Transportation
Wesleyan strives to reduce transportation-generated carbon emissions and other pollutants. There are lots of transportation options, whether you're looking to catch a ride home, carpool to work, ride a bike, or take public transportation ( and ). The gets you to or from Meriden train station in less than 20 minutes!
We've developed a calculator to measure your transportation carbon footprint based on different modes of transportation. Wesleyan's carbon offsets program offsets 100% of emissions from Wesleyan- and grant-funded air travel. More information is available on the carbon offsets page.
We're working to combat idling with an and a .
What We've Done
- Planning
- With permission of a supervisor, employees can establish condensed or alternate work-week schedules to reduce commuting.
- The , , and encourage faculty and staff to live close to campus.
- Students pay an annual vehicle registration fee of $175 ($100 for one semester).
- Alternative Transportation
See the transportation options page for more detail.
- University Travel
- A policy requires that all Wesleyan fleet vehicle purchases must be low emission vehicles (gas-electric hybrids, electric vehicles, or alternative fuel vehicles), unless a viable alternative is not available.
- In October 2017, Wesleyan established an anti-idling policy for campus vehicles and visitors. Part of this policy's implementation is to .
- Many classrooms and reservable conference rooms are equipped with cameras and microphones to facilitate videoconferencing. Wesleyan uses Zoom for videoconferencing; Zoom Pro licenses are available through ITS Service Now requests.
- A carbon footprint analysis for different modes of travel was created and publicized. See the Wesleyan travel carbon footprint calculator (Excel spreadsheet)
Contact
Melissa DiMarco, Transportation and Fleet Operations Manager