Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 72.08
Liaison Aaron Klemm
Submission Date March 6, 2020

STARS v2.2

San Jose State University
OP-17: Support for Sustainable Transportation

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.80 / 1.00 Tiffany Rodriguez
Commute Coordinator
Associated Students, Transportation Solutions
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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:
AS-SJSU Transportation Solutions has a partnership with BayWheels Bike share, that gives students and employees of the University discounts on annual and monthly memberships. The University has Bike Share stations near campus located at San Fernando & 4th (MLK Library), 4th & San Carlos, 9th & San Salvador. BayWheels does offer e-bikes.

Does the institution participate in a car sharing program?:
Yes

None
A brief description of the car sharing program:
AS-SJSU Transportation Solutions has a partnership with Zipcar - a short term car rental service. Zip car offers annual discounts to students and employees of the University. Zipcar has locations conveniently located near the University at 7th Street by Royce Hall - 4th Street by Washington Square Hall - 10th Street by Campus Village.

Does the institution offer preferential parking or other incentives for fuel efficient vehicles?:
No

A brief description of the incentives for fuel efficient vehicles:
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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:
San Jose State are planning to install 8 Level 2 charging stations in Fall 2016. The charging stations have been purchased and are currently onsite and are scheduled to be installed.
If employees or students have eligible clean-air vehicles, they would be directed to the City of San Jose's Clean Air Program. This program provides free parking to anyone having a vehicle that meets clean-air standards. Parking for the City of San Jose offices are less than a quarter mile from the campus of SJSU, making this option feasible and very helpful for students and employees.

http://parksj.org/parking-programs-services/clean-air-program/

Does the institution have incentives or programs to encourage employees to live close to campus?:
No

None
A brief description of the incentives or programs to encourage employees to live close to campus:
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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:
AS-SJSU Transportation has a social media campaign #TransitTuesdaySJSU where members of the University can post their transit selfies on social media and tag Transportation Solutions, each post will allow the student or employee a chance to win a prize. Prizes are given out throughout this semester. This campaign was created to encourage the SJSU community to commit to taking transit at least one day a week since taking transit everyday is not necessarily feasible for everyone. Additional outreach and marketing efforts are continuously sought out and ran through our department. We partner with both internal and external partners to host sustainable transportation events.

SJSU also offers local and regional transit discounts such as the VTA SmartPass, Altamount Corridor Express, and Highway 17 Express. Students and employees can also gain access to secure bike parking from one of our six enclosures located throughout campus. Additionally, we partner with 511 and Waze for carpool matching, and offer commuter benefits to employees.

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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:
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