Cheaper in transit tips to being ‘green’
Jolene Denny
Communicator

Cycling, carpooling and taking the bus all have one thing in common: They are good for the environment.

With the cost of gas at almost $4 a gallon; people are trying to find ways to make travel cheaper, from buying bicylcles to getting bus passes.

SFCC provides ways to help make traveling easier and greener by providing discounted bus passes for $20 to students. Students may also choose to bike to school. If the campus is too far away for biking, the STA bus service provides bike racks for travelers. 

“I didn’t know many people when I started school but I was able to find people who start and end around the same times, so now I carpool,” said Aspen Alspaugh, SFCC Student. “Gas is just too expensive if it’s only me paying for it.”

Alspaugh says if gas gets any higher she’s just going to start riding the bus.

“It’s getting to the point that taking the bus is the cheapest way,” said Alspaugh

SFCC also helps students by providing a link to Rideshare, sponsored by Spokane County. Rideshare is a free service and connects people with others who share the same schedules, as well as listing the available Park and Rides and guidelines for starting a carpool, and information on people who would like to have a biking partner instead of carpooling.   

By changing the manner of travel to one more eco-friendly, both the earth and the health of those who participate benefit.

Spokane hosts an event every year downtown celebrating Earth Day and every year the city tries to bring more attention on ways to help the earth one of the main focuses is still the way transportation is being conducted.

May, being Bike to Work Month. highlighted the push to find nother means of transportation. Bike to Work Spokane is a group that is dedicated to helping residents all year long and is a great connection point for everyone.

Biketoworkspokane.org and www.rideshareonline.com are sites focused on alternative methods for transportation. teaching Spokane residents how to avoid individually driving everywhere.

You can contact the writer at staffwriter@spokanefalls.edu