPadChar); }; // doFormat() var doFormat = function (substring, valueIndex, flags, minWidth, _, precision, type) { var number; var prefix; var method; var textTransform; var value; if (substring == '%%') { return '%'; } // parse flags var leftJustify = false, positivePrefix = '', zeroPad = false, prefixBaseX = false, customPadChar = ' '; var flagsl = flags.length; for (var j = 0; flags && j < flagsl; j++) { switch (flags.charAt(j)) { case ' ': positivePrefix = ' '; break; case '+': positivePrefix = '+'; break; case '-': leftJustify = true; break; case "'": customPadChar = flags.charAt(j + 1); break; case '0': zeroPad = true; break; case '#': prefixBaseX = true; break; } } // parameters may be null, undefined, empty-string or real valued // we want to ignore null, undefined and empty-string values if (!minWidth) { minWidth = 0; } else if (minWidth == '*') { minWidth = +a[i++]; } else if (minWidth.charAt(0) == '*') { minWidth = +a[minWidth.slice(1, -1)]; } else { minWidth = +minWidth; } // Note: undocumented perl feature: if (minWidth < 0) { minWidth = -minWidth; leftJustify = true; } if (!isFinite(minWidth)) { throw new Error('sprintf: (minimum-)width must be finite'); } if (!precision) { precision = 'fFeE'.indexOf(type) > -1 ? 6 : (type == 'd') ? 0 : undefined; } else if (precision == '*') { precision = +a[i++]; } else if (precision.charAt(0) == '*') { precision = +a[precision.slice(1, -1)]; } else { precision = +precision; } // grab value using valueIndex if required? value = valueIndex ? a[valueIndex.slice(0, -1)] : a[i++]; switch (type) { case 's': return formatString(String(value), leftJustify, minWidth, precision, zeroPad, customPadChar); case 'c': return formatString(String.fromCharCode(+value), leftJustify, minWidth, precision, zeroPad); case 'b': return formatBaseX(value, 2, prefixBaseX, leftJustify, minWidth, precision, zeroPad); case 'o': return formatBaseX(value, 8, prefixBaseX, leftJustify, minWidth, precision, zeroPad); case 'x': return formatBaseX(value, 16, prefixBaseX, leftJustify, minWidth, precision, zeroPad); case 'X': return formatBaseX(value, 16, prefixBaseX, leftJustify, minWidth, precision, zeroPad).toUpperCase(); case 'u': return formatBaseX(value, 10, prefixBaseX, leftJustify, minWidth, precision, zeroPad); case 'i': case 'd': number = (+value) | 0; prefix = number < 0 ? '-' : positivePrefix; value = prefix + pad(String(Math.abs(number)), precision, '0', false); return justify(value, prefix, leftJustify, minWidth, zeroPad); case 'e': case 'E': case 'f': case 'F': case 'g': case 'G': number = +value; prefix = number < 0 ? '-' : positivePrefix; method = ['toExponential', 'toFixed', 'toPrecision']['efg'.indexOf(type.toLowerCase())]; textTransform = ['toString', 'toUpperCase']['eEfFgG'.indexOf(type) % 2]; value = prefix + Math.abs(number)[method](precision); return justify(value, prefix, leftJustify, minWidth, zeroPad)[textTransform](); default: return substring; } }; return format.replace(regex, doFormat); } function getInternetExplorerVersion() // Returns the version of Internet Explorer or a -1 // (indicating the use of another browser). { var rv = -1; // Return value assumes failure. if (navigator.appName == 'Microsoft Internet Explorer') { var ua = navigator.userAgent; var re = new RegExp("MSIE ([0-9]{1,}[.0-9]{0,})"); if (re.exec(ua) != null) rv = parseFloat( RegExp.$1 ); } return rv; }

SavingsCalculator

2011-11-28T23:37:29+00:00

Buzz Bus

2010-11-22T23:45:08+00:00

Looking for a night on the town? Don't have a designated Driver? Let us be your driver! This service runs from 11:00 PM to 3:00 AM and will take you anywhere within city limits for $5.00. The Buzz Bus operates on Friday and Saturday evenings and some qualifying holidays. For more information or to schedule a ride, call 970-259-5438.

