Transportation Month

Suggested Activities

•walk, bicycle, take public transportation, or carpool to church!

•include members who are homebound in carpools

•set up a rideshare/carpool table at the presentation

•consider a book study*

•set up a bulletin board to post suggestions/facts re: transportation

•publish a public transportation map on the church website

•plan to invest in fuel-efficient church vehicles/machinery (vans, lawnmowers, dishwashers, etc.)

•schedule a celebration at the end of Transportation Month to reflect on the experience and plan future actions (emphasize long-term strategies/practices such as purchasing the most fuel-efficient vehicles, permanently committing to use public transportation, etc., living near where we work and go to church, etc.)

*Book Suggestions:

Crawford, J.H. 2000. Carfree Cities.  Utrecht, Netherlands: International.

Edwards, Denis.  2006. Ecology at the Heart of Faith.  Maryknoll, NY: Orbis.

Gershon, David and Robert Gilman.  1992. Household Ecoteam Workbook: A Six-Month Program to Bring your Household into Environmental Balance.  Woodstock, NY: Global

Action Plan for the Earth.

Hamilton-Poore, Sam.  2009. Earth Gospel: A Guide to Prayer for God’s Creation.  Nashville, TN: Upper Room.