Action | Title | Description |
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Cutting Emissions from Heating | IRV - Electrify Irvine - SWITCH IS ON |
The City of Irvine is proud to partner with the SWITCH IS ON program - a statewide initiative promoting consumer education on electrification and helping residents find vetted contractors and access shortcuts to incentive programs and rebates. |
Reducing Air Miles Traveled | Offset your footprint |
Choose your own project to offset your carbon footprint for a greener world. Remember that it is best to reduce your impact by pursuing sustainable lifestyle choices but sometimes we cannot avoid certain actions for practical reasons - like flying to another destination for work/personal reasons. In such cases, the least we could do is offset our footprint through reliable, sustainable projects |
Reducing Air Miles Traveled | Carbon Offsetting for Air Travel |
The Traveller's guide to carbon offsetting your flights |
Reducing Air Miles Traveled | Flying or Driving? |
On average, driving is better than flying in terms of greenhouse gas emissions. If you have to fly, non-stop flights are better than flights with layovers. Read more in this article. |
Reducing Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) | IRV - RideGuru |
Rideshare services in Irvine |
Reducing Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) | IRV - Irvine Shares the Way |
Irvine Shares the Way is a project to improve the safety of everyone in Irvine, whether they are walking, bicycling, or driving. Several resources for a bicycle friendly community including interactive maps can be found here. |
Reducing Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) | IRV - Train Station |
The Irvine Station, located in the Spectrum area of the City, is served by Amtrak and Metrolink passenger rail services, and is a hub for express, local and rail-feeder bus services operated by the Orange County Transportation Authority. |
Reducing Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) | IRV - Transit Vision |
The City of Irvine is launching a study to define community transportation needs and determine additional transit needs (beyond the existing iShuttle and bus routes located within the City). The Irvine Transit Vision Study will evaluate new and improved transportation options to support residents getting around within the city. |
Living a Low-Car Lifestyle | IRV - Bikeways Map |
City of Irvine Bikeways map |
Living a Low-Car Lifestyle | IRV - Bicycle Club of Irvine |
The City of Irvine provides a network of on-street and off-street bikeways to encourage the use of bicycles as a safe and convenient means of transportation for both commuting and recreational purposes. |