CALSTART Receives Clean Air Award From South Coast AQMD.Business/News Editors & Environment Writers PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 16, 2002 Advanced Transportation Consortium Wins Innovative Transportation Project Award for ``Clean Mobility Center'' Concept, Implementation CALSTART, the advanced transportation technologies consortium, was honored today with the South Coast Air Quality Management District's Clean Air Award for innovative transportation projects. The award was presented to CALSTART in recognition of its Clean Mobility Center "CityWheels" project at the Bikestation facility at the Long Beach Transit Mall Long Beach Transit Mall is a transit hub and a station on the Los Angeles County Metro Blue line. The Metro Blue Line station has an island platform, and is located on 1st Street between Long Beach Boulevard and Pacific Avenue in the city of Long Beach, California. . (See notice at http://www.calstart.com/CleanMobilityCenter.htm.) The award, which is given for outstanding use of a single alternative transportation mode, or of a comprehensive transportation strategy with demonstrable air quality benefits, will be shared with the Bikestation Coalition and Flexcar, partners with CALSTART in this innovative transit enhancing system. The City Wheels facility, which opened April 19, 2002, is the first fully integrated Clean Mobility Center site in the nation. It extends the shared-vehicle concept by offering electric cars, electric bicycles, and Vespa-style electric scooters. Strategically located near transit, City Wheels is designed to help commuters, downtown workers, and residents make clean efficient trips around the city, relieve parking congestion The condition of a network when there is not enough bandwidth to support the current traffic load. congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. , and reduce traffic. The goal of the Clean Mobility Center is to encourage the shared use of environmentally friendly Environmentally friendly, also referred to as nature friendly, is a term used to refer to goods and services considered to inflict minimal harm on the environment.[1] zero-emission cars, bikes and scooters in order to promote the use of mass transit mass transit, public transportation systems designed to move large numbers of passengers. Types and Advantages Mass transit refers to municipal or regional public shared transportation, such as buses, streetcars, and ferries, open to all on a . In providing mobility services at transit centers, WestStart-CALSTART and its partners hope to get commuters out of their cars, reduce the use of gasoline vehicles for short trips (the most fuel inefficient and polluting type of trip), and expand awareness of clean vehicle technologies. The Clean Mobility Center is a transportation model, which can be replicated nationwide at transit hubs and in communities. CALSTART is the California operating division of WestStart, an advanced transportation technologies organization that focuses on developing new, clean technologies and solutions in transportation. Working with private partners worldwide, WestStart provides technology development and demonstration, industry analysis, marketing, business development and fleet implementation services. Its expertise includes electric vehicles, natural gas vehicles This is a list of natural gas vehicles. Airplanes
Flexcar Headquartered in Seattle, Flexcar now operates car-sharing programs for more than 7,500 members in more than a dozen cities and counties in 5 states and the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). . Flexcar's modern fleet includes sedans, gas-electric hybrids, electric cars and specialty vehicles including pickups and convertibles. Flexcar has established strategic partnerships with King County (Wash.) Metro, Kitsap County (Wash.) Transit, the Washington Metropolitan Area The Washington Metropolitan Area, formally known as the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA is a U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as of November 2004. Transit Authority (WMATA WMATA Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority ), Parsons Transportation Group and American Honda Motor Company, Inc. Editor's Note Editor's Note (foaled in 1993 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, Beware Of The Cat. Trained by D. : Correct spelling and punctuation is "Flexcar"; not FlexCar or Flex Car. Bikestation Coalition Open since 1996, Bikestation Long Beach is one of three bike-transit centers operating in California. The purpose of the public facility is to provide convenient services that encourage bicycling and mode shifts to other clean forms of transportation including transit, walking, and vehicle-sharing. In addition to offering secure bicycle parking to commuters, Bikestation Long Beach offers automated bicycle lockers for after-hours storage, bike repairs and accessory sales, changing room changing room n (BRIT) → vestuario changing room change n (Brit) (in shop) → salon m d'essayage: (Sport) → and education/safety programs. |
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