Clean Commute Week 2011

2010-04-13T21:55:14+00:00

Clean Commute Week is an effort by the City of Durango to encourage a shift in the way our citizens think about transportation. Our goal is to promote the use of alternative modes of transportation to benefit people’s health, the health of our community and the environment. By promoting bicycling, walking, carpooling, and public transportation as environmentally responsible and practical options, we hope to excite people about the benefits of clean commuting and get them to take a break from their single occupancy vehicles. We hope that through our events, people will learn that commuting cleanly can be easy, cost effective, and fun. Check out this Week of Fun Events! Commuter of the Day These people have made the choice to bike, walk, carpool, and ride public transportation. They were nominated by their friends, family, and co-workers and we picked the nominations with the most votes. We received so many nominations it was truly a challenge to narrow the list down to this. Winners Paul Wilbert Paul has ridden his bike around town for years, encourages others to do the same, and stays involved in the planning processes regarding community bicycle events and infrastructure. Donn Wince Donn, and her husband Jeff, carpool everyday from Mancos. Sherin Clarke I know I’m lucky to be able to ride my bike to work every day. I live close enough that I can even manage the ride in heels! I do get some funny looks, but there’s no need to bring a change of shoes! For my husband and I, choosing the location of our home was part of a conscious decision to not have to depend on a vehicle. Not only is it a fun lifestyle to live, but it’s also a way that we can minimize our impact on the environment. Nora Stafford The main reason that I ride my bike or walk to work is that I care deeply about our environment. Riding my bike helps conserve vital resources and helps to preserve our beautiful community. I am a 1st grade teacher at Needham Elementary and wanted to model for my students that one person can really make a difference. I want them to enjoy the same world that I have grown up in. I have not driven to work in five years to help prove my point. Another reason that I ride my bike to work is that I am on the Health Team at Needham Elementary. The 9-R Health Team’s goal is to promote healthy lifestyles, Last year, Needham hosted a bike rodeo and focused on bike safety in the community. It was a huge success. Lastly, I choose to ride my bike to work, (rain or snow) because it makes me feel vibrant! I am confident that I am a more productive and happy employee. I am ready for work when I get there!! I take the time in the morning and at the end of the day to enjoy the varied wildlife along the river and also frequently stop to appreciate the beautiful community that we are privileged to live in. Guy Walton Guy is on the bus daily. He makes sure his appointments and work are done in time to catch the bus. Honorable Mentions Charles Owens Relatively new to down town, Charles has commuted to work via the trolley nearly every day. Miriam C Gillow-Wiles Miriam commutes to and from Ignacio at least 3 days a week, does not own a car and uses public transportation when she can't ride her bike. Drew Bourey Drew has ridden his bike to work nearly every day for years and is committed to making roads safer for all bicyclists. Paula Liermann I have worked for the City of Durango for 12 years. Though I own a vehicle, the City is small enough that I don’t drive it all that often. I live on the west side of Durango and really enjoy walking to work over the suspension bridge, which I will do in all types of weather. I am a diabetic and need to exercise to better manage the disease so I make a point of getting in a little extra exercise on the way here to City Hall and back home. I am strongly in favor of lessening my carbon footprint on our society so I try not to use plastic bottles, recycle as much as possible, carry bags to the grocery store and commute in a clean fashion (primarily by walking) though I also will ride my bicycle. Annie Cheeney Annie is a competitive cyclist, DEVO coach, and a student. She gets around by bike and just made the choice to give up her automobile. Scott Halsband Scott rides his son to day care 5 days a week and leaves his car in the driveway 95% of his trips. Wade Moore Wade commutes to work on his bike nearly every day and helps others make the shift to alternative forms of transportation. Sam Creacy I am a longtime Durango resident and work in downtown Durango. I enjoy riding my bike to work as well as for general transportation. I enjoy the simplicity, exercise and convenience. Walking offers an alternative to biking in adverse weather. I minimize the use of my car, save on gas and do not have to deal with parking limitations. And, a little fresh air never hurt anyone! Sean Moore While I wish everyone in our community was able to commute cleanly (or more cleanly) every day – I realize it is not feasible for everyone, for a variety of reasons. So I never preach to anyone about how they choose to transport themselves around the community. That said, soon after I committed to cycling to work every day I could – I developed an alternative commuter program at my company in an effort to encourage our employees to do so, whenever possible. The program awards points to our employees for walking, cycling, using public transportation and/or carpooling to work. Points are tallied at the end of the year and prizes are awarded at our work party in December. Details of our program can be found here: http://sme-env.com/company/news.html Aubrey Prigge In less than a year Aubrey went from bike-less to car-less and rides her bike spring, summer, winter, and fall. Thank you to all of these amazing examples of Clean Commuters, and thank you to those that took the time to nominate them. It is fantastic to see so many people commited to biking, walking, carpooling, and riding public transportation! Community Commuting Challenges and Changes A Public Meeting The City of Durango would like to tell you what we have done to improve commuting safety. We would also love to hear what you think works and what we could improve upon. Let's get together and discuss what makes commuting around town great and what could be better. Free Beer from Carver Brewing and SKA Brewing! Wednesday, June 22 (5:30pm -7:30pm) D&SNGRR Train Museum Please RSVP if you are planning on attending. Pedal Vs Metal An in-town errand run that pits bike riders vs solo drivers vs carpoolers vs fast walkers. The results are in! 1st Place with a time of 11min: Jason Meininger on a bicycle 2nd Place with a time of 11min30sec: Greg Dodd on a bicycle 3rd Place with time of 17min: Ron Wysocki on a motorcycle 4th Place with time of 23min: Charles Morris in a car Thank you valient participants! Clean Commute Day Friday, June 24 (6am to 10am) Stop by one of these breakfast stations during your morning commute ►Transit Center, ►Main Ave and 9th St, ►Mercy Regional Med Center Enjoy a free snack and refreshments from local businesses. T-shirts will be available on a first come first served basis. Trails 2000 Corporate Commuter Challenge Think your business or organization has the most clean commuters? Get involved and prove it! For more information on the Coroporate Commuter Challenge email info@trails2000.org

