October 2015
With the eyes of the world on Los Angeles for the upcoming 2015 Special Olympics World Games, the MSRC is doing its part to help the athletes and country delegates get to their competition venues in a cleaner, more efficient way. The MSRC is providing more than $380,000 in Clean Transportation Funding to operate 281 compressed natural gas (CNG) buses to transport athletes, coaches, staff, families, volunteers and officials throughout the nine days of the World Games, from July 25 through August 2, as well as pre- and post-Games
With more than 350 days of sunshine each year, Palm Springs is the ideal city to get around town on a bicycle. The City of Palm Springs is now making it easier for visitors and residents to ride downtown with its new Bicycle Friendly Business District. In cooperation with local businesses, the City’s Office of Sustainability developed an innovative plan for bike parking which includes a map of bike infrastructure that divides the downtown area into three districts, each designated by a specific color: South District (yellow), North District (blue) and the Downtown District (orange). The color coding is used
