Rethink Your Route

Save money, avoid traffic and parking hassles, and prevent pollution by leaving your car at home. With the different methods of transportation, traveling alone by car may soon be a thing of the past.

Tell us how you get around.

If you haven’t already, take a moment to answer a few short questions about the way you travel and your travel interests. Take the Survey

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Give Transit a Try – Ride the METRO 

Riding the bus allows you to use your travel time to get other things done. Let someone else tackle the traffic while you sit and study, chat, or just relax. Santa Cruz Metro buses have bicycle racks so you can take your bike with you.

Other Transit Resources

• Join Bus-by-Choice Santa Cruz at one of their monthly group outings riding the METRO

Share Your Ride & Carpool

If you live too far from your destination to walk or bicycle, driving alone isn’t your only option. Make plans to carpool and share your ride with others.

Trade in Your Wheels & Ride a Bike

Bicycling is an excellent way to minimize car use and get exercise at the same time. Cycling can get you almost anywhere fast; you can beat the local traffic by traveling right up to your destination. Mounting wire baskets or pannier bags to your bicycle can also extend your number of destinations by allowing for greater cargo transportation.

Other Bicycling Resources

• Interested in the basics? Watch these short, informational Smart Cycling videos
• Learn the Rules of the Road to prepare you for a safe and fun experience no matter where you’re riding.

Get Moving – Walk It!

Your good health is a gift – if you can, walk! Find a backpack or briefcase on wheels that can tote your work items and laptop. For shopping trips, invest in a sturdy shopping cart or collapsible crate on wheels.

Other Transit Resources

• Join Bus-by-Choice Santa Cruz at one of their monthly group outings riding the METRO