Sustainable Transportation and Grounds in UIC - University of ...

Report to UIC 37 Chancellor’s Committee on Sustainability and Energy
4. Alternatives to air travel: This is a market that has to be
carefully segmented – most likely by trip distance. We
recommend:
• Faculty and staff should be encouraged to substitute
driving their conventional vehicles or flying to short
distance destinations, such as to Springfield, IL or other
Midwest locations. Hybrid rental vehicles, AMTRAK,
Greyhound or MegaBus, may substitute these trips.
• A comprehensive review of the policies and practices
that enable videoconferencing and promotion of
videoconferencing to the campus community
• Evaluate the costs of teleconferencing for participants
(such as long distance toll charges) and explore
opportunities to increase usage. Promote
teleconferencing to the campus community.
5. Education and Outreach: In providing an outlet for faculty and
staff to become informed on transit benefits and alternatives,
UIC can insure that its employees will be more inclined to
choose a sustainable transportation mode in making their
commute to work and in other parts of their daily lives. We
recommend:
• Host a table at the UIC Employee Benefits Fair,
incorporating representatives from PACE, Metra, CTA
and UIC.
• Hold quarterly UIC-sponsored information sessions for
employee education.
• Institute regular mailings, flyers, posters to be posted and
distributed on campus and to UIC employees homes.
• Provide free trial transit passes to encourage ridership.
• Create comprehensive transportation website with
information regarding alternative transit resources (i.e.,
cost calculator, trip planner, rideshare info, etc.)
6. Ride-sharing: Many UIC employees and students already
informally carpool with neighbors also working in or near UIC or
colleagues who live close by or along the way. This concept
may be broadened to a wider group of UIC employees, who
may not personally know anyone living nearby or along the
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