Greener Ways to Get Around
Healthier, Greener, and Carbon-Free
Chris O’Brien
Director of Sustainability
Office of Sustainability
September 10, 2014
Since August 13th
4411 Total Acts
70 Faculty and Staff
3996 Acts of Green
415 Acts of Wellness
94,512 lbs. GHG Emissions Saved
57,401 Gallons of Water Saved
69,156 kWh Electricity Saved
Metro Trains & Buses
One in four AU students, staff, & faculty use trains & buses
for their daily commute
Many bus lines connect to AU
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AU Shuttle Bus
AU has free shuttle buses from Tenley metro to main campus &
WCL. Buses can be tracked in real-time with live GPS mapping at
american.edu/shuttle, on video screens throughout campus, on
AU’s mobile website. Shuttles run on 20-50% biodiesel.
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Bicycling & Walking
Capital Bikeshare: DC has one of the largest bike sharing systems, with
more than 200 stations and 2500 bikes, including near AU’s main gate on
Mass. Ave and at the Tenley Metro.
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Guaranteed Ride Home
Free and reliable rides home for unexpected
emergencies
Use transit options such as biking, walking, &
Metro with peace of mind & confidence
GRH can be used 4 times per year for
unexpected emergencies such as a personal
illness or unplanned schedule change
1-800-745-RIDE
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Share Rides
Zimride: Over 1600 people
already use AU’s private
ride-sharing network, at
zimride.american.edu
Carpool Permit: Pay less for
your parking permit by
registering a carpool group.
Use Zimride to find potential
car pool partners!
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Greener Driving
 Zipcar: AU features eight self-service
cars on campus that can be used by
the hour or day, on demand,
including students ages 18 and over
 Car2Go: Rent cars by the minute and
park them anywhere in DC
 Electric Vehicles: Electric vehicles,
such as the Chevy Volt & Nissan
Leaf, can use the charging station in
the Katzen garage for free with an
AU parking permit
 Fuel Economy: Look up cars with the
best & worst gas mileage at
fueleconomy.gov
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Transportation Benefits
Jerrad Carter
Assistant Director, Benefits Operations
Human Resources
Campus Parking Changes
Captain Will Sowers, Public Safety
August Scores: Faculty and Staff
Staff
Acts
Staff
Lbs.
GHG
Staff
Staff
Alyssa Rohricht
720 Erin Nixon
2
Erin Nixon
260 Alyssa Rohricht
9,973 Alyssa Rohricht
20,549 Erin Nixon
6,435
3
Mimi Fittig
251 Mimi Fittig
6,587 Thomas Nassif
20,000 Alyssa Rohricht
5,580
4
Christina Floriza
234 Sophia Benedicktus
5,589 Sophia Benedicktus
17,204 Christina Floriza
5,544
5
Sophia Benedicktus
216 Joseph Schwartz
5,056 Erin Nixon
14,800 Sophia Benedicktus
5,220
6
Samantha Mitchell
148 Courtney Schrader
4,519 Sacha Conley
10,700 Lene Botolfsen
4,500
7
Ophira Bansal
146 Christina Floriza
4,204 Jessica Townsend
10,350 Jessica Townsend
2,700
8
Walter G. Park
137 Amy Simonsen
3,782 Walter G. Park
10,000 Thomas Nassif
2,250
9
Svetlana Kardanova
125 Lene Botolfsen
3,366 Michele Mazzocchetti
6,700 Lisa Ager
2,250
112 Samantha Mitchell
3,229 Lyndsey Romick
4,000 Molly Hubbs
2,250
All scores as of end of day on Monday 9/8
57,960 Amy Simonsen
kWh
1
10 Peter Starr
10,178 Amy Simonsen
Gallons
H2O
15,120
August Scores: Offices
Office
Acts
Office
Trees
Planted
Passenger
Vehicles
2
CAS, Office of the Dean
School of Education, Teaching,
and Health
3
Library
287 Library
12578
146
1.2
4
Career Center
268 Housing and Dining Programs
11635
135
1.1
5
Housing and Dining Programs
214 Career Center
10173
118
.97
6
Department of Economics
212 Dept. of Economics
7219
84
.68
7
Human Resources
181 Office of Sustainability
5774
67
.55
8
Office of Enrollment
166 Facilities Management
4524
53
.43
9
SIS Undergraduate Advising
108 Human Resources
4344
51
.41
10
Facilities Management
3533
41
.33
1
1802 CAS, Office of the Dean
Lbs. GHG
97971
1139
9.4
694 School of Education, Teaching, and Health
34698
404
3.3
79 Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics
All scores as of end of day on Monday 9/8, Tree & Vehicle data from EPA GHG Reduction Calculator
Questions?
Upcoming Lunch’n’Learns
Wednesday, October 8: Greening Office Supplies & Departmental Purchasing
Wednesday, November 5: Energy Efficiency
Cost of Commute
Mode
Daily $ Annual $
Daily GHG Annual GHG
Walking
$130
0
0
Biking
$515
($350?)
$875$5000
0
0
Transit
Drive Alone
$3625
3,340
114,642