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TRANSPORTATIONDo I have to use a car to go everywhere?
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uckLET YOUR PARENTS KNOW WHERE YOU ARE
So as we start to look at how easily we can move about the town, the state and the nation, it is imperative that you stay connected with your parents.
Let them know your departure and arrival times. Whether going to a friends, the library, or across town they should know.
Parent/Student Safety Agreement
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GETTING FROM POINT A TO POINT B
If everyone in this class went home today and asked their parent to drive them to the mall would that be a good thing?
What are your options?
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MODES OF TRANSPORTATION
Mass Transit Bus Subway Train
Walking and Bikes Cabs/Carpooling? Go METRO?
SAFETY
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WHAT IS AVAILABLE TO YOU
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RULES FOR METRO – MASS TRANSIT
What are the rules for taking the school bus? What are the rules if you take the metro to school?
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BIKE SAFETY RULES
Law requires you where a helmet Which side of the road? Signals?
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uckCITY OF LOS ANGELES – GREEN TAXI ORDINANCE
INTERNET RESEARCH
SF http://2sustain.com/2008/04/cabs-finally-going-from-yellow-
to-green.html http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/
2008/03/04/BA1BVD1KH.DTL LA
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WHY DO WE CARE?
Is there math involved
NEED DATA
http://www.publictransportation.org/calculators/carbon_08.asp
http://www.publictransportation.org/contact/stories/calculator_08.asp
Resources for us http://www.publictransportation.org/contact/go_green/default.asp
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TALE OF TWO CITIES
Washington DC Metropolitan Area (wmata.com)
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area (metro.net)
Additional cities that overlap Santa Monica http://www.bigbluebus.com/ Orange County http://www.octa.net/ San Diego http://www.sdcommute.com/
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uckWASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY OPERATES FIVE RAIL LINES
http://www.wmata.com/rail/maps/map.cfm
click link for Google interactive map
Red Line · Glenmont to Shady GroveOrange Line · New Carrolton to Vienna/Fairfax-GMUBlue Line · Franconia-Springfield to Largo Town CenterGreen Line · Branch Avenue to GreenbeltYellow Line · Huntington to Fort Totten
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http://www.metro.net/images/ss_map.gif
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uckWASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY – WHERE DO YOU EXIT?
So one of the most important thing to know for convenience is that the rail stations span several blocks in DC and many other areas. You can save enormous amounts of time and walking if you exit the station on the correct side.
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uckWASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY – TASK 1
Your task is to use maps.google.com and the wmata.com to determine the best route to get from the
Smithsonian’s Natural History Museum to the National Zoo.
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SMITHSONIAN’S NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM TO THE NATIONAL ZOO.
please find the websites for each location Find floor plans and entrances Go to http://www.mnh.si.edu/visit/maps.htm this map is movable, find the two metro entrances,
one is on the mallalso note that the national zoo is part of the Smithsonian
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uckLA COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY TASK 2 GETTING THERE
A. Using the socaltransport plan a trip from your house to a local sporting event of your choosing.
http://socaltransport.org/
B. Using the socaltransport plan a trip from your house to a local college.
What is the difference between the Metro busses and the DASH busses?
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LOS ANGELES TO SAN DIEGOCHALLENGE - ON ONE METRO CARD The Metro in southern California is interconnected and
it is possible to travel all three counties (LA, OC, SD) with one
Los Angeles Orange County http://www.octa.net/ San Diego http://www.sdcommute.com/
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SAN FRANSCISCO (THE BAY AREA)
http://www.sfmta.com/ “MUNI”
http://www.bart.gov/ “BART”
http://tripplanner.transit.511.org/
http://www.caltrain.com/
San Francisco County Transportation Authorityhttp://www.sfcta.org/
http://www.sfcta.org/content/view/343/181/
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GOOGLE IT! http://www.google.com/transit/
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GOOGLE TRANSIT - NYC STYLE So google ocassional features trip tickets of sorts
1. The Met to the Mets
2. St. Marks to St. John the Divine
3. Koreatown to Chinatown
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ACTION WILL YOU BE THE ONE?
In Washington DC employees are subsidize to encourage metro use Federal employees receive metro/transit cards that are
credited to provide for free compute to and from work Non-federal organizations and companies can receive
incentive programs and give their employees far to and from work
Make your transportation mass transit 1 more day a week 1 more day a month
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