Ditch the car and win! – The NAU Review – Northern Arizona University

For Earth Day on April 22, the Office of Sustainability invites everyone to celebrate our by ditching the car and participating in the inaugural Green Transportation Week from April 21–25. This initiative encourages the Lumberjack community to try alternative modes of transportation on campus and throughout the city. Danielle Linthicum, conservation programs coordinator at the Office of Sustainability, said they have partnered with groups on campus and in Flagstaff, including NAU Yellow Bike Program, NAU Transit Services, Mountain Line, NAU Outdoor Adventures and the Flagstaff Bike Organization, to offer fun events incentives for those who participate. Some of the events include bike clinics where anyone can take their bikes to be repaired by trained mechanics for free, a shuttle trivia game that encourages Lumberjacks to use the service and a closing event on Friday with free food, activities, fun and a raffle with multiple prizes. To be entered into the raffle, participants can log their ecofriendly journey at the Green Transportation Week website. Everyone is encouraged to take pictures and share them on social media to inspire others to be part of this initiative. “It is easier to try new things when you have a community of people who are doing the same thing
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