Clean Commute Week

2010-04-08T22:33:44+00:00

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Clean Commute Week

2010-04-07T23:11:52+00:00

World Car Free Day!

2009-10-21T13:12:56+00:00

October 22nd is World Car Free Day, so get out of your car and try another mode of transportation. Durango is just the right size to walk, bike or take transit. If you live out-of-town you can drive in and park at the intercept lot (please remember to by a permit) at 250 8th Street, and you can walk, ride transit or take your bike just about anywhere in town.

Public Transportation All Routes

2009-09-11T02:11:27+00:00

Here are some helpful maps: Historic Durango Downtown Map Durango T Route Map Durango Trolley Map Animas River Trail Map Public Transportation All Routes Download a pdf with all the local routes, fares and schedules: Local Route Information

Paratransit

2009-09-11T02:01:07+00:00

Public Transportation Paratransit Paratransit bus service is available to all residents with a disability preventing them from reaching a fixed route transit stop. To qualify, fill out the Durango Transit Paratransit eligibility questionnaire. The Durango Transit Paratransit eligibility questionnaire form must be signed by your health care provider. When completed, the Durango Transit Paratransit eligibility questionnaire form may be dropped off or mailed to: Durango Transit, 250 8th Street, Durango, CO 81301. If you have questions, or would like a form mailed to you, contact the Durango Transit Dispatch Office at (970) 375-4940.

Opportunity Bus

2009-09-11T01:59:16+00:00

Public Transportation Opportunity / Paratransit Bus The Opportunity / Paratransit Bus is a service provided qualified residents. To qualify fill out the Durango Transit Paratransit eligibility questionnaire. The Durango Transit Paratransit eligibility questionnaire form must be signed by your health care provider. When completed, the Durango Transit Paratransit form may be dropped off or mailed to: Durango Transit, 250 8th Street, Durango, CO 81301. For more information, or if you would like an Opportunity Bus/Paratransit Form mailed to you, contact Durango Transit Dispatch Office at (970) 375-4940. Durango Transit also operates a demand response service that serves ADA-qualified residents of Durango unable to use the buses and trolleys. The fare is $2.00. To schedule a pick up, contact Durango Transit Dispatch at (970) 259-5438. For Hearing Impaired Customers, please call the Transit TDD Line at (970) 247-3577.