Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 66.23
Liaison Jody Jones
Submission Date March 18, 2024

STARS v2.2

Mount Royal University
OP-17: Support for Sustainable Transportation

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.40 / 1.00 Jody Jones
Project Analyst
Facitities Management
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Does the institution have a bicycle-sharing program or participate in a local bicycle-sharing program?:
No

A brief description of the bicycle sharing program:
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Does the institution participate in a car sharing program?:
No

None
A brief description of the car sharing program:
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Does the institution offer preferential parking or other incentives for fuel efficient vehicles?:
No

A brief description of the incentives for fuel efficient vehicles:
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Does the institution have one or more Level 2 or Level 3 electric vehicle recharging stations that are accessible to student and employee commuters?:
Yes

None
A brief description of the electric vehicle recharging stations:
MRU has four EV Level 2 (7.2 kW) Charge Stations, one station inside the Parkade of Riddell Library and Learning Center, and three stations outside Riddell Library and Learning Center in Lot 6A.

Additionally, outlets providing trickle charge are available, free of cost, in multiple parking lots for block heaters as well as electric vehicle charging.
Lot 5 = 152, Lot 3 = 112, Lot 9 = 46, Lot 6 = 316,Lot 7 = 4, Lot 8 = 8

Here is the Parking Map for MRU:
https://www.mtroyal.ca/AboutMountRoyal/TransportationParking/ParkingMaps/index.htm

Does the institution have incentives or programs to encourage employees to live close to campus?:
No

None
A brief description of the incentives or programs to encourage employees to live close to campus:
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Does the institution have other programs or initiatives to encourage more sustainable modes of transportation and/or reduce the impact of student and employee commuting?:
Yes

A brief description of other programs or initiatives to encourage more sustainable modes of transportation and/or reduce the impact of student and employee commuting:
MRU Parking & Transportation Services has and continues to work closely with the City of Calgary and Calgary Transit to improve the level of transit service offered to our campus. MRU features a dedicated transit entry onto campus, as well as a Universal Bus Pass program called UPass, which is loaded onto a combined campus ID and services card called OneCard.
MRU also features rental bike lockers and end of trip facilities in the Riddell Library and Learning Center, and bike storage lockers by Recreation.

Link to Lockers
https://www.mtroyal.ca/AboutMountRoyal/TransportationParking/Lockers/index.htm

Link to UPass
https://www.mtroyal.ca/AboutMountRoyal/TransportationParking/U-PassFAQs/index.htm

Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the institution’s support for sustainable transportation is available:
https://www.mtroyal.ca/AboutMountRoyal/TransportationParking/Cycling-on-Campus.htm

Additional documentation to support the submission:
bike_parking_map_july_2012 (1).pdf

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
http://www.mtroyal.ca/AboutMountRoyal/TransportationParking/index.htm

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