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The group offers many programs to help encourage people to travel without using a car. These include a [[Bike Mentor]] program, the [[Bike Action Team]], the [[Safe Routes to School]] program to build sidewalks, as well as a weekly [[Bike Week]]. ACCT also develops a regional mobility map and administers the [[Safe Routes to School]] program in Charlottesville. | The group offers many programs to help encourage people to travel without using a car. These include a [[Bike Mentor]] program, the [[Bike Action Team]], the [[Safe Routes to School]] program to build sidewalks, as well as a weekly [[Bike Week]]. ACCT also develops a regional mobility map and administers the [[Safe Routes to School]] program in Charlottesville. | ||
ACCT is a participant in the [[Design Marathon|2010 Design Marathon]] sponsored by the [[Charlottesville Community Design Center]]. | |||
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Revision as of 17:34, 30 September 2010
The Alliance for Community Choice in Transportation (ACCT) is a non-profit group founded in 2001 that promotes the use of alternative modes of transportation to reduce the number of cars on area roads. The current Executive Director is Vince Caristo.
Programs
The group offers many programs to help encourage people to travel without using a car. These include a Bike Mentor program, the Bike Action Team, the Safe Routes to School program to build sidewalks, as well as a weekly Bike Week. ACCT also develops a regional mobility map and administers the Safe Routes to School program in Charlottesville.
ACCT is a participant in the 2010 Design Marathon sponsored by the Charlottesville Community Design Center.
2010 Bike Ballot
In 2010, ACCT partnered with Bike Charlottesville to survey cyclists in the community to find out their priorities for infrastructure development. With 582 responses, 82% said they wanted Charlottesville and Albemarle County to develop more bike lanes and dedicated trails[1].
Board of Directors
- Len Schoppa, President, Charlottesville Citizen
- Joyce Hillstrom, Vice President, Charlottesville Citizen
- William Lucy, Treasurer, Charlottesville Citizen
- Susan Pleiss, Secretary, Charlottesville Citizen
- Jerry Deily, Charlottesville Citizen
- Peter Ohlms, Charlottesville Citizen
- Randy Salzman, Charlottesville Citizen
- Bart Yavorosky, Scottsville Citizen
External links
Alliance for Community Choice in Transportation website
Notes
- ↑ Dixit, Rachana. "Survey Finds Demand for More Bike Lanes | Daily Progress." Home | Daily Progress. 9 Sept. 2010. Web. 10 Sept. 2010. <http://www2.dailyprogress.com/news/2010/sep/10/survey-finds-demand-more-bike-lanes-ar-498203/>.