Eighty-four percent of Princeton University’s staff drives to work, but even though there will be up-front costs, the university has decided it will be more economic in the long run to get their commuters out of their cars, especially if they drive alone.
There is a push for students and faculty to be aware of incentives. Those in car pools get $50 every third month those with monthly bus passes get 50 percent discounts. Thanks to these programs, Nick Anderson at Transport Research Library notes that Princeton’s Transportation Demand Management program has seen an increase in membership of 98 percent in just the past year.
Princeton “spends $10,500 every three months on gas cards for the car pool and $53,196 on bus subsidies each month. The TigerTransit buses are used to transport people around campus so they do not need to use their own vehicles when they arrive. This makes it easier for them to come in by alternative means and share rides with colleagues or fellow students.
“Much of the effort to make Princeton University’s campus sustainable has been focused on the implementation of green transport.”
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