Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 65.41
Liaison Ian Johnson
Submission Date April 19, 2024

STARS v2.2

Colorado College
OP-17: Support for Sustainable Transportation

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Ian Johnson
Sustainability Director
Office of Sustainability
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Does the institution have a bicycle-sharing program or participate in a local bicycle-sharing program?:
Yes

A brief description of the bicycle sharing program:
CC partnered with PikeRide, a city wide bike share program that allows Colorado College students, staff, and faculty to use the bikes. Colorado College has four Pike Ride docking stations on campus which allows for people to easily utilize this service. Colorado College provides financial support to PikeRide which provides access to all students, faculty and staff.

Does the institution participate in a car sharing program?:
No

None
A brief description of the car sharing program:
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Does the institution offer preferential parking or other incentives for fuel efficient vehicles?:
Yes

A brief description of the incentives for fuel efficient vehicles:
There are ChargePoint public charging stations at the front of the Tutt Library parking lot, in our East campus lot, and at the parking garage for Ed Robson arena. All campus parking pass holders can charge at no cost.

Does the institution have one or more Level 2 or Level 3 electric vehicle recharging stations that are accessible to student and employee commuters?:
Yes

None
A brief description of the electric vehicle recharging stations:
Colorado College has Level 2 public charging station in the Tutt Library parking lot, in our East campus lot, and at the parking garage for Ed Robson arena.

Does the institution have incentives or programs to encourage employees to live close to campus?:
Yes

None
A brief description of the incentives or programs to encourage employees to live close to campus:
Parking fees on campus offer an incentive for employees of the college to live close to campus, allowing them to avoid fees by walking, riding bikes, etc.

Does the institution have other programs or initiatives to encourage more sustainable modes of transportation and/or reduce the impact of student and employee commuting?:
Yes

A brief description of other programs or initiatives to encourage more sustainable modes of transportation and/or reduce the impact of student and employee commuting:
Started by students in 2008, the CC Bike Co-op aims to empower people to maintain and repair their own bikes and to negate the necessity of cars within a five-mile radius of campus. The co-op offers free classes in bike repair and maintenance. Student volunteers also keep a self-service bike shop stocked with tools, workbenches, and used parts. They also gather abandoned bicycles, “resurrect them” to keep them from becoming trash, and sell the refurbished bikes.The co-op is located in the garages along the parking lot in front of Tutt Science Center, on Uintah. It is open and staffed weekday afternoons, with classes held each block to teach basic bicycle maintenance. Pike Ride was introduced as a bike share system open to all students, staff, and faculty.

Colorado College also offers CC students free Mountain Metro passes to students through the Mountain Metro Transit College Pass Program. Students just need to have their gold cards on them.

The Freeriders Union of Colorado College operates the FUCC bus during the ski season, a shuttle that runs weekly to take students to popular mountain resorts.

Colorado College Student Government Association funds shuttles at the beginning and end of holidays to major airports for students.

Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the institution’s support for sustainable transportation is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Campus Master Plan:
https://www.coloradocollege.edu/offices/facilities/plan-design-ops-maint/17_1103%20CCMP%20update.pdf

Colorado College alternative transportation: https://www.coloradocollege.edu/offices/campussafety/safety-programs-and-services/shuttle.html

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