It s been a bumpy and circuitous ride for the the Palo Alto TMA, the nonprofit charged with encouraging commuters to switch from cars to other modes of transportation. But despite recent disruptions, it is now looking to expand.
The Palo Alto Transportation Management Association has received a federal grant to develop a new app that incentivizes workers to commute by bike to selected locations in the city.
The Palo Alto Transportation Management Association has received a federal grant to develop a new app that incentivizes workers to commute by bike to selected locations in the city.
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Will green jobs help solve the unemployment crisis?
We are in a worldwide pandemic, dealing with a climate crisis and an unemployment crisis, but we have an opportunity to use this disruption – to use a Silicon valley term – to create something even better.
Could green jobs pay as much as fossil fuel jobs ( $70 to $80 thousand a year)? And how can ordinary people make a difference to help avert a climate crisis?
Justine Burt – a Bay Area climate change activist wrote The Great Pivot – a roadmap on how to decarbonize and dematerialize the economy.
She explains how creating millions of green jobs could lead to a sustainable future, for the Bay Area and beyond.