Toward a Green Campus: A Transportation Strategy for Texas A&M University

This research study produces a recommended sustainable transportation implementation plan for Texas A&M University (TAMU) to enhance the environmental performance of its campus transportation system. To achieve the goal, this study followed a historical design approach using existing documents and materials, along with the knowledge gained from interviews with campus transportation services and from site visits to a selected sample of universities whose size characteristics are similar to TAMU and who have successfully implemented sustainable transportation strategies. A series of data collection efforts was also conducted to provide a general picture of parking usage and parking users at TAMU. The recommended implementation plan consists of an organizational framework of a sustainable campus transportation system as well as a series of specific strategies addressing different elements of such a system. It is concluded that TAMU needs to shift its approach to campus transportation from the current practice of providing to an approach based on controlling single-occupancy vehicular traffic to campus and improving its alternative transportation options, such as walking, biking, and transit.

• Record URL:
  • http://swutc.tamu.edu/publications/technicalreports/167174-1.pdf
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • This research was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation, University Transportation Centers Program.
• Corporate Authors:

  Texas Transportation Institute

  Texas A&M University System, 3135 TAMU
  College Station, TX  United States  77843-3135

  Southwest Region University Transportation Center

  Texas A&M University
  3135 TAMU
  College Station, TX  United States  77843-3135
• Authors:
  • Farzaneh, Mohamadreza
  • Lee, Jae Su
  • Ramani, Tara L
  • Higgins, Laura L
  • Zietsman, Josias
• Publication Date: 2009-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 133p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bicycle travel; Campus parking; Campus transportation; Data collection; Public transit; Single occupant vehicles; Strategic planning; Sustainable transportation; Walking
• Identifier Terms: Texas A&M University
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01133721
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: SWUTC/09/167174-1
• Contract Numbers: 10727
• Files: UTC, TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 10 2009 4:36PM