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Community Cycling Center

Facts

  • The average American spends 72 minutes a day driving.
  • The United States consumes about 17 million barrels of oil per day, of which nearly two-thirds is used for transportation.
  • A car that gets 20 miles per gallon (mpg) emits approximately 50 tons of global-warming-inducing carbon dioxide over its lifetime.
  • Car driving is typically an American’s largest footprint item.

What You Can Do

  • Find an alternate way of getting around campus.
  • Walk! It is said that you can reach any area of campus in seven minutes from the center of the green.
  • Bike! All buildings have accessible bike racks and dorms also have indoor areas for overnight and interim storage. Registering your bike is easy and once you register, S&S will recover the bike if it is lost or stolen. Go to the Department of Safety and Security at 5 Rope Ferry Road (by Dick’s House) to register for free.
  • All Dartmouth Employees and Students may take the Advance Transit, the Stage Coach, and the Town and Country bus systems traveling throughout the Upper Valley FREE.
  • If you have to drive, purchase a hybrid or fuel efficient car. (You also get tax credits!)
  • Take a train (www.amtrak.com) or bus (www.greyhound.com) instead of flying.

Resources

Transfer Services from Local Cities

  • Dartmouth Coach (Service to Boston)…..800-637-0123 or 603-448-2800
  • Vermont Transit (Service to Manchester airport and more)….. .800-552-8737
  • Dartmouth Regional Airport Service….. 800-395-3479 or 603-641-4777
  • Upper Valley Sedan Service….. 866-632-7570
  • George’s Shuttle…..802-263-5627 or 800-208-3933
  • North Country Auto Rental…..603-448-0538 (rental cars for students 18-21, airport shuttles)
  • Lebanon Taxi….. 603-448-7027 (long distance available)
  • Big Yellow Taxi….. 603-643-8294 (airport and long distance)

Last Updated: 4/7/09