Creating a Formailzed Carpool System at Humboldt

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This group's goal was to reduce GHG emissions by 100,000 pounds and get 100 rides shared by 2013 through the implementation of a formalized carpool system at Humboldt. Formalizing a carpooling system on campus will easily connect drivers and passengers for routine commutes or one-time trips to school, events or long distance destinations. This will allow for spontaneous rideshare connections between students, staff and faculty.
Problem Statement: 
Transportation is the second largest source of GHG in the U.S. Transporatation accounts for 28% of the total GHG emissions, and two thirds of the emissions are from cars, SUVs, and pickups. The primary mode of transporation is the U.S. is single occupancy vehicles. One way to address this problem on a small scale is to encourage carpooling within the university community. Currently, Humboldt does not have a functional carpooling system, and students are generally unaware that Humboldt has any type of carpooling program. In addition, Humboldt has limited parking spaces for the excess of single occupancy vehicles traveling to the campus each day. Implementing a formalized carpool system to facilitate and encourage carpooling will reduce GHG emissions and the number of vehicles traveling to campus each day.
Authors: 
Danielle Ballard, Brietta Linney
Course Code: 
ENVS 410
Instructor: 
Richard Hansis
Date: 
fall 2012
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