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and staff to “park once” on arriving on campus and to use the bus systemtomove about campus throughout the day when conditions are not conducive to walking. The benefits achieved through the “park once” strategy include: • Alleviation of traffic and congestion


on the roadways caused by using carsmul- tiple times a day to pick up and drop off friends in the campus core, or to go to meetings across campus. • A safer pedestrian environment. • Promotion of cleaner air quality


with lower toxic emissions. • Reduction of the carbon footprint


of campus. • Improved utilization of peripheral


parking lots through more efficient tran- sit service. The “Park Once” strategy gained


even more credence with the redevelop- ment of the primary vehicular corridor through the center of campus into a pedestrian-friendly pathway that accom- modates limited university and delivery vehicles, to the exclusion of other vehicu- lar traffic. The restricted access to this


corridor also removed the problematic “kiss ‘n’ ride” activity that contributed to congestion on campus.


SUSTAINABILITY BENEFITS: More Efficient Transportation Service as a Tool for Sustainability


Using a fleet of compressed natural


gas (CNG) buses, the improved transit services, access to peripheral lots, and the “Park Once” idea have also become a tan- gible symbol of the university’s commit- ment to sustainability. Reduced traffic, congestion and pollution are helping GSU accomplish its sustainability goals. These results have benefited the university com- munity as well as the city of Statesboro.


DATELINE GSU: An Update …


The transportation improvements and


changes were implemented with the start of the fall semester in August 2010. Enhanced service reliability and conven- ience have generated an increase in rider- ship of more than 30% above the same period last year! The changes have


increased customer satisfaction as con- veyed through campus news articles and customer feedback to GSU Parking and Transportation officials.And last but not least, the changes have helped to improve access to and the use of campus peripher- al lots. As Parking and Transportation Direc-


tor Bob Chambers commented: “Only 4% of the (more than 30%) ridership increase can be attributed to a higher enrollment, which indicates that students are simply riding the bus more often than before because the new routes are providing a greatly improved service and experience for them.”


Robert Furniss, Senior Operations Consultant for Chance Management Advisors, Inc., can be reached at bob.furniss@chancemanagement.com. Contact Scott R. Spencer, CMA’s Senior Transit Consultant, at scott.spencer@chancemanagement.com.


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