Transportation
Introduction
Transportation is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions and other pollutants that contribute to health problems such as heart and respiratory diseases and cancer. Due to disproportionate exposure, these health impacts are frequently more pronounced in low-income communities next to major transportation corridors. In addition, the extraction, production, and global distribution of fuels for transportation can damage environmentally and/or culturally significant ecosystems and may financially benefit hostile and/or oppressive governments. Institutions can positively impact human and ecological health and support local economies by modeling sustainable transportation systems.
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Gamifying getting around
- My Open Road (CA)
How to encourage the use of alternative transportation both on and off campus through social competition and reward incentives.
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Skidmore College - Campus and community transformation through sustainable transportation
- Skidmore College (NY)
Our college's students, staff, faculty and the members of the greater community have worked together to establish sustainable transportation opportunities. Furthermore, these opportunities play an integral role in our campus' …
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University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Bike Tour
- University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (MN)
Participants - limited to 20 - will take the Green Line light rail from DT Mpls. to the University's East Bank station. Once on campus, participants will be provided with …
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Reimagining Parking - Parking Lots & Garages As Power Plant Plants
- Solaire Generation
Onsite renewable energy projects have typically focused on available roof and ground space for installation. A significant opportunity exists to enhance the use of surface and structured parking for onsite …
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Getting Rolling: Launching Comprehensive Bike Programming
- University of Denver (CO)
Bike culture is rapidly growing in across the country. Denver, Colorado epitomizes this movement. Set in the second most friendly state for biking, in a bike friendly city, with streets …
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A Tale Of Two Campuses - Cycling At Small Colleges And Universities
- Dickinson College (PA)
- League of American Bicyclists (DC)
Efforts to promote campus cycling have historically focused on large universities (greater than 5,000 students). However, the landscape of small campus cycling is distinctly different from that found at large …
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Building Bike Culture from College Campus to Corporate Campus
- Michigan State University (MI)
- University of California, Davis (CA)
- Bikes Make Life Better (CA)
- Meet your Bike (CA)
Building Bike Culture from College Campus to Corporate Campus Sustainable transportation strategies in all fifty states embrace the bicycle to meet their sustainability goals. But not all efforts are successful …
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Road Scholars: Promoting a Car-Free On-Campus Experience with Bikes
- University of Kentucky (KY)
The Wildcat Wheels Bicycle Library has 10 years of experience in providing free bicycle check-out and on-campus repair service at the University of Kentucky. In the fall of 2014 WWBL …
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Bike2Campus Week: How the third largest city in the United States organized a multi-campus biking challenge.
- Dominican University (IL)
- Northwestern University (IL)
How many institutions does it take to create a week long competition and celebration around biking? In the Chicago land area, the answer was ten. The 2014 Bike2Campus Week involved …
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Carbon-Reduction Efficacy Analysis of Transportation Alternatives: How to Prioritize Initiatives and Influence the Administration
- California State University, East Bay (CA)
- Salt Lake Community College (UT)
California climate change legislation has increased the urgency for the state’s educational institutions to identify the most effective carbon-reduction strategies from their largest source of indirect carbon emissions – student …
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The Birth of a Bike Share: Channeling Collaboration and Resource Sharing Towards Program Implementation
- College of Charleston (SC)
Efforts to integrate sustainable initiatives across college campuses have been catalyzed though establishing sustainability offices. However, it often takes a collaboration of multiple campus stakeholders to complete and sustain a …
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A Primer on Campus Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
- GreenerU (MA)
Though the number of plug-in car drivers is quickly increasing, institutions may be wary of installing electric vehicles charging stations. Mass-market electric vehicles are a new technology that can open …
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Electric Public Transportation of Rural Campuses
- Missouri University of Science and Technology (MO)
The Missouri University of Science and Technology, in cooperation with the Federal Transit authority, has installed a zero emissions community shuttle to service the campus population in Rolla, Missouri. This …
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100% Battery Electric buses: The future of sustainable campus transportation?
