Cape Cod Smart Transportation Week
Saturday June 25 - Saturday July 2, 2011
www.gocapecod.org/gosmart
... and, Cape Cod Smart Transportation Day:
Wednesday June 29, 2011
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Alternative Transportation is SMART Transportation
Welcome to your Cape Cod Smart Transportation Week information source. Smart Transportation Week is an annual event, intended to promote smart transportation choices such as public transit, ridesharing, walking, and bicycling, and other alternatives to single-occupant driving on Cape Cod through education and events to kick-off the summer season. Check back for updates.
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2011 EVENTS
Monday 6/27
AVIATION DAY |
Tuesday 6/28
BUS DAY |
Wednesday 6/29
FERRY DAY / BIKE DAY |
Thursday 6/30
RAIL DAY |
Friday 7/1
TRANSIT DAY |
Sponsored by Cape Air
and
Barnstable Municipal Airport
Fly on Cape Air/Nantucket Airlines on June 27th and have a chance to win a free ticket on Nantucket Airlines between Hyannis and Nantucket! Ten (10) round-trip tickets on Nantucket Airlines will be given to lucky winners.
$1 off parking all day!
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Sponsored by Plymouth & Brockton Street Railway
Free refreshments
Meet the Managers
Free giveaways
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Sponsored by Hy-Line Cruises and the Steamship Authority
Online coupon available to bring your bike on either Hy-Line Cruises or the Steamship Authority for FREE!
Bike to work today rather than taking your car!
Commuter Rally
12 p.m. Noon - 1 p.m. Barnstable County Complex Parking Lot
Barnstable Village
MassRides, a non-profit agency that provides commuter assistance throughout Massachusetts, handed out promotional materials to encourage participants to Commute Creatively during (and after) the week. Village employees (and others) were able to sign up for MassRides' services and receive other information on commuting options. The Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority was available to answer questions and pass out schedules and route maps. MassBike, was on hand to provide tips for safe biking and suggested routes.
Event featured a special "10 Minute Beach Loop." This free Cape Cod Transit Authority Bus departed at 12:30. Bike + Bus is easy!
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Sponsored by Cape Cod Central Railroad
Scenic Train departure 11:30 a.m., return 1:30 p.m. All fares $10.00.
Advance reservations recommended: (www.capetrain.com) or (508)771-3800, ext. 291.
Scenic Train cars now air-conditioned for passenger comfort.
Beverages are available for purchase from the snack bar, along with light sandwich fare and snacks.
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Sponsored by the Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority
Transit Day Celebration at the Hyannis Transportation Center.
Coffee and Doughnut Refreshments from 9 am - 11 am
CCRTA Raffle of Fixed Route or Dial-A-Ride-Transportation Passes!
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Walk 'n' Roll! ♦ Drive Your Shoes! ♦ Traveling Smart is FAST and COOL
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SmartGuide available online - providing information on car-free ways around Cape Cod & the Islands.
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| Photos from previous Cape Cod "Smart" & "Alternative" Transportation Weeks |
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2011 Photo: Senator Wolf + Dr. Gross + bike + bus |
2011 Photo: Commuter Rally Class of 2011 |
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2010 Photo: A Banner Day for Smart Transportation participants |
2010 Photo: One more MassBike message |
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2009 Photo: Bikes at Commuter Rally
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2009 Photo: Biodiesel is Smart Fuel
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2008 Photo: Commuter Rally
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2008 Photo: Commuter Rally
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2007 Photo: Announcing Smart Transportation Week at the Barnstable Fire Department
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2007 Photo: Commuter Rally in Barnstable Village
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2006 Photo: MassRides & Cape Cod RTA staff at the Barnstable Village Commuter Rally.
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2006 Photo: Barnstable County Commissioner Bill Doherty with the Smart Transportation Week T-Shirt
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2005 Photo: County employees depart from work on tandem bicycle during Smart Transportation Week.
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2005 Photo: All-Electric EV-1, MassRides, and Cape Cod RTA are featured at the Barnstable Village Commuter Rally
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2004 Photo: Commuter Rally in Barnstable Village featuring zero-emission vehicle EV-1 on loan from Town of Barnstable.
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2004 Photo: County employees arrive at work on tandem bicycle during Alternative/SMART Transportation Week
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2003 Photo: Senator Robert O'Leary prepares to load his bike on The Breeze Shuttle at the Commuter Rally in Barnstable Village.
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2003 Photo: Massachusetts Secretary of Transportation Daniel Grabauskas addresses the audience at A Car-free Celebration at the Hyannis Transportation Center
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2002 Photo: CARAVAN provides commuting information to County employees
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2002 Photo: The Cape Cod RTA provides transit information
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2002 Photo: Cape Cod Central Railroad Special Train arrives in Barnstable Village
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2002 Photo: County employees prepare to board Cape Cod Central Railroad's Special Train in Barnstable Village
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2001 Photo: Barnstable County Employees disembark Cape Cod Central Railroad's Special Train in Barnstable Village |
2001 Photo: Barnstable County Employees arrive by tandem bicycle
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2001 Photo: One of Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority's Trolleys in Barnstable Village |
2000 Photo: Cape Cod Commission staff arrive at the office during Cape Cod Alternative Transportation Week sans cars.
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2000 Photo: "Commuter Rail" passengers disembark at Barnstable Village |
2000 Photo: The "Boat-Pool" departs Barnstable Harbor enroute to Rock Harbor
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Excerpt from the Proposed Proclamation to be signed by the Barnstable County Commissioners:
Whereas: Many commuters who travel by alternative transportation employ a clean, quiet, and efficient mode of transportation while saving on the costs of fuel, automotive maintenance, and parking; and
Whereas: Bicycling and walking to work incorporates a healthy form of exercise into an individual's daily routine; and
Whereas: Those who bicycle, walk, or ride transit to work never experience parking shortages and do not contribute to traffic jams; and
Whereas: The Cape Cod economy is enhanced by pedestrian and bicycle tourism and services; and
Whereas: Global climate change is one of the most pressing environmental issues of our time and traveling by alternative transportation is an effective means to reduce emissions of greenhouse gasses; and
Whereas: Safe bicycle and pedestrian facilities, both on and off the road, benefit all travelers; and
Whereas: Barnstable County promotes bicycling, walking, ridesharing, and transit as viable means of transportation by building pedestrian and bicycle facilities and accommodating bicycles and pedestrians in transportation projects when feasible, and through programs to increase ridesharing and transit use,
Now, therefore, we, the Barnstable County Commissioners, do hereby proclaim the week of June 27 - July 3 as
Cape Cod Smart Transportation Week
and Wednesday, June 30, as
Cape Cod Smart Transportation Day
and urge all the citizens of Barnstable County to take cognizance of this event and participate fittingly in its observance.
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Promote your Smart Choice! Email to trans@capecodcommission.org or fax to CCC Transportation Staff: (508) 362-3136.
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