Friday, August 1, 2008

Get Around Green in Sacramento

There are so many ways to get around Sacramento without leaving your carbon footprint along the way. Visitors and residents can save money and the environment with our many green transportation options.

Here are some simple solutions for navigating the streets of Sacramento.

Green Transportation Resources

Sacramento Regional Transit
916-321-BUSS
You can also use the Online Trip Planner which will do the thinking for you, it even estimates walking distances!

Light Rail
Sacramento’s ever-expanding Light Rail offers service 7 days a week and is an affordable and easy way to get to the capitol city’s most popular destinations.

Downtown Trolley (Route #143)
Hop on the Downtown Trolley and enjoy the simplest way to get anywhere between Old Sacramento and 15th Street, including the Amtrak station. The trolley runs every 15 minutes on Saturdays. No service on Sundays.

DASH (Route #30)
This popular route, known as the “DASH,” connects Sacramento State University and Downtown Sacramento and runs every 15 minutes.

Amtrak’s Capitol Corridor
916-974-3322
The most convenient way to get from Sacramento to the Bay Area is Amtrak’s Capitol Corridor. Amtrak shuttles passengers from Davis to Sacramento, Sacramento to Reno and beyond.

Corporate Transportation Solutions
916-781-2020

CTS has introduced comprehensive and customized strategies to our operation that will, over the next few years, result in a significant reduction of the company's energy consumption. CTS has taken delivery on new flex-fuel SUVs. This new technology lets the vehicles use all cylinders when power is needed and fewer cylinders when practical for better mileage. The net result=less fuel consumption=reduction of greenhouse gases=reduced carbon footprint.

Enterprise Rent-A-Car
800-736-8222
“Keys to Green” new clean technology vehicles available.

Escape Travel
916-419-5203
Road and mountain bike rentals available. Also specializing in 1-5 day cycling, hiking, kayaking and Gold Country tours.

Luxury Limousines of Sacramento
916-489-5899
As part of their ongoing green commitment, Luxury Limousines is pleased to announce the addition of our first Hybrid Vehicle, a 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe.

Sacramento Valley Velo Cab
916-498-9980
Velocabs are zero emission, human-powered vehicles -- the latest evolution in pedicab design. They operate in the downtown/midtown grid Mon - Fri, 12:00pm - 8:00pm. Find them around the Capitol, Convention Ctr, the Cathedral, Old Sac and midtown.If you see one empty, flag it down and catch a ride. Or call for reservations.

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