- Stanford University (CA)
Is it practical to use battery electric transit vehicles in a campus environment? This session will explore Stanford University’s use of electric transit buses on and off campus. Topics include …
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EV Charging on Campus: Graduating from pilot to program
- Stanford University (CA)
Electric vehicles are moving from the early adoption phase to the main stream market quickly. Along with the vehicles, the infrastructure that supports them is also moving from early stage …
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The Big Green Get Around: An Alternative Transportation Challenge
- Transylvania University (KY)
At Transylvania University, The Big Green Get Around (BGGA) is a partnership between the Offices of Sustainability and Health and Wellness that encourages people to engage in physical activity by …
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Navigating the implementation of a bus tracking system
- University at Albany (NY)
Getting people out of their vehicles and using alternative forms of transportation is a huge challenge for colleges and universities. One hindrance of using bus mass transit involves the reliability …
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Riding the Line Between Risk and Reward with Two Wheels: Sharing Bicycles at UB
- University at Buffalo (NY)
When our community bicycle sharing program closed, we began searching for alternatives that would meet the needs of our campus in light of our goal of becoming climate neutral by …
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Trading Parking Permits for Bicycles: The Earn-A-Bike Program as Part of an Integrated Sustainable Commuting Package
- University of Louisville (KY)
In a highly car-dependent campus culture, would people be willing to give up their right to parking in exchange for a free commuter bike? What other improvements to our transportation …
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Transforming Campus Life through Successful Transportation Alternatives
- University of Louisville (KY)
This presentation will focus on a comprehensive package of initiatives which exemplify the cooperative efforts of the Alternative Transportation Committee at our large, urban, public university. With the strong support …
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A Cap-and-Trade Model for RIT Commuters
- Rochester Institute of Technology (NY)
As climate change awareness grows, several U.S. colleges and universities are tracking their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and have signed the American and University Presidents Climate Commitment (AUPCC), pledging to …
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Comparative Analysis of Fuel Source Consumption and Economic Costs of Razorback Transit Among Alternative Fuel Sources
- University of Arkansas (AR)
Razorback Transit is the public transit system of the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville. This transit system serves the University of Arkansas community (population ca. 25,000) and residents of Fayetteville, AR (population …
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Kwantlen MultiPass Program - More Than Just A U-Pass
- Kwantlen Polytechnic University (BC)
In 2011, Kwantlen Polytechnic University was faced with a unique problem to solve when the province of British Columbia announced the rollout of a new Universal Bus Pass program for …
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Task Force Transforms Sustainable Strategies and Implementation For a Bicycle Friendly Campus
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (WI)
A severe debt-service, a campus culture of parking pressures and contention, and a parking committee stagnated by budget pressures, all lead to the inaction on alternative transportation measures. Sustainability in …
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Aggie Blue Bikes; How AmeriCorps Grants Can Bring Bicycle Lending to Your Campus
- Utah State University (UT)
Aggie Blue Bikes (ABB) is Utah State University’s (USU) premier bicycle lending, education and advocacy program; its mission is to get more people on more bikes, more often. Throughout this …
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Demystifying Bike Share: Explaining Current Systems, Options and Implementation Strategies
- Western Michigan University (MI)
Universities, colleges, cities, and towns have been looking to bike share systems to encourage ridership and to reduce the barriers to entry for bicycle transportation. Currently the system options in …
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Creating a "Living Laboratory" for Transportation Electrification at Portland State University
- Portland State University (OR)
Portland State University is home to the nation's first Electric Avenue, a two-year project to understand and evaluate electric mobility strategies and technology. Located in the heart of the Portland …
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The Bike as a Didactic Tool
- The New School (NY)
At The New School the bicycle does more than bring people to campus; it is a pedagogic device to both the benefit of the student and the institution. Parsons The …
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Building a World-Class Bicycle Commuter Program in an Age of Austerity
- University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (MN)
- Dero Bike Rack Co. (MN)
Imagine a $4 electronic bicycle tag that automatically and reliably verifies and logs bike trips in real time. And then imagine: Health insurance companies that give payments to bicyclists; Retailers …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Free Bikes For Students: UAF Green Bikes
- University of Alaska Fairbanks (AK)
Ever biked at -40ºF? Students in Alaska do! UAF Green Bikes program strives to make UAF a more enjoyable place to study, work and live by increasing sustainable transportation, student …
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Comparative Analysis of University Bike Sharing Programs and Strategies for Success
- New York University (NY)
This presentation will share the findings of an operational analysis evaluating a spectrum of bicycle-sharing programs implemented at universities around the US. Programs have exhibited a wide range of sources …
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Driving Sustainability at Luther: A Rideshare Website Demonstration
- Luther College (IA)
The Luther College Rideshare website is an open source project undertaken to streamline student engagement in sustainable activities, specifically carpooling. The concept of a rideshare board has been in existence …
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USU Bicycle Master Plan: Developing Unique Plan Components Specific to Campuses
- Utah State University (UT)
The purpose of the USU Bicycle Master Plan is to promote safety for pedestrians, bicyclists, and other non-motorized modes of transportation on the Utah State University Campus. USU seeks to …
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Parkaholics Anonymous: A 12 Step Intervention
- University of North Carolina, Greensboro (NC)
Looking for ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and commuter impacts while increasing operational efficiencies and effectiveness? Discover how a land-locked university with 18,000+ students, growing enrollments, and shrinking parking …
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Assessing Biodiesel Vehicle Performance in a Public Transportation Facility that Serves a University: Appalcart Biodiesel Fleet Performance at Appalachian State University
- Appalachian State University (NC)
Appalcart is a Public Transportation Authority that has a cooperative relationship with Appalachian State University (Appstate) to provide free public transportation for the Town of Boone and Watauga County in …
