Archive for the ‘Transportation’ Category
Friday, April 19th, 2013
At OSU, we have been celebrating Earth Day ever since the first one in 1970. But we’re too hardcore for just one day of observance of this amazing planet we live on, so we celebrate for a full week! Hence: Earth Week, a week of fun and educational activities geared toward raising environmental awareness and [...]
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Thursday, March 28th, 2013
The City of Corvallis is inviting Corvallis residents to join in on the Healthy Streets Planning Initiative. “Healthy streets” are specially designed to be more environmentally friendly as well as safer for everyone. High visibility crosswalks help reduce vehicle/pedestrian crashes. Shared-use paths and a bike corridor make biking easier and safer. Curb extensions with rain [...]
Tags: Alternative transportation, Healthy Streets, Transportation
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Monday, March 25th, 2013
Northwest Earth Institute discussion courses are a popular way to engage in locally-relevant conversations about the topics of our time. More than 130,000 people worldwide have participated in their discussion courses!
Beginning April 2, a Global Warming: Changing Course discussion group is starting in Corvallis at the Unitarian Fellowship Hall, NW Circle and 29t St. Course [...]
Tags: Alternative transportation, consumerism, Energy, Food, Landscape, Stormwater, Transportation, Volunteer, Waste Reduction, Water
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Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013
There is a new incentive this term for Drive Less Connect! Everyone who logs a trip every week and logs a total of 30 trips throughout the term will win a prize guaranteed and be entered into a drawing for a large prize at the end of the month. The guaranteed prize will be a [...]
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Wednesday, December 19th, 2012
Lincoln and Benton Counties have teamed up and are offering two buses that run between Corvallis and Newport. A bus leaves each location four times a day, and they both run seven days a week (except Christmas and Thanksgiving). Animals are allowed, but non-service animals must be in veterinarian-approved containers. The buses are ADA accessible [...]
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Friday, December 14th, 2012
For the rest of December, Cascades West Rideshare has an incentive to create a trip in Drive Less Connect. There will be several drawings throughout the month, and people have already won prizes like free drinks at Dutch Bros.
They are giving away a $50 Safeway gift card at the end of the month and a [...]
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Thursday, November 15th, 2012
Congratulations to Krista, Megan, Marie, Susanne and Nick, the winners of the October Drive Less Connect Incentive. They will be enjoying some delicious American Dream Pizza for logging non-drive-alone trips. If you aren’t one of those who won a gift card during the last incentive, it’s not too late to log some trips for the [...]
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Thursday, October 4th, 2012
Drive Less. Connect is a carpooling system that is completely free and available to everyone living and working in Oregon. Use it to find trips to all over Oregon and Washington. Set up a group for the daily commute or meet new people on the way to a one time event like a concert or [...]
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Wednesday, September 19th, 2012
Campus Recycling, the OSU Sustainability Office, University Housing and Dining Services and the Student Sustainability Initiative are recruiting resident students to serve as paid Eco-Representatives (Eco-reps) in three residence halls this academic year (applicants from all halls are welcome).
Eco-reps will work to educate their peers about sustainable lifestyles and resources, assist with marketing and outreach [...]
Tags: Energy, Food, Job, leadership, Opportunity, SSI, Transportation, Waste Reduction, Water
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Thursday, September 6th, 2012
The OSU Solar Vehicle Team is a group of OSU students, staff, and faculty working together to design, build, and race solar-powered vehicles. The organization is dedicated to providing hands-on experience with solar-electric vehicles, interdisciplinary learning in engineering and business, and education and outreach in sustainability by direct interactions with the community and industry.
The Phoenix [...]
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