Missoula, Montana was recently named Ninth in the category of "Greenest Commuter Towns" by AARP. This was based on a 2007 Census Bureau Estimate that 8.91% of Missoulians bike or walk to work.
Missoula promotes biking and walking to work with Missoula in Motion - a program designed to help local businesses, institutions and individuals address transportation issues within the Missoula community. Missoula in Motion has a Way to Go Club as a special way to reward those throughout the community who are choosing a different option than driving alone in their cars. You can join free at http://missoulainmotion.com/.
The other towns that ranked in this AARP report include:
1.) Ithaca, NY - 16.88%
2.) State College, PA 12.75
3.) Corvallis, OR 12.03
4.) Jacksonville, NC 11.14
5.) Ames, Iowa 10.67
6.) Iowa City, Iowa 9.68
7.) Flagstaff, AZ 9.47
8.) Champaign-Urbana, Ill 8.98
9.) Missoula, MT 8.91
10.) Ann Arbor, Mich 3.21
Source - AARP Magazine, Census Bureau 2007 Results
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