The Dispatch wrote
Buses, bicycles, van pools can get you to work
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
BY TIM DOULIN
High gas prices and a tight economy are pushing commuters out of their comfort zone behind the wheel of their car, pickup truck or sport-utility vehicle. For some, the alternative to driving alone to work is a big step, a sometimes scary one. But those interviewed who have made the jump are sold on leaving the car behind.
If it has been awhile since you’ve ridden the bus, or you never have, go to www.cota.com and check out “New Riders” and “Riding COTA.” It tells you all you need to know about riding the bus.
Jeff Stephens, executive director of Consider Biking, a bicycling advocacy group in Columbus, said: “I would encourage people to take that old bike out of the garage and tidy it up a bit or to go to a shop where you can get something that fits you and is safe.”
For new riders uncomfortable in traffic and unfamiliar with the rules of the road, the Ohio Department of Transportation provides a booklet called “Ohio Bicycling Street Smarts.”
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