Open blog 2

Open blog 2
So for the open blog I will mention the abandon bike event. The mean walked or road bikes around campus to tag bikes that appear to no longer be in use to be tagged an removed. This will provided available parking as well as provide a bike to a current USC Student. Since the team walked or road bikes during the event rather then using a motor vehicle, we did not emit any harmful gases into the environment. While this project does not directly affect the planet, it will promote the use of alternate energy. Students will drive a car to school if bike parking in unavailable to prevent walking, VisVersa if this is no car parking. By freeing up space, we are promoting the use of bikes. Now lets focus on the where the abandon bikes go. Parking services gives them to the USC bike center who will accept applications for the bikes. If accepted the student only pays for parts, not labour. At the end of the day, it is significantly cheaper than purchasing a bike form a local store, or even buying one offline.  This places alternate methods of transportation to those who might not have been able to purchase a bike in the 1st place. If the choice is to drive a car you already own, or pay $500 up front for a bike, which do you think most people will choose. On the other hand, if the bike only costs $79, thats much more affordable and the percentage of people able and willing to purchase the bike increase. Now once they obtain the bike, parking in front the buildings are available due to abandon bikes being removed, thus making it more convenient to ride rather than drive. Finally the income one will save on gas in amazing.

open blog 1

Open blog
Since these blogs are instructed to be based around sustainability, and since I am on the Transportation team, I decided to have my 1st open blog focus on how I am implementing the teams goals into my own life. One of the key values my team pushes is alternate methods of transportation instead of using the traditional car. This is exactly what I have incorporated into my life. I use my bike as my main method of transportation rather than my car. I use the alternate green transportation method 5 out of 7 days of the week while only using the fuel burning car 3 out of 7 days. Sure the bike takes longer at times but in the long run, there are greater benefits. One is that you emit less carbon into the air, second, it helps provided a healthier life style. Since the bike has become my main method of transportation, I have lost weight, increased strength in my legs, and have higher endurance level. The car is literally only used when traveling distances that would be longer than a 40 min bike ride, highway use, or when shopping for groceries. It would be to difficult to ride a bike and trying to balance 8 bags. One thing I also forgot to mention is the money I save on gas. I use to fill up once a week for about 30$ a tank equaling $120 a month. Now I fill up once every 3 weeks to a month and spend a total of $30. Because of this lifestyle change and working with the transportation team, i have been able to utilize what my team has to offer and discover the safest and faster routs between classes.