Get There Green!
Get There Green! 2023
On this page:
- Sustainable Transportation
- Reasons to Get There Green
- Reasons to Participate
- How to Participate
- Resources
- See Photos of Previous Participants
September 17-24 #GTG23
View a PDF Version of this year's Get There Green! Poster
Sustainable Transportation
Get There Green (#GTG23) is a week to promote and celebrate more sustainable modes of transportation This year it is taking place on September 17 through 24 and coincides with Climate Week NYC. (link leaves DEC's website) During this week everyone is encouraged to join in a week of climate-action by using a more sustainable mode of transportation for as many trips as they can. These include:
- walking;
- biking;
- taking public transit;
- carpooling;
- driving an electric vehicle, or;
- anything else that isn't driving alone in a fossil fuel powered vehicle.
Reasons to Get There Green
Get there green and help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Transportation represents the largest source of New York State's greenhouse gas emissions and the largest part of most New Yorker's personal carbon footprint as well. This is why it is critically important that we all lower our emissions from transportation in order to meet our nation-leading economy-wide greenhouse gas emission reduction goals of 40% of 1990 emission levels by 2030, 85% by 2050, and ultimately net-zero. Learn more about the impacts of climate change in New York.
Reasons to Participate
By using a more sustainable mode of transportation for your trips during Get There Green! you'll be joining thousands of fellow New Yorkers in not only directly improving our environment, but you may also discover that sustainable transportation is a great option for your trips.
Plus, you may discover that a more sustainable mode of transportation is both relaxing and enjoyable!
#GTG23
How to Participate (Yes, it really is this simple)
Take Your Trip(s)
Simply walk, bike, take public transit, carpool, drive an electric vehicle, or use another form of sustainable transportation (not driving alone in a fossil fuel-powered vehicle) for the trip(s).
Post
While on your trip(s), and in a safe manner, take a selfie and post it to social media u sing #GTG23 to let everyone know about your awesome green trip!
Resources
There are many resources available to help you find a more sustainable way to commute. Here are just a few. (Links Leave DEC's website)
Bike Share Systems-find a bike share system in your community
- Albany/Schenectady/Troy/Saratoga Springs/Glens Falls-CDPHPCycle
- Binghamton University-Binghamton University Bikeshare
- Buffalo-Reddy Bike Share
- Ithaca-Ithaca Bike Share
- New York City-Citibike & Lime Bikes
- Stony Brook University-Wolf Ride Bike Share
- Syracuse-Veo Ride
- Yonkers-Limes Bikes
Electric Vehicles-learn more about driving electric vehicles
- NYSERDA Drive Clean Rebate
- ChargeNY Website
- Smart Charge NY Program (NYC and Westchester only)
Local Public Transit-find your local public transit provider and view their routes/schedules
- BC Transit (Greater Binghamton)
- Bee Line (Westchester County)
- CDTA (Capital District - Covering Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, and Schenectady Counties)
- CENTRO (Syracuse/Utica/Rome and Central NY)
- CARTS (Chautaqua County)
- Chenango First Transit (Norwich Region)
- Citi Bus (Watertown)
- Clinton County Transit (Plattsburgh)
- Columbia County Transit
- Corning-Erwin Transportation
- CTrans (Elmira)
- Dutchess County Transit (Poughkeepsie Region)
- Essex County Public Transportation (Lake Placid Region)
- Franklin County Public Transportation
- Gloversville Transit System
- Greater Glens Falls Transit
- Greene County Transit
- HART Bus (Town of Huntington)
- Hornell Area Transit
- Lewis County Public Transportation
- Long Beach Bus Service
- Madison Transit System (Madison County)
- MTA (NYC and Commuter Rail)
- NFTA (Buffalo and Western NY)
- NICE (Nassau County)
Public Transit
- Oneonta/Otsego County
- Putnam County
- RTS (Greater Rochester-Covering Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, Seneca, Wayne, and Wyoming Counties)
- Saint Lawrence County Public Transit
- Schuyler County Transit
- Schoharie County Public Transit
- Sullivan County Transit
- Suffolk County Transit (Suffolk County)
- Steuben County Transit
- TCAT (Ithaca)
- Trailways
- Transit Orange (Orange County)
- Transport of Rockland (Rockland County)
- UCAT (Ulster County)
See Photos of Previous Participants
Get in Gear this Year and "Get There Green!"
View NYS DEC's Flickr albums for more photos: 2019, 2018, 2017
