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Transportation

According to the EIA’s Annual Energy Outlook (2005), about 28% of energy consumed in this country is used in transportation. Looking around our campus, it is not difficult to see that we contribute to that number! Meeting the parking and access demands of our campus has led to a combination of expanded on-campus parking, overflow parking remote to campus locations, and use of shuttle buses to transport people between them. With anticipated growth of our campus community and expected price increases for fuel, this will become an increasingly difficult service to perform—everywhere!

What have we done?

• Shuttle buses have been provided to commute people between and across campus locations and overflow parking. This service has greatly reduced waiting time (often with cars running) for parking spaces.
• Landscape Services has recently purchased vehicles more appropriately sized for campus. This allows them better campus access, while reducing the size of vehicles used to that appropriate for the task.

What can we do?

• Find carpool solutions (such as those at Metro Rideshare).
• Combine Trips
• When replacing vehicles, consider purchasing a hybrid or other highly efficient vehicle.
• Use public transportation when possible.
• Teleconference where possible, instead of traveling by vehicle. A one hour meeting in Lincoln usually requires three hours (best case) when commuting from UNO.

More information:

Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) - UNO is a member

Energy Information Administration (EIA)

Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI)

EV World (Editor, Bill Moore, is a friend of UNO!)

Ride to Work