biological tourism and travel (los angeles, ca)

Research and Applications of human and animal powered transportation systems in the city of Los Angeles.

Thursday, August 25, 2011

Cine`ma

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  • first mixed commute
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Purpose

Welcome to my Individual Learning Contract (ILC) for Evergreen State College on Biological Tourism. What is that? I'm talking about doing it the old fashioned way. Meaning walking, riding horses, bicycles, kayaks and canoes, dog sleds or any other way you get around without the use of fossil fuels.

Factoids

Road Work in Miles -


Bikeway339

Paved20,771

Freeway527

Sidewalk10,750

Trails1680


Figures -


* 3.4% of Los Angeles residents commute on foot.


* Bicycling accounts for 0.6% of all commute trips made in 2006.


* 66.3% of employees commute to work alone in a motor vehicle.


* 6,960 pedestrians have been killed walking in California between 2000 and 2009, with the most occurring in Los Angeles County, which had 2,079 pedestrian fatalities during the period.

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