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511 TakeTransit Trip Planner

Over 85% of Cal students live off campus, so public transportation is a must for getting around town and to the RSF for their workout.

The 511 TakeTransit Trip Planner is a useful tool for planning your public transit trips. You can get directions for utilizing public transit, trip planner tips, train and bus transfers, fare costs and even travel time estimates.

Check it out here.

Sustainability at UC Berkeley

For more information on what UC Berkeley is doing, check out the Sustainability at UC Berkeley Home Page:

http://sustainability.berkeley.edu/

Buy Local Berkeley

Buy Local Berkeley is a project of the Berkeley Business District Network and the City of Berkeley. A study by the Downtown Berkeley Association found that buying locally produces the following benefits for the community: more jobs, less envirnmental impact on the planet, a stronger local economy and tax base, lower public expenditures, and a stronger local identity.

For resources on how you can Buy Local, check out these Berkeley online business directories:
Downtown Berkeley Guide to Shopping
Telegraph Live
Berkeley Convention and Vistor's Bureau
North Shattuck Association
Solano Ave
Elmwood Shopping District
Berkeley Chamber of Commerce

Source: Downtown Berkeley Association - 1/25/08

California Envronmental Protection Agency

"The California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA) was created in 1991 by Governor's Executive Order. The six Boards, Departments and Office were placed within the Cal/EPA "umbrella" to create a cabinet level voice for the protection of human health and the environment and to assure the coordinated deployment of State resources. Our mission is to restore, protect and enhance the environment, to ensure public health, environmental quality and economic vitality."

Programs managed by the Cal EPA include: Air Quality, Water Quality, Waste Management, Enforcement and more. Check out their website for more details.

http://www.calepa.ca.gov/

Source: California Environmental Protection Agency - 1/25/08

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

"The mission of the Environmental Protection Agency is to protect human health and the environment. Since 1970, EPA has been working for a cleaner, healthier environment for the American people." Visit the EPA website for more information on a variety of topics affecting your world.

http://www.epa.gov/

Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - 1/25/08