Transportation

Transportation accounts for about 13% of USU's emissions. How can we improve this? By electrification! Tangable actions inlude investing in electric vehicles for our fleet and advocating for alternative transportation options for our students, faculty, and staff.

Pie Chart of transportation methods for students where walking takes up 31.7%

Pie Chart of transportation methods for Faculty where Drive alone takes up 67.7%

Pie Chart of transportation methods for Staff where Drive Alone takes up 66.2%

*Data from the 2019 commuter survey

35.4% of employees use sustainable transportation options, 67.6% of students use sustainable transportation options. Efforts to increase sustainable transportation include the Commuter Club, Aggie Blue Bikes, the Aggie Shuttle, and bicycle infrastructure improvements like bike lanes and covered bike racks across campus.

 

USU has a variety of vehicles in it's fleet. From the aggie shuttle buses to the landscaping crew vehicles, we maintain a mixture of gas, hybrid, electric and diesel options.

pie chart of fleet breakdown of fuel types where Gasoline-only accounts for 80.8%

Bar Graph of USU Rental Fleet Breakdown based on types of cars where sedans account for 26 cars