Did you know?

• Transportation is the second largest budget item for most households.
• Most people work one entire day each week to pay for their car.
• According to AAA, the average vehicle commuter spends $10,000 annually to maintain their car.
• Compared with taking a car, a 4-mile bike commute removes 15 pounds of pollution from the air.
• Working just 4 days a week instead of 5, reduces 20% of traffic congestion, pollution and parking problems.
• 50% of air pollution comes from on-the-road vehicles. Other sources include factories, off-road vehicles and natural causes.
• Smart Trips participants reduce more than 1 million vehicle miles from Knoxville area roadways each year.
• Since the program started, more than 3 and half million pounds of CO2 emissions have been reduced.
• Participants have also saved more than $600,000 in fuel costs.