Exploring Sustainable Transportation for Texas Southern University

015308932014Final ReportPDFTech ReportSWUTC/14/600451-00042-1600451-00042-1DTRT12-G-UTC06CommutingUniversities and collegesSustainable transportationBicyclingPublic transitVanpoolsLiterature reviewsResearch HubHighwaysPedestrians and BicyclistsPlanning and ForecastingPublic TransportationI72: Traffic and Transport PlanningTexasUnited StatesTexas A&M Transportation InstituteGoodwin, GwenSabaroche, SaschaCouncil, WalterTexas Southern University. Center for Transportation Training and ResearchSouthwest Region University Transportation Center (U.S.)United States. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Innovative Technology AdministrationUS Transportation CollectionTexas Southern University is a commuter campus with students, faculty, and staff traveling from the Greater Houston area to the university. Over the past few years, the TSU campus has made marked improvements to move towards a \u201cgreener\u201d more sustainable campus with less impervious coverage. Despite this commitment, the campus still has not addressed how the university will decrease its carbon footprint and change the way people arrive at the campus. Adopting a multi-facetted approach to commuting where faculty, staff, and students have the sustainable commuting options: i.e. rideshare, transit, drive, and bicycle, as viable alternatives to get to the university. The literature and practices currently in use show these strategies are already working well at other campuses and could prove success at TSU as well