Process: Transportation Subcommittee

Transportation at a campuses play a large role in the greening effort because of the sheer number of commuter students who attend the university.  Initial efforts to minimize transportation-related emissions should be initially focused on those avenues that are most significant, easy to implement, and least costly to the university.  Long term solutions should also be queued early so that final implementation can occur as early as possible.

Key Questions

    • What is “sustainable transportation?”
    • In what ways are CO2 emissions harmful to our environment?
    • What alternative forms of transportation exist?  What are the environmental impacts of each?
    • What are vehicle manufacturers doing to produce green products?
    • Discuss some of the pros and cons of using alternative fuels?

    References and Web Resources

    [1] Sustainable Transportation, 2007, http://www.wiserearth.org/aof/149
    [2] Definition and Vision of Sustainable Transportation, 2002, http://cst.uwinnipeg.ca/documents/Definition_Vision_E.pdf
    [3] Coalition for Sustainable Transportation, http://www.coast-santabarbara.org/
    [4] Port Authority Transit Corporation, http://www.ridepatco.org/
    [5] Rail Europe, http://www.raileurope.com/us/index.htm
    [6] Northeast Sustainable Energy Association, http://www.nesea.org/transportation/
    [7] Real Climate – The CO2 Problem in 6 Easy Steps, 2007, http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2007/08/the-co2-problem-in-6-easy-steps/
    [8] Climate Change – Ecosystems and Biodiversity, 2007, http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/effects/eco.html
    [9] Global Warming FAQ, 2007, http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/globalwarming.html#q9
    [10] Public Transportation: Fast Track to Fewer Emissions and Energy Independence, http://environment.about.com/od/greenlivingdesign/a/
    public_transit.htm
    [11] EPA Carpooling Study, 1995, http://www.epa.gov/rtp/transportation/carpooling/emissions.htm
    [12] The Green Car Company, http://www.thegreencarco.com/product_info/
    [13] Alternative Fuel Wiki, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_fuel
    [14] Popular Mechanics - Crunching the Numbers on Alternative Fuels, 2006, http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/earth/2690341.html

    University of Florida Carpool Program
    http://www.parking.ufl.edu/pages/alcar.htm
    University of Arizona Carpool Program
    http://parking.arizona.edu/alternative/carpool.php
    Rideshare: California, San Fran
    www.511.org
    University of Maine Carpool Program
    http://www.umaine.edu/parking/carpooling%20R&R.html
    Online Map and Database for Organizing Carpooling
    www.carpoolworld.com
    University of Maryland Carpool Program
    http://www.transportation.umd.edu/alt_trans/carpool.html
    University of Minnesota Carpool Program
    http://www1.umn.edu/pts/carpool.htm
    University of Texas
    http://www.utexas.edu/parking/transportation/carpool/
    Emory University Carpool Program
    http://transportation.emory.edu/carpools.html
    University of Colorado Boulder
    http://www.colorado.edu/bicycleprogram/buffbikes.html
    University of Washington electric bike share program:
    http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/12/university_of_w.php
    Drexel to start bike share
    http://media.www.thetriangle.org/media/storage/paper689/news/2008
    /02/15/News/Drexel.To.Implement.Bike.Share-3213458.shtml
    http://www.drexel.edu/depts/parking/bikeshare.html
    Trip Reduction Performance Program
    http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/NR/rdonlyres/6CA89839-928D-451D-93B1-802D20AC04CA/0/2005_TRPP_brochure.pdf
    Electric Bike Share WA
    http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/12/university_of_w.php
    http://www.evworld.com/news.cfm?newsid=16818
    Univ Colorado Bicycle Program
    http://www.colorado.edu/bicycleprogram/
    How to green your public transportation:
    http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/10/how_
    to_green_yo_1.php#numbers