It’s easy to be green. Walk, bike, carpool, or take (public) transit to work or school. Even once a week makes a big difference! A helpful tip from Chula Vista CLEAN Businesses. Live green, shop green.
Bicycling & Alternative Transportation
Many people use single-occupancy motor vehicles for their daily commutes contributing to congested freeways and extended travel times. In addition, congested roadways lead to decreased air quality, elevated greenhouse gas emissions, and dependence on foreign fuel supplies.
To reduce petroleum-fueled, single occupancy vehicle use within municipal operations and the community, the Conservation Section promotes the following programs and resources:
Bike Chula Vista Map & Guide
Safe Routes to Schools Maps
Publicly-Available CNG & EV Charging Stations
Other Alternative Commute Options (Ridesharing & Transit)
Bike Chula Vista
A Bicycle-Friendly Community
Bicycling is great for everyone — communities, businesses, schools, and people. It promotes active lifestyles, reduces traffic congestion, and improves air quality; but most importantly, it's fun! The City of Chula Vista continues to expand bicycling-related infrastructure throughout the community to make bicycling safe and easy.
Check out the new "Bike Chula Vista" map & guide to learn about local bicycling resources:
To receive a pocket-sized version, visit the Conservation Section's booth at the Otay Ranch Town Center (Tuesday nights) or Third Avenue Village (Thursday nights) Farmers Markets.
This map was originally funded through a grant from the National Association of Realtors in partnership with the Pacific Southwest Association of Realtors.
Safe Routes to Schools Maps
Helping Students Walk & Bike Safely to Schools
The City of Chula Vista's Engineering Division and Conservation Section recently implemented a project to evaluate local middle schools’ street and sidewalk infrastructure for connectivity and coverage and to identify on-the-ground infrastructure deficiencies through school route field audits.
Based on the results, the City has created suggested school route maps for pedestrians and bicyclists, mainly focusing on a 1-mile radius around Chula Vista Middle Schools:
Bonita Vista Middle School
Castle Park Middle School
Chula Vista Middle School
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Eastlake Middle School
Hilltop Middle
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Rancho Del Rey Middle School
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Publicly-Available CNG Fueling Station
Cleaner Fuel, Cleaner Air
In a private-public partnership, Clean Energy Fuels recently installed a new publicly-available Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) fueling station at the City’s Public Works Yard at 1800 Maxwell Road, off Auto Park Drive. CNG is a cleaner burning fuel than gasoline and diesel, which helps improve local air quality.
Residents or businesses with CNG vehicles can utilize the new station 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and use their credit cards to pay for the fuel. For a map of the CNG fueling station at the Public Works Yard, click here.
To find out more about alternative fuel stations in Chula Vista and the region, visit the Department of Energy’s Alternative Fueling Station Locator by clicking here.
Publicly-Available Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Stations
Cleaner Fuel, Cleaner Air
The City of Chula Vista, in partnership with ECOtality, is installing over 30 publicly-available EV chargers at municipal sites in early 2013. The sites include:
Members of the public can utilize the chargers by using their credit cards or by joining the blink network by clicking here. To find out more about alternative fuel stations in Chula Vista and the region, visit the Department of Energy’s Alternative Fueling Station Locator by clicking here.
Other Alternative Commute Options
Reduce Your Commute Costs
In partnership with iCommute (the regional commute organization), the City facilitates alternative commute options for its employees and community members.
Ridesharing - By joining a carpool or vanpool, you can instantly reduce your commuting costs by 50% or more. The following are some links to ridesharing tools:
Access RideMatcher for a simple and secure way to find carpool partners online.
Take advantage of up to $400 in Vanpool Incentives per month to help offset some of the van leasing costs.
Use TripTracker to help measure your carpool commute savings & be entered to win iCommute monthly prize drawings (8 trips per month required).
Rely on the Guaranteed Ride Home program in case of a family emergency or unscheduled overtime (must carpool at least 3 times each week to be eligible).
Access SchoolPool for a special ridematching service for parents of children, who attend the same school.
Public Transit - Taking transit can get you out of a traffic snarl, save money on gas, help the environment, and ease the stress of your daily commute. The following are some links to public transit tools:
Use the Regional Transit Map to determine options for getting to your destination.
Access 511’s Transit Trip Planner to coordinate your departure and arrival times.
Need help? Contact the City's Conservation Section at 619-409-3893!
Ridesharing
