| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 69.39 |
| Liaison | Mary Whitney |
| Submission Date | Sept. 25, 2012 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Chatham University
IN-3: Innovation 3
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.00 / 1.00 |
Mary
Whitney University Sustainability Coordinator Office of Sustainability |
A brief description of the innovative policy, practice, program, or outcome:
Chatham Bike Works opened in April 2010. It is the result of a collaboration between the Bike Support Working Group of Chatham Climate Committee, the Office of Sustainability, and the student-run Bike Collective. It is a free work and indoor bike-parking space available at no cost to all Chatham biking community members. Chatham Bike Works offers shop hours and monthly “hands on” workshops. Bike Works offers a workshop every month, focusing on some aspects of bicycling: basic maintenance skills, on-the-road repairs and how to ride safely. Chatham University also offers the Bicycle Commuter Act tax credit of twenty dollars a month to registered bicycle commuters. Chatham was one of the first, if not the first, employer in the United States to offer this credit to employees. We have provided assistance to over 30 universities in the last two years to help them set up their own program. Chatham University has made the news several times for this innovative project (see website links below).
Useful link:
http://www.chatham.edu/news/?p=263
A letter of affirmation from an individual with relevant expertise:
The website URL where information about the innovation is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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