Statistics
Impressive!
Since the start of Whatcom Smart Trips on July 1, 2006
:
23,380
people have made
5,269,223
Smart Trips
walk
bike
rideshare
bus
For a TOTAL of:
77,716,616 miles
or 326 trips to the moon.
Environmental Benefits
-
- Number of tons of hydrocarbons prevented:
- 116
-
- Number of tons of carbon monoxide prevented:
- 1,061
-
- Number of tons of particulate matter prevented:
- 0.427
-
- Number of tons of carbon dioxide prevented:
- 31,583
Economic Benefits
-
- Number of gallons of gas saved:
- 3.24 million
-
- Dollars saved:
- $13,287,209.89
-
5 x as many jobs are created when we buy local goods and services instead of gasoline
-
20 x as many jobs are created when we pay for transit fare as when we buy gasoline
Health Benefits
-
- 16.6 million
- walking and bicycling miles
-
- 2.44 million
- hours of physical activity
Smart Trips reduce health care costs to local employers by 25%. In addition, they reduce:
-
heart disease by 50%
-
depression & anxiety by 47%
-
worsening of Alzheimer's & dementia by 50%
-
arthritis pain by 47%