Bridey Gallagher

Built Ecology & Friends

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
329 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

2.0

hours

volunteered
UP TO

2.0

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

1.0

mile

traveled by bike
UP TO

1.0

mile

traveled by bus
UP TO

0.8

pounds of CO2

have been saved

Bridey's actions

Basic Needs & Security

Calculate Your Water Footprint

SDG 6

I will calculate my water footprint and look for a few ways I can reduce consumption or waste.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Climate & Ecosystems

Calculate Your Carbon Impact

SDG 13

I will calculate the carbon emissions associated with my household and consider how lifestyle changes could reduce the carbon footprint and impacts on the environment.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Materials

Launch a Recycling Program

#56 Industrial Recycling

I will set up a recycling center at my workplace or school.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Reduce Animal Products

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

I will enjoy 1 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Land Use

Restore Wetlands

#52 Coastal Wetlands

I will volunteer 2 hours with a wetland restoration project in my region.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Buildings and Cities

Go by Bike

#59 Bike Infrastructure

I will commute by bike 1 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to 0.71 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Materials

Go Paperless

#70 Recycled Paper

I will reduce the amount of paper mail that I receive by opting into paperless billing and subscriptions.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transport

Test Drive an Electric Bike

#69 Electric Bikes

I will test drive an electric bike at a local distributor to see if it makes sense to use one in place of my car, or to extend the area I can cover by bike.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transport

Use Public Transit

#37 Mass Transit

I will use public transit 1 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to 0.14 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Transport

Improve a Bus Stop

#37 Mass Transit

I will improve a bus stop in my neighborhood by posting the stop schedule, adding seating or shelter, adding art or flowers, picking up litter, or some other small improvement.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transport

Conduct Virtual Meetings

#63 Telepresence

I will not travel for meetings and will instead conduct them virtually.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Women and Girls

Help Girls Overcome Health Barriers

#6 Educating Girls

I will donate one or more Femme Kits to help girls overcome health and sanitation barriers to being able to attend school.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.

To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

REFLECTION QUESTION
Transport Use Public Transit

How has your access to various kinds of transporation throughout your life influenced your current attitudes about transportation and your transportation behavior?

Bridey Gallagher 4/10/2018 12:12 PM

Since I started working on transportation projects at WSP over two years ago, I have learned SO much about the world of transportation. It has not only been the access that I have to various transportation modes in the city I live in, but also the work that I do for my day job that has allowed me to think differently about all modes of transportation. I don't think I would have started ever even considered riding the City bus if it hadn't been for my involvement in Baltimore City's bus infrastructure improvements this year!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transport Test Drive an Electric Bike

Half of all trips made in the US are three miles or less; 72% of them are driven. Private vehicles account for 60% of trips of a mile or less. Do you feel that these facts apply to you? If so, how might you incorporate an electric bike into your lifestyle?

Bridey Gallagher 4/10/2018 12:09 PM

Baltimore City offers a bike share program, of which half the bikes are pedal assisted with Pedalec technology! As a Baltimore City resident, I signed up for the BikeShare program as a "founding" member and have really enjoyed the convenience of the bikeshare as an option to commute around downtown and surrounding neighborhoods. I've already incorporated the bike share into my weekly routine of traveling to and from work on nice days!

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Bridey Gallagher 4/04/2018 7:47 AM

WSP Baltimore Green Team launched a multi-part Recycling program in the office this week to celebrate Earth Month! We hope to keep all the additional recycling options available, but will use April as a test run.

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- Narada Golden 4/07/2018 2:47 PM
  
  I hope that goes well Bridey. Let us know how your Challenge is going. Folks on our team have also posted a lot of good stories and tips that you may also be interested in.
  
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