| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 62.34 |
| Liaison | Christie-Joy Hartman |
| Submission Date | Jan. 27, 2022 |
James Madison University
OP-17: Support for Sustainable Transportation
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.80 / 1.00 |
William
Yates Director Parking Services |
Does the institution have a bicycle-sharing program or participate in a local bicycle-sharing program?:
A brief description of the bicycle sharing program:
Our UREC department has a Bicycle Adventure program for renting bikes on a weekly basis. For more information visit: https://www.jmu.edu/recreation/activities/adventure/rentals.shtml
Does the institution participate in a car sharing program?:
A brief description of the car sharing program:
Prior to the pandemic JMU used Zipcar and administered it. *See notes
Does the institution offer preferential parking or other incentives for fuel efficient vehicles?:
A brief description of the incentives for fuel efficient vehicles:
Does the institution have one or more Level 2 or Level 3 electric vehicle recharging stations that are accessible to student and employee commuters?:
A brief description of the electric vehicle recharging stations:
We offer four, Level 2 recharging stations accessible to employees and commuting students.
Does the institution have incentives or programs to encourage employees to live close to campus?:
A brief description of the incentives or programs to encourage employees to live close to campus:
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?:
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:
The university offers carpool permits to faculty, staff, and students. These permits are shared by two to three carpool participants and afford the same privileges as a conventional faculty/staff or commuter permit. Since the cost of a carpool permit is shared by the users, the cost to each carpool participant is reduced.
The Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan was structured around the 5E's promoted by the American Bicycle Institute. The Plan includes short-term, medium-term, and long-term infrastructure investments, and Educational and Encouragement programs. The Plan was developed in 2014 and since then the University has invested more than $1.9 million in infrastructure.
JMU has a Gauranteed Ride Home program. See the following website for more details: https://www.jmu.edu/transportation/faculty/ride-home.shtml
We have a contract with Enterprise for vanpool. We also use Zimride for ridesharing which has been very successful. Currently we do not discount parking for these services, although we do have a parking discount for carpool.
Our transit system handles more than 2.4 million riders annually. The riders do not need to pay a fare or display an ID. However, the cost of transit is included in the student fees. We contract with the City of Harrisonburg for our transit services and therefore are the recipients of the FTA and VA Commonwealth subsidies.
The university offers remote parking to faculty, staff and students at one-third the cost of a conventional faculty/staff or student permit. The remote permits give access to a single parking lot on the periphery of the campus that includes convenient access to a nearby bus stop.
The institution offers a telecommuting policy and where possible, employees engage in telecommuting. The policy may be found here:
https://www.jmu.edu/JMUpolicy/policies/1332.shtml
The institution offers a policy that includes a variety of alternative work scheduling options. Employees take advantage of this policy whenever possible. Summer hours are abbreviated and many employees condense their hours and work four 10-hour days vs. five 8-hour days during summer months.
The Alternate Work Schedule policy may be found here:
https://www.jmu.edu/JMUpolicy/policies/1310.shtml
Website URL where information about the institution’s support for sustainable transportation is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Responsible party for parking information:Bill Yates, Parking Services
According to Yates: Zipcar suspended service at JMU in the summer of 2020 due to the pandemic. We inquired before the start of the 2021-2022 academic year about Zipcar’s return and they indicated they are, “taking a very cautious approach to reopening University programs at the moment.”
Responsible party for parking information:Bill Yates, Parking Services
According to Yates: Zipcar suspended service at JMU in the summer of 2020 due to the pandemic. We inquired before the start of the 2021-2022 academic year about Zipcar’s return and they indicated they are, “taking a very cautious approach to reopening University programs at the moment.”
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