Yale Transportation Optionsthe state of sustainable transportation 2011

44% 39%30% OVER 60%

to

From 2007 to 2010, the portion of employees and graduate students driving alone to campus dropped from

Since 2006 Yale has provided its commuters with the resourcesto help make the most sustainableand cost-effective transportationchoices for commuting to, from,and around campus.As a critical addition to our campussustainability efforts, Transporta-tion Options’ initiatives reducetransportation-related pollutionand reliance on fossil fuels, as wellas other environmental impacts of driving and parking.

of commuters in 2010 used emission-free transportation.

of Yale commuters travel to campus using transportation that is greenerthan driving alone.

Results:

Mission:

how do you get to yale?change in mode of transportation from 2007-2010

*In 2007, "Telecommute" wasgrouped with "Other." In subsequent

years, it had its own category.

Each year, a survey is distributed to Yale Faculty, Staff, and Graduate students regarding their commute to campus. The results include an answer to the question “How do you get to Yale?” The graphs to the rightand above illustrate the results from 2007 to 2010.

Transit

Rideshare

Bicycle

Walk

Telecommute*1%

20%

9%

9%

23%

Drive Alone39%

yale.edu/to

36%

192%Yale Shuttle bus ridership has climbed steadily. Passenger numbers rose from 892,637 in 2007 to 1,400,543 in 2010, a

best workplacefor commuters(since 2006)U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)/Center for Urban Transportation Research at the University of South Florida.

Earth Dayrace to the finish(2008, 2009, 2010)State of Connecticut Department of Transportation “Race to the Finish—Earth Day Commuter Challenge”

Award for marketing

private sector Association for Commuter Transportation (ACT)

and outreach

(2010)

Yale’s Carpool participation has increased from 151 Carpool participants in 2007 to 441 in 2010 -- An increase of:

Yale has among the most successful University

Zipcar (carsharing) programs in the country with over

“Y-Bikes” (shared-use bicycles) have been distributed to Yale Departments; over 6,500 miles have been logged on bicycles since May of 2008.

RECOGNITION:

Members

increase

35

640

According to Zipcar, “each and every Zipcar takes 15-20 personally-owned vehicles off the road.” Multiply that by the 32 Zipcars in Yale’s fleet, and it can be assumed that Yale’s campushas fewer

cars

Sustainability

AwardYale Office of Sustainability(2010)

Achievement

Cents per GallonCarpool Participants

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Carpool Participants Relative to the Cost of Gas