There are now 164 "Bicycle Friendly Universities" in 44 states and Washington, D.C.
BCycle unveils new smart bike, mobile app and electric bike
The company is the first bike share company to integrate bike share with public transit in the U.S.
The company is the first bike share company to integrate bike share with public transit in the U.S.
The policy is meant to encourage freshmen who live on campus to consider other options for transportation to reduce the amount of parking spaces that are simply used as storage.
The system, known as the “Personalized Elevated Urban Transport” (or TUEP in Spanish), promises to move some 37 million people across the city each year, and up to 200 million if the system is extended to longer distances.
After finding that about 10% of students live within a mile of campus, Traffic Operations is looking into improving bicycle access, creating specialized parking for carpooling and improving convenience of buses.
The study, completed in April by an outside consulting firm, is based on the scenario that the campus might someday grow to 35,000 students.
Andrew Heaslet, who gave up his own car a few years ago, is meeting with departments and individuals to outline the campus’ various programs for commuters.
Green Operated Transit Carrying Humanity Around (GOTCHA) rides is drawing more interest from students since it was established on campus last October. Georgia Tech is the fifth college campus to use the service.
Additionally, approximately two-thirds saw jumps in residents using public transit, while driving to work alone dropped in about two-thirds, or more than 200 metropolitan areas.
More commuting students and employees are seeking out alternative transportation methods such as public transit, carpooling, vanpooling, bicycling and walking to get to campus.
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