Read about . . . Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles  If you are interested in staying up-to-date about The EV Project  or are a consumer, fleet owner/manager, business owner or organization interested in participating in The EV Project, please fill out the form online.   31 Ways to Make Walking & Biking Easier from Green America

Local Green Transportation Resources Bike Washington This site provides details about all the great recreational bicycle facilities around the Baltimore/Washington metropolitan area. Listed here are many area recreation trails and bicycle routes. These routes attempt to avoid heavy traffic areas by making use of various recreational paths, rail-trails, and back streets.  Capital Crescent Trail (Biking)  The Capital Crescent Trail (CCT) is a shared use off-road trail from Georgetown, D.C. to Silver Spring, MD suitable for walkers, joggers, bikers, and rollerbladers. The Coalition for the Capital Crescent Trail, an all-volunteer organization, has spearheaded efforts since 1986 to develop this first-class shared use trail. Metrorail Map Potomac Pedalers Touring Club SmartBike A self-service public bike rental program. SmartBike DC is a new and alternative transportation network that uses the latest technologies to facilitate user access and is structured to enhance the city's public transportation system. Super Shuttle A service offering shared rides of up to 10 passengers to National, Dulles International and BWI airports, picks up at your home, office or hotel. Washington Area Bicyclist Association Join WABA and help make bicycling better in the Washington Area. ZipCar Pick up a car parked in convenient neighborhood locations for hourly or daily rentals.

Tips for Greening Your Transportation Bike Racks Ask your favorite business or company to install them. Plan your errands wisely by keeping a list until you have 10 things to do at once Find that commercial strip where you can do multiple errands at one time and within walking distance of each other.  (Keep the list in your car or by the door.) Give preference to an area that also has a farmers market.  Don't forget to reward yourself on that trip with something special for being green :)  If you're about to get in the car to do one single errand, tell yourself that you can use that time more wisely. Better yet, carpool with a friend and make a fun afternoon of it together. Organize a bike ride or walk with your neigbhors, co-workers or community group. Give them the experience of how beautiful local trails are, and remind them that they could commute locally by riding bike.  Then, plan to step up the experience in a month with a ride along a local rail-trail  ("Find a Trail"). Plan your biking routes for weekend exploring  At maps.google.com/biking, users can enter their starting point and destination just as with previous map tools, and will be presented with routes, itineraries and estimated travel times — and to account for all the variation in how fast different people pedal, the step-by-step biking directions factor in trip length, changes in elevation and even fatigue probability.    Some favorite local rides:  MapMyRide.com | Find Rides and Cycling Routes in washington, va Support biking advocacy Become a member of Washington Area Bicyclist Association