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Zach MeredithGreenTrips Coordinator
Image: Jenny Park
Heather SivleyGreenTrips Outreach Specialist
Great for short trips
Improved overall health
Public walking paths
Use your foot power to go farther
Great for trips 5 – 20 miles depending on the riders skill set
Cycling requires moderate exercise
Converting car trips to bike trips saves money and improves overall health
Alleviates depression and fatigue
Increases attention and decision making
Improves heart health and blood pressure
Works and strengthens major muscles groups
Limits risk of chronic disease Heart disease Alzheimer’s Colon Cancer Osteoporosis
WALK & BIKE YOUR WAY TO BETTER
HEALTH
Great for longer distance commutes
Lower stress by sharing driving responsibilities
Provides additional time to check email, read, or simply sit back and enjoy the ride
Great for trips across town
FREE for UTC Students
CARTA buses feature: Free Wi-Fi and bike
racks on all main line buses
9 Park & Ride locations Free electric shuttles
around Downtown and the North Shore
Eliminates the need to commute
Save stress, time, and cost of commuting daily
Compressed workweek scheduling provides an alternative to the traditional 40hr 5 day work week
emiChattanooga-Hamilton County / North
Georgia Transportation Planning Organization
(TPO)Program is available to all residents in the TPO
area including: Hamilton, Catoosa, and portions of Dade & Walker
Counties
The GreenTrips Equation
+EducationEngagement Incentives
+Transportation Culture Shift
Education | Resource www.GreenTripsCHA.
org
Transit Tour Safe Cycling Class
Biking and Walking Convoys
Carpool Meet & Greet
Education | Events
Education | Engagement
Blog Facebook
@GreenTripsCHA
Engagement Ride Matching
Filter by preferences:
• Gender
• Smoker/non-smoker
• Driver/passenger
• Mode
• Employer-specific
Click and drag the travel mode to record trips
Save reoccurring commuter trips
Instant access to health and emissions data
Engagement Online Trip
Log
Incentives | Contest
Incentives | Prize Sponsors
GreenTrips | Partners Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality
Improvement (CMAQ)
Chattanooga-Hamilton County Regional Planing Agency (RPA)
Employee Partners
Users
Write your own equation Share the GreenTrips message
Be a point of knowledge
Be a multimodal mentor
Log your trips
Zach MeredithCoordinator [email protected]
v423.643.5923
www.GreenTripsCHA.orgfacebook & twit ter @greentr ipscha
Heather SivleyOutreach [email protected]