What is Let's Move LI?
A collaboration among municipalities, schools, businesses and other organizations to promote active transportation across Long Island.
Our Goals
- Promote walking and biking, alone or connected to public transit
- Encourage bike and pedestrian safety education for students
- Support safe walkability and biking infrastructure
Benefits of Active Transportation
Walking and biking can provide many health, environmental, social/safety and economic benefits.
Get Involved
1. Promote the Benefits of Active Transportation
Start promoting the benefits of Active Transportation to your residents, students or employees on your website, email, newsletters and social media. Our Toolkit makes it easy with sample copy, flyers and logos. .
2. Host an Educational Event
Host an educational event either virtually or in person to promote the many benefits of Active Transportation, and build awareness about nearby walkable downtowns and recreational bike trails. Let's Move LI volunteers can help you organize the event.
3. Develop an Active Transportation Plan
Ready for the next step? Form a committee to develop and implement an Active Transportation Plan to encourage your residents, students or employees to walk and bike. Our Spotlights page can give you ideas of active transportation initiatives in other communities. Also, check out our Resources page for information on the many Long Island resources that can help!
September 2024 SPOTLIGHT
Car Free Day Long Island and Long Island Mobility Week
Car Free Day LI is September 22! Have you pledged?
For the 12th year in a row, Long Island is joining over 3,100 cities in 50 countries around the world in celebrating Car Free Day and LI Mobility Week from September 16-22, 2024. During this week, people are encouraged to swap out just one car trip and instead ride a train, telecommute, walk, bike, take the bus, carpool, or simply drive less. Help us beat last years record of Long Islanders pledging to be car-free or car-lite, saving 92 tons of CO2 emissions.
Those who pledge will be eligible to win great prizes including Giant Escape 3 and Liv Alight 3 bikes, each valued at $530 donated by Brands Cycle & Fitness and all access train passes! Make sure to include your employer, school, library or non-profit to earn bragging rights.
Take the pledge here!
Long Island villages, towns, cities and counties and other organizations are invited to showcase their commitment to clean and sustainable transportation options by hosting and/or participating in the various events being held across Long Island.
Long Island Mobility Week is the perfect opportunity to test out new forms of clean and shared mobility, take stock of current transportation challenges and help our environment by making progress toward more sustainable transportation for all of Long Island.
See details of all the planned events during Long Island Mobility Week, at longislandmobilityweek.org
