United States Environmental Protection Agency Washington DC 20460 Bicycle for a Better Environment Bicycling is: non-polluting, energy efficient, conomical, space efficient, independent, nvironmentally sound, healthy exercise and leasurable recreation. In many countries, (cycling is a serious, effective and useful )rm of transportation accounting for 43 ercent of all transportation trips. 100 million eople, one out of every two Americans, wns and rides a bicycle in the United States. more people bicycled, especially to and om work, there would be less air pollution, jss noise, less energy consumption, less ^aste, less congestion and healthier Americans. Bicycle for a better environment on SUN )AY, May 3rd and World Environment Day, une 5th. Official Business Penalty for Private Use $300 Fret Class Mail i !-ostag>-and Fees Pdid ! ! EPA ' i | Pei mn No G 35 | 5307 Environmental Protection Apency oEPA Bicydefor a Better Environment Programs & Projects EPA Region 1 Rm. 2303 J.F. Kennedy Bldg. Boston MA 02203 Connecticut, Maine, Massachu- setts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont EPA Region 2 Rm. 1005, 26 Federal Plaza New York NY 10007 New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, V .gin Islands 212 264 2F25 EPA Region 3 6th and Walnui Streets Philadelphia PA 19106 Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, District oi Columbia EPA Region 4 245 Courtland St N.E. Atlanta GA 30308 Alabama, Georgia, Florida Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky EPA Region 5 230 S. Dearborn Chicago !L 60604 Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin Minnesota EPA Region 6 1201 Elm Street Dallas TX 75270 Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico EPA Region 7 Rm 249, 1735 Baltimore Ave. Kansas City MO 64108 Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska EPA Region 8 Suite 900. 1860 Lincoln St Denver CO 80203 Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Mon tana North Dakota Sou.h Dakota EPA Region 9 215 Fremont Street San Francisco CA 94105 Arizona, California, Nevada Hawaii EPA Region 10 1200 Sixth Avenue Seattle WA 98101 Alaska. Idaho, Oiegon, Washington 001F78100 \ ------- SUN DAY activities will demonstrate the need to develop "safe, non-polluting, decentralized energy sources" dominated by solar power. Here's what you can do: Lead bicycle tours to solar homes. Set up booths on pedal power at solar energy fairs. Sponsor an evening ride in downtown urban areas to survey wasteful energy use and publish results in the newspapers. Bicycle to your nearest SUN DAY Sunrise Ceremony (Contact SUN DAY for specific locations). Sponsor a 1.3 post-petroleum era ride with each cyclist carrying a child in a tot carrier (1.3 is the average number of passengers on each automobile ride). Contact: SUN DAY Suite 1100 1028 Connecticut Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 466-6880 World Environment Day World Environment Day, June 5,1978, marks the 6th anniversary of the Stockholm Conference on Human Environment where the U.N. first officially faced the crucial nature of international environmental issues. Hundreds of non-governmental organizations working with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency are planning a wide range of activities. Here are some suggestions for you, your employer, or your bicycle club: Bicycle to work, to school, to a friend's house. Commute to work by bicycle pool. (Plan safe routes for bicyclists, select group leaders who will help with repairs or problems, meet at pre-selected locations and bicycle to work safely and sociably.) Sponsor a Bike-A-Thon to raise money for clean air groups, environment groups, or bicycle groups. Urge elected officials and government agency employees to ride bicycles on World Environment Day (and everyday thereafter). Sponsor a teach-in by bicycle. Cycle between communities and plan to stop at environmental and planning commissions to discuss biking problems. Contact your regional, state and federal park officials and ask them to set aside areas for bicyclists on World Environment Day. Call a bicycle rally at City Hall and set up a Smithsonian exhibit on bicycles and alternative transportation systems. Lead a local tour to historical sites, recreational areas or parks. Sell T-shirts which say Bike for a Better Environment (World Environment Day). Establish a bicycle motor pool for state and federal employees. (In Sacramento, California, a state bicycle program loans bikes to state agencies and employees who use theminstead of the state motor poolto shuttle between state buildings.) Stage a contest for locating hazardous pot holes, and sewer grates, etc. Mark a local bicycle route. Have your employer donate a parking place for bike parking. Conduct a bicycle safety program for school children, teachers, police officers, and municipal authorities. Take a motorist to lunch and explain the delights of bicycle riding. Conduct a workshop on bicycle maintenance and repairs. Stage a bicycle race. Contact your local bicycle shops and ask them to offer World Environment Day discounts on bike sales and rentals. Organize a Bicycle Week. For ideas, contact: Washington Area Bicyclists Association 1520 16th Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20036 202265-4317 For more information, contact: your local bicycle clubs or EPA Regional Offices (see back). ------- |