How to Pick a Mileage Goal

Each person's mileage goal for the Challenge will be different and they all make a difference, big or small. It will also depend on if you take the Challenge for a week, two weeks, or a whole month.

We know that depending on where you live and what your options are for public transportation, walking, and bicycling, even a small reduction in driving can be a real challenge!  For others, this may be the thing that inspires them to go entirely car-free.

Pick a goal that inspires you, but is realistic.  Do some quick math on what you drive in a week or month and think about what it would take to reduce your mileage by 5%, 10%, 50% or more.  Your average American driver drives about 30 miles per day (or 250 miles per week); your average Bay Area driver drives about 18 miles/day.

Also, we want to encourage and reward carpooling, too.  Any miles logged in a carpool count for the actual miles traveled divided by the number of people in the car!