Transportation and Sustainable Campus Communities: Issues, Examples, Solutions

Transportation and Sustainable Campus Communities: Issues, Examples, SolutionsWritten by Will Toor (University of Colorado Environmental Center and City of Boulder, Colorado) and Spenser W. Havlick (University of Colorado, Boulder)www.islandpress.org/books/detail.html?=1-55963-656-4

College and university communities across North America are facing difficult questions about automobile use and transportation. Lack of land for new parking lots and the desire to preserve air quality are only two of many factors leading institutions to seek a new plan based upon expanded transit access, better bicycle and pedestrian facilities, and incentives that encourage less driving.

“Transportation and Sustainable Campus Communities” presents a comprehensive examination of techniques available to manage transportation in campus communities. It gives readers the understanding they need to develop alternatives to single-occupancy vehicles, and sets forth a series of case studies that show how transportation demand management programs have worked in a variety of campus communities, ranging from small towns to large cities. The case studies highlight what works and what does not, as well as the programmatic and financial aspects involved.