1. T RANSPORTATION Do I have to use a car to go everywhere? VVO_Transportation_01_Shattuck

2. L ET Y OUR P ARENTS KNOW WHERE YOU ARE So as we start to look at how easily we can move about the town, the state and the nation, it is imperative that you stay connected with your parents. Let them know your departure and arrival times. Whether going to a friends, the library, or across town they should know. Parent/Student Safety Agreement VVO_Transportation_01_Shattuck

3. G ETTING FROM POINT A TO POINT B If everyone in this class went home today and asked their parent to drive them to the mall would that be a good thing? What are your options? VVO_Transportation_01_Shattuck

4. M ODES OF TRANSPORTATION Mass Transit Bus Subway Train Walking and Bikes Cabs/Carpooling? Go METRO? SAFETY VVO_Transportation_01_Shattuck

5. W HAT IS AVAILABLE TO YOU VVO_Transportation_01_Shattuck

6. R ULES FOR M ETRO – M ASS T RANSIT What are the rules for taking the school bus? What are the rules if you take the metro to school? VVO_Transportation_01_Shattuck

7. B IKE S AFETY R ULES Law requires you where a helmet Which side of the road? Signals? VVO_Transportation_01_Shattuck

8. C ITY OF L OS A NGELES – G REEN T AXI ORDINANCE INTERNET RESEARCH SF http://2sustain.com/2008/04/cabs-finally-going-from-yellow- to-green.html http://www.sfgate.com/cgi- bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/03/04/BA1BVD1KH.DTL LA VVO_Transportation_01_Shattuck

9. WHY DO WE CARE? Is there math involved NEED DATA http://www.publictransportation.org/calculators/carbon_08.asp http://www.publictransportation.org/contact/stories/calculator_08.asp Resources for us http://www.publictransportation.org/contact/go_green/default.asp VVO_Transportation_01_Shattuck

10. T ALE OF T WO C ITIES Washington DC Metropolitan Area (wmata.com) Los Angeles Metropolitan Area (metro.net) Additional cities that overlap Santa Monica http://www.bigbluebus.com/http://www.bigbluebus.com/ Orange County http://www.octa.net/http://www.octa.net/ San Diego http://www.sdcommute.com/http://www.sdcommute.com/ VVO_Transportation_01_Shattuck

11. W ASHINGTON M ETROPOLITAN A REA T RANSIT A UTHORITY OPERATES FIVE R AIL LINES http://www.wmata.com/rail/maps/map.cfm click link for Google interactive map Red Line · Glenmont to Shady Grove Orange Line · New Carrolton to Vienna/Fairfax-GMU Blue Line · Franconia-Springfield to Largo Town Center Green Line · Branch Avenue to Greenbelt Yellow Line · Huntington to Fort Totten VVO_Transportation_01_Shattuck

12. LA C OUNTY M ETROPOLITAN T RANSPORTATION A UTHORITY IS DIVIDED INTO F IVE S ECTIONS http:// www.metro.net/images/ss_map.gif VVO_Transportation_01_Shattuck

13. W ASHINGTON M ETROPOLITAN A REA T RANSIT A UTHORITY – W HERE DO YOU EXIT ? So one of the most important thing to know for convenience is that the rail stations span several blocks in DC and many other areas. You can save enormous amounts of time and walking if you exit the station on the correct side. VVO_Transportation_01_Shattuck

14. W ASHINGTON M ETROPOLITAN A REA T RANSIT A UTHORITY – TASK 1 Your task is to use maps.google.com and the wmata.com to determine the best route to get from themaps.google.com wmata.com Smithsonian’s Natural History Museum to the National Zoo. VVO_Transportation_01_Shattuck

15. S MITHSONIAN ’ S N ATURAL H ISTORY M USEUM TO THE N ATIONAL Z OO. please find the websites for each location Find floor plans and entrances Go to http://www.mnh.si.edu/visit/maps.htmhttp://www.mnh.si.edu/visit/maps.htm this map is movable, find the two metro entrances, one is on the mall also note that the national zoo is part of the Smithsonian VVO_Transportation_01_Shattuck

16. LA C OUNTY M ETROPOLITAN T RANSPORTATION A UTHORITY TASK 2 G ETTING T HERE A. Using the socaltransport plan a trip from your house to a local sporting event of your choosing. http://socaltransport.org/ B. Using the socaltransport plan a trip from your house to a local college. What is the difference between the Metro busses and the DASH busses? VVO_Transportation_01_Shattuck

17. L OS A NGELES TO S AN D IEGO C HALLENGE - ON ONE METRO CARD The Metro in southern California is interconnected and it is possible to travel all three counties (LA, OC, SD) with one Los Angeles Orange Countyhttp://www.octa.net/http://www.octa.net/ San Diegohttp://www.sdcommute.com/http://www.sdcommute.com/ VVO_Transportation_01_Shattuck

18. S AN F RANSCISCO (T HE B AY A REA ) VVO_Transportation_01_Shattuck http://www.sfmta.com/ “MUNI” http://www.bart.gov/ “BART” http://tripplanner.transit.511.org/ http://www.caltrain.com/ San Francisco County Transportation Authority http://www.sfcta.org/ http://www.sfcta.org/content/view/343/181/

19. G OOGLE IT! http://www.google.com/transit/ VVO_Transportation_01_Shattuck

20. G OOGLE T RANSIT - NYC STYLE So google ocassional features trip tickets of sorts 1. The Met to the MetsThe Met to the Mets 2. St. Marks to St. John the DivineSt. Marks to St. John the Divine 3. Koreatown to ChinatownKoreatown to Chinatown VVO_Transportation_01_Shattuck

21. ACTION WILL YOU BE THE ONE ? In Washington DC employees are subsidize to encourage metro use Federal employees receive metro/transit cards that are credited to provide for free compute to and from work Non-federal organizations and companies can receive incentive programs and give their employees far to and from work Make your transportation mass transit 1 more day a week 1 more day a month VVO_Transportation_01_Shattuck