| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 62.14 |
| Liaison | Michael Lizotte |
| Submission Date | April 9, 2023 |
University of North Carolina, Charlotte
OP-17: Support for Sustainable Transportation
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.80 / 1.00 |
Michael
Lizotte University Sustainability Officer Facilities Planning |
Does the institution have a bicycle-sharing program or participate in a local bicycle-sharing program?:
A brief description of the bicycle sharing program:
The bike share program maintains 10 campus stations and ca. 100 electric bikes. Renting is managed through a phone app. A contractor maintains the bikes, including charging batteries and restoring bikes to stations. Scooter rental services were added to the system in 2020.
Does the institution participate in a car sharing program?:
A brief description of the car sharing program:
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:
Twenty-eight level-2 charging stations are available on the main campus and two level-2 charging stations are available at the off-campus Center City Building.
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:
The university's free bus transit system includes stops at 6 of 8 campus road entrances (the 6 that have nearby off-campus housing; the other 2 entrances are highways with no housing). The university has negotiated with the city for an all-transit pass for employee purchase (for $75/year, a discount of 95% from monthly transit pass rates) that includes unlimited use of city light rail, buses, and special transportation service (the city provides on-demand taxi service from train/bus stops in the university area).
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’s free bus system, in addition to servicing housing-adjacent campus entrances, is based on 4 circuits that connect three on-campus housing villages, two academic areas, two light rail stations, a central bus station for city buses and apartment shuttles, with service averaging 7-15 minute wait times. There is a phone app with live location maps for all buses and predicted arrival times for all bus stops. There are discounted parking permits for motorcycles and mopeds. Purchasers of parking permits are offered free bicycle locker storage in our parking decks (with unused capacity rented to bicycle commuters by the semester). The university maintains over 2,000 bicycle parking spaces.
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:
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