Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 66.74
Liaison Jennifer Bodine
Submission Date July 22, 2024

STARS v2.2

Weber State University
OP-17: Support for Sustainable Transportation

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.60 / 1.00 Jennifer Bodine
Sustainability Specialist
Facilities Management
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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?:
Yes

A brief description of the incentives for fuel efficient vehicles:

WSU provides a 20% discount on parking passes for vehicles that have a green score of 46 or higher on the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) Green Cars rating system. Information about the Green Vehicle Rebate Program can be found here - https://www.weber.edu/financialservices/Parking.html


WSU also offers free electric vehicle charging for all permit holders and these EV stations are typically located very close to building entrances.


 


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:

WSU currently has over 20 level 2 charging stations available for student, employee, and public use on the Ogden campus. We have one level 2 station and one 3 station that is publicly available at the Davis Campus. We also have two level 2 stations available at the Continuing Education Center. Stations can be found on WSU's sustainability map located here - https://wsu-fm.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=60ea400074a04519a912709e2378e0a8# 


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:

All full time students, staff, and faculty also have access to free passes (Ed Passes) to ride UTA buses, Frontrunner, and TRAX. WSU also partnered with UTA, Ogden City and others to create a new bus rapid transit line (OGX) that runs through the heart of campus down to the UTA Frontrunner Station to make commuting more convenient and faster. Information about the UTA Ed Pass and OGX Shuttle can be found here - https://www.weber.edu/Wildcard/edpass.html 


WSU rolled out a new carbon offset program where students, faculty, and staff can choose to donate money, when they purchase their parking passes, to purchase carbon offsets. Information about that program can be found here: https://www.weber.edu/sustainability/footprint.html 


Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the institution’s support for sustainable transportation is available:
https://www.weber.edu/sustainability/transportation.html

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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