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
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Programs
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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
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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).
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