| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 68.39 |
| Liaison | Sam Lubow |
| Submission Date | June 29, 2012 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Stanford University
IN-4: Innovation 4
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.00 / 1.00 |
Jiffy
Vermylen Sustainability Coordinator Sustainability & Energy Management / Office of Sustainability |
A brief description of the innovative policy, practice, program, or outcome:
Stanford University sees bicycling as one of the greenest ways to commute. Promoting bicycle safety and resources go hand-in-hand with the university’s efforts to encourage bicycling on campus.
Stanford offers a comprehensive bicycle program to encourage bicycling as a way to reduce emissions. Recent noteworthy innovations include a Bike Safety Dorm Challenge to encourage bike safety among undergraduate students, innovative partnerships that include hosting a Stanford Trauma Bike Safety Summit, bike program subsidies and incentives, partnering with the Graduate School of Business using bike safety as a case study, and partnering with the Department of Public Safety to offer Bike Safety Diversion Classes as an alternative to paying a fine for those who receive a bicycle citation at Stanford. In addition, Stanford organized a Bike Safety Invention Challenge to engage teams of students to invent products or devices to improve bike safety.
The results of our efforts are reflected in the numbers: 22 percent of university commuters choose bicycling as their primary commute mode, and students are among the 13,000 bicyclists on campus daily.
A letter of affirmation from an individual with relevant expertise:
The website URL where information about the innovation is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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