Spare the Air Youth

Pilot Projects

Seven programs are being tested in two pilot rounds to determine which are appropriate for broader regional implementation in 2013. In Fall 2012, the pilot programs will be evaluated based on whether they further the key program goals of:

• Reducing GHG emissions
• Changing travel behavior
• Reducing vehicle miles traveled
• Potential for regional implementation

Starting in Spring 2013, the programs best suited for regional application will be implemented on a larger scale. Programs currently in development include a regional incentives program, a youth bicycle summit, and a regional program website.

• Chabot Space & Science Center encouraged visitors to bicycle, carpool, or take a shuttle to visit the Bill Nye Climate Lab, which educates visitors about climate science and sustainable transportation choices.
• Cool the Earth empowered student climate leaders to promote alternate transportation in their schools and with their peers, their families, and their communities.
• Promotion of the 511 SchoolPool RideMatching encouraged families to sign up for service and commute together to school. Materials can be downloaded from the Carpool page.
• Through the Alameda County Safe Routes to School program, TransForm invited high schoolers to submit short videos to the This is How We Roll Video Contest.
• YBike taught San Francisco high schoolers bicycling skills, bike maintenance, and presentation skills, while summer interns assisted with Summer Streets events.
• Marin County Safe Routes to School and the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition developed a toolkit of family programs to educate students with their parents about bicycling.
• The Transit and Trails website connects people to nature by providing transit directions to trailheads and campgrounds.