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Assessing the Impact and Potential of a Student-Initiated and Maintained Small-Scale Biodiesel Production Facility: The Biodiesel Facility at Appalachian State University
- Appalachian State University (NC)
Since 2006 Appalachian State University (Appstate) in Boone, North Carolina has had a small-scale Biodiesel Research and Educational Facility capable of producing 100 gallons of biodiesel a week. The facility …
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Not Just a Bike Path: Assessment of Bike Culture at California State University, Northridge
- California State University, Northridge (CA)
California State University, Northridge has been active in improving the bicycling conditions on campus for the past few years. Based on research, some of which was conducted by students through …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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A Solar Bus Stop Rises in Student Learning Opportunity
- Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College (NC)
The project started in 2004 when a faculty member from Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College (AB Tech), filled out a purchase order and sent away for an aluminum frame bus stop. …
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Moving Forward: Better Bike Accommodations for a More Sustainable Campus
- California State University, Northridge (CA)
Under the umbrella of Institute for Sustainability at California State University Northridge (CSUN), a campus commuting survey of 2,264 randomly selected faculty, staff, and students in 2010 showed that 62% …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Innovating Parking; A Necessary Evil
- Lewis & Clark College (OR)
This session will describe recent efforts at Lewis & Clark College to design and build innovative and more environmentally friendly parking lots. While parking lots are often associated with all …
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University of North Florida Commuter Preferences Survey of a Commuter Institution
- University of North Florida (FL)
The University of North Florida's Environmental Center survey of students, faculty and staff regarding their commuting preferences when traveling to and from campus. The process of developing the survey is …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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The Strategic Mobility Plan for Campus Sustainability in Transportation
- University of California, Irvine (CA)
To encourage the campus commuting population, a three-pronged Strategic Mobility Plan was created to increase ridesharing and on-campus walking and biking through education, facility improvements, and program development. The plan …
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Developing partnerships to reach campus sustainability goals: ASU's Collaboration with UPS
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- UPS (GA)
Leading universities are looking closely at their campuses environmental impact, and finding novel ways to reduce carbon emissions and waste. ASU has four specific sustainability goals including Carbon Neutrality, Zero …
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Connecting the Community College to the Community: Collaboratives for Green Transportation
- Delta College (MI)
For most commuter campuses, the carbon emitted via transportation translates into significant emissions. Commuter campuses whose faculty, staff, and students overwhelmingly rely on the automobile for their primary means of …
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Building an Electric Car in the Classroom - An Experiment in Project Based Learning
- Alfred State College (NY)
In the fall semester of 2010 a class of seventh semester seniors in the Alfred State College Mechanical Engineering Technology program successfully produced a road legal, all-electric vehicle from a …
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Establishing a Service Bus Route to Meet Student and Community Needs
- Elon University (NC)
Over 80% of students participate in service, some as a course requirement, while attending Elon University. Many of the community partners at which students do service are within 15 minutes …
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SOVs Are So Over: Creating a Community-Wide Rideshare Program
- Cornell University (NY)
- Ithaca College (NY)
Three higher education institutions led a coalition of a wide range of organizations to create a community-wide rideshare service that is intended to meet the needs of the community as …
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Using community-based social marketing to increase the visibility and usage of new ridesharing program
- University of Washington, Seattle (WA)
Our campus climate action plan identifies reducing single-occupancy vehicle (SOV) commuting as the largest opportunity for decreasing GHG emissions through behavior change. A team of graduate students designed, implemented, and …
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Three bicycle programs that meet transportation, financial and Climate Action Plan goals.
- Portland State University (OR)
University support for bicycle riding can come in many forms, all of which can decrease demand for car parking facilities, offer an inexpensive and healthy transportation alternative for students and …
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Think Outside The Car! - Surveying Commuter Choices
- University of Louisville (KY)
As a large urban institution with three distinct campuses, the University of Louisville has historically been a commuter school in a city built almost exclusively for cars. With about 9% …
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This tab provides access to data collected through AASHE’s Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System™ (STARS). STARS is a transparent, self-reporting framework for colleges and universities to measure their sustainability performance. STARS enables meaningful comparisons over time and across institutions using a common set of measurements developed with broad participation from the campus sustainability community.
All responses reference content from reports under the latest version of STARS, version 2.2. AASHE membership and log-in is required.
OP 15: Campus Fleet
- Description of efforts to support alternative fuel and power technology in the campus fleet
- Website URL - Campus fleet
OP 16: Commute Modal Split
- Percent of students that use more sustainable commuting options
- Percent of employees that use more sustainable commuting options
- Percent of students that commute using a single-occupancy vehicle as their primary mode of transportation
- Percent of employees that commute using a single-occupancy vehicle as their primary mode of transportation
- Percent of students that walk, bicycle, or use other non-motorized means as their primary mode of transportation
- Percent of employees that walk, bicycle, or use other non-motorized means as their primary mode of transportation
- Percent of students that use public transport as their primary mode of transportation
- Percent of employees that use public transport as their primary mode of transportation
- Percent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education
- Percent of employees that telecommute for 50 percent or more of their regular work hours
- Website URL - Sustainable commuting options
OP 17: Support for Sustainable Transportation
- Description of the bicycle sharing program
- Description of the car sharing program
- Description of incentives for full-efficient vehicles
- Description of electric vehicle charging stations
- Description of incentives or programs to encourage employees to live close to campus
- Website URL - Sustainable transportation
Additional analysis on scores and quantitative fields can be conducted using the STARS Benchmarking Tool.