Transportation
Transportation Impacts and Trends
Main issues
- Improved transportation modes
- Reduced transportation miles
- Voluntary Offsets
- Better transportation-related data and information
Objectives for 2020
- Reduce gas use by campus fleet by 15%
- Reduce single occupancy vehicle commuting by 10%
- Reduce automobile (car, public transit) commuting miles by 5%
- Convert 50% of fleet to alternatively fueled vehicles (including solar charging for electric carts, biodiesel for Grounds vehicles, and hybrids for automobiles)
- Starting now, follow these standards for automobile purchases:
- Large automobiles (vans, trucks, SUVs): Global Warming Score* of at least 5
- Small automobiles (everything else): Global Warming Score* of at least 7
- Vehicles with special needs (e.g. larger chassis for hauling): Global Warming Score* of at least 5 when possible
- All automobile purchases: if special circumstances apply where Global Warming Score standard cannot be met, consultation with the Sustainability Integration Office is required
*Global Warming Score: see http://www.driveclean.ca.gov/Know_the_Score/Know_the_Global_Warming_Score.php
Recommended potential actions
How will we reach these goals? See this document [pdf] for a list of potential actions the College might take and a list of comparable goals at other institutions.