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Today's roads are becoming more congested. Faced with limitations to expanding our transportation infrastructure, the Oregon Department of Transportation [ODOT], Metro, TriMet, City of Vancouver and other public and private partners launched the Drive Less/Save More Campaign in February 2006. This unique effort seeks to reduce single-person car trips as part of a larger solution to regional traffic congestion. The Drive Less/Save More Campaign will be rolled out to other parts of Oregon, including Bend, in 2009-2010. So, what are single person car trips? Single-person car trips are those trips that we make alone. They make up a significant percentage of the trips we take and are often non-work related. Reducing these types of trips can lead to better traffic flow on our roadways. It is estimated that if each area household eliminated just two car trips per week, there could be a four percent reduction in the number of cars on the road. The Drive Less/Save More Campaign seeks to reduce single-person car trips by promoting travel options like car pooling, biking, walking, public transit, and encouraging drivers to trip chain or combine multiple errands into single trips. These travel savvy practices are practical and can save you money otherwise spent at the gas pump. The Drive Less/Save more website offers great resources on travel savvy practices like trip chaining, or combining your personal errands, and using travel options like public transit, carpooling, biking, walking and more. Reducing your single-person car trips can not only save you money on gas, but you'll also have more time to do the things you really want to do. Driving less really does save you more! Drive less. Save more. It's that simple! Visit Drive less. Save more. to learn more.
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