Action - Bike or Walk to Work
Biking or walking to work as compared to driving. Both of these offer enormous sustainable benefits and also health benefits such as exercise and a period of time to relax and reduce stress on the way home. This solution assumes ownership of a vehicle and biking or walking when able, or else the 'Exclusive Sustainable Transportation' solution is more appropriate.
The cost for this solution is for a reasonable bike and accessories. Savings assume an average of 100km biked per week rather than driving, which can be customized on the calculator.
Known benefits and costs
| Annual CO2 Savings | 200 - 500 kg |
|---|---|
| 440 - 1,100 lbs | |
| Annual Cash Savings | $300 - $500 |
| Initial Cost | $100 - $500 |
| Time to pay for itself | 0.0 - 2.0 years |
| CO2 saved per year per initial dollar invested | 0.40 - 5.00 kg |
* These values were taken from many sources including product documentation, published reports, and the referenced material below. The ranges are due to differences in methods of achieving this action.