Transportation and Parking Update
sustainability manager
Earlier this fall, an article appeared about transportation and parking on campus and how that will be changing in the future. Colleagues were invited to make their voice heard via the survey and open campus forums.
Hundreds attended the forums and more than 4,200 responded to the survey. Thank you! Your feedback was invaluable and has helped us to move forward on alternatives that will work for you.
We also heard that a lot of you understand the environmental benefits to carpooling and public transportation and would enjoy the financial savings as well. We completely understand some of your reservations about using these programs and so we are exploring:Many had comments on walking and biking to work. Due to high interest, additional bike racks have been ordered to add to some locations, creating bike-parking opportunities in locations that didn’t have them. Please make sure to always secure bikes when parking, and never secure them on steps, hand railings or in front of doors.
- Subsidized bus passes. You save money on parking, gas and wear and tear on your car while getting to work at little to no cost to you. We are working with MAT to ensure times and routes will work for employees and students, along with increasing reliability.
- Emergency ride home program. This will get you home free of charge if your carpool buddy has to leave unexpectedly or you are sick and can’t wait for the bus.
- ZipCars: Cars you can check out and use in an emergency or to run to off-campus errands or appointments if you didn’t drive that day.
- Carpool matching: Finding different ways to match you up with others on campus who not only live nearby but also like the same music (or maybe sports talk?) as well as other parameters like smoking, pets in the car, etc.
- Working with the city to connect bike trails to make it safer to get here as well as pedestrian bridges and good sidewalks for walking.
- Bike storage boxes and showers for those riding/walking in.
Plans are being developed to turn these ideas into pilot programs this spring and summer.
For more on parking, see the article that appeared in Monday’s Now email.
Lunch & Learn
LiveGreen is proud to present our next LiveGreen Scene, helping you make your home more energy efficient before winter and reducing your energy bill. Jesse Krivolavek, president of American Energy Advisors, will speak at noon on Nov. 11 in the Eppley Science Hall Auditorium, Room 3010.
Efficiency presentation
- Who: Jesse Krivolavek
- What: Learn@Lunch on preparing your home for winter
- When: Tuesday, November 11 at noon
- Where: Eppley Science Hall Auditorium (Room 3010) or at your desktop
- Why: To save you some money and natural resources.
American Energy Advisors tests homes for energy efficiency and then uses computer modeling to help the owner make changes that will increase energy efficiency, improve indoor air quality, and reduce utility bills.
Krivolavek will talk briefly about the process, but the bulk of the presentation will be on easy things homeowners can do themselves, without hiring an outside contractor. He also will provide demonstrations of several items.
Not a do-it-yourselfer? That’s OK — this presentation is designed for people of all skill levels (you may need to be able to operate a screwdriver).
Have something specific you’d like to know about? Or have a question but can’t attend? EmailLiveGreen ahead of time, and it may be included in the presentation. There will be time at the end to answer any questions from audience members.
A boxed lunch will be provided for the first 50 attendees. Please bring your own drink-in a reusable container, of course.
Interested, but can’t get away from your desktop? We will livestream here.
Can’t watch that day? Give us a day or so and you can watch the presentation whenever it’s convenient for you at this link.
You will need Quick Time on your computer to watch this presentation and can download it here. If you have issues viewing it, please contact the ITS helpdesk at 9-7700.
