Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 74.46
Liaison Ciannat Howett
Submission Date Oct. 9, 2024

STARS v2.2

Emory University
OP-17: Support for Sustainable Transportation

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Cyrus Bhedwar
Director
Office of Sustainability Initiatives
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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:

Bike Emory, our on-campus bike rental program, has an arrangement with local retailer Atlanta Pro Bikes to provide rental bikes for Emory faculty, staff, and students. Currently, Emory offers a semester or academic year bike rental program to our students and staff for a small fee. Bikes can be acquired for the summer as well. Website: http://transportation.emory.edu/commute/bikewalk/bike.html 


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:

Emory offers preferential parking spaces on campus for fuel-efficient vehicles. Electric cars have four designated spots in the Peavine parking lot. Alternatively fueled vehicles have 13 reserved spots, 7 on Michael Street, 3 in the Peavine lot, and 3 in the Starvine parking lot.


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:

Emory currently offers Level 2 EV charging stations at the following locations with their respective counts: Clairmont Tower on Clairmont Campus (2), Starvine Parking Deck on Clairmont Campus (1), Peavine II Parking Deck (4), and Oxford Campus's Fleming Parking Lot (2). There is additionally a Level 3 CPE250 Fast Charge electric vehicle charging station located on Oxford Road in front of Emory's bookstore. There are currently plans to increase the number of chargers in these locations.

In addition, Emory has installed 6 chargers that will eventually serve electric commuter buses to service student and employee commuters. 


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:

Emory University sponsors an off-campus housing website to assist students, faculty, and staff with finding housing near Emory. Website: https://offcampushousing.emory.edu/

Emory provided a ground lease for a mixed-use retail and residential site adjacent to campus to provide additional local housing ("Emory Point"). The property provides housing within walking distance to people who work in the Emory area and to Emory students.

Emory provided a ground lease for a mixed-use retail and residential site adjacent to campus to provide additional graduate student housing. The property provides housing within a 15-minute walk of all graduate programs.

The Office of Real Estate Services through the Division of Campus Services, maintains 36 residential Emory-owned houses available for rent through a one-year lease. These houses are within walking distance of the main campus. Visiting faculty may seek housing through the Office of Real Estate Services as well, with options for short/long-term housing.


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:

2 employee carpools receive $29.50/month total for an annual parking permit. 3+ employees receive a subsidized annual parking permit. Emory's Transportation and Parking Services provides a limited number of reserved spaces available on a first-come, first-served basis to 2+ person carpools. 
 
Emory covers up to $100 of the vanpool cost per employee per month and vanpools are provided with a free parking space.
 
Emory offers a free monthly transit pass for a variety of public transit options. It offers free parking at Commuter Transit locations and a free commuter shuttle service reaching a variety of locations off campus, as well as to the Oxford campus and neighboring universities.

All employees registered in a commute alternative program (public transit, carpool, vanpool, bike, walk/drop off) receive an occasional parking permit with 20 free daily parks in the case of poor weather or other circumstances. http://transportation.emory.edu/commute/index.html Emory also participates in the state-wide incentive program administered by the Georgia Commute Options. Information can be found at http://gacommuteoptions.com/.
 
For reference, an annual parking pass costs $55/month.

Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the institution’s support for sustainable transportation is available:
https://sustainability.emory.edu/initiatives/transportation/

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

All data reported in this section were current at the time of submission.


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