Green Wheels is a project of the Northcoast Environmental Center (NEC) in
Arcata, California
Arcata (; Wiyot language, Wiyot: ''Goudi’ni''; Yurok language, Yurok: ''Oket'oh'') is a city adjacent to the Arcata Bay (northern) portion of Humboldt Bay (United States), Humboldt Bay in Humboldt County, California, Humboldt County, Californ ...
. Green Wheels is a
sustainable transportation
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advocacy group
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that promotes the benefits of alternatives to the
single-occupancy vehicle
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and encourages and pressures governments, businesses, individuals and institutions to make choices that reduce transportation impacts and create balanced and sustainable transportation.
Green Wheels began as a student club of
Humboldt State University
California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt also known as Cal Poly Humboldt, Humboldt or Cal Poly"Cal Poly" may also refer to California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, California or California State Polytechnic Universi ...
in 2003 when it was called the Alternative Transportation Club. In 2005, the club's name was changed to Green Wheels. Green Wheels joined the NEC in July 2007. A chapter remains as a campus club at HSU.
See also
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Automobile dependency
Car dependency is the concept that some city layouts cause cars to be favoured over alternate forms of transportation, such as bicycles, public transit, and walking.
Overview
In many modern cities, automobiles are convenient and sometimes nec ...
External links
NEC Green WheelsGreen Wheels joins with the NEC
from the Eureka Reporter, 16 July 2007
{{Humboldt State University
Environmental organizations based in California
Sustainable transport
Transportation in Humboldt County, California
2005 establishments in the United States
California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt
Organizations established in 2005