Statistics
Impressive!
Since the start of Whatcom Smart Trips on July 1, 2006
:
23,832
people have made
5,408,829
Smart Trips
walk
bike
rideshare
bus
For a TOTAL of:
79,220,787 miles
or 332 trips to the moon.
Environmental Benefits
-
- Number of tons of hydrocarbons prevented:
- 119
-
- Number of tons of carbon monoxide prevented:
- 1,082
-
- Number of tons of particulate matter prevented:
- 0.436
-
- Number of tons of carbon dioxide prevented:
- 32,194
Economic Benefits
-
- Number of gallons of gas saved:
- 3.3 million
-
- Dollars saved:
- $15,394,341.86
-
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
-
- 17.1 million
- walking and bicycling miles
-
- 2.53 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%