| Many agree that reducing the greenhouse gas emissions that come from
personal automobile use is probably the most difficult source to
tackle. People love their cars; it's about freedom, convenience,
security, status, and fun. Changing the way or how much people use
their cars, or what type of car they drive, let alone getting them to
forego their use altogether, is a "tough row to hoe."
Nevertheless, the adverse social consequences of unbridled personal
automobile use - pollution, congestion, unproductive time, "road rage,"
land use issues, social inequity, etc. have become obvious over the
past 30 years. And, notwithstanding the above, colleges and
universities have MANY different vehicles (pardon the pun!) for
influencing the transportation options and choices available to their
faculty and staff. These include:
- Parking Availability/Proximity
- Parking Cost
- Campus Shuttle bus system
- Municipal public transportation system
- RideShare/Carpooling systems
- Bicycling Infrastructure and Programs
- Employee incentive programs related to the above
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