丹尼尔·威尔逊

2023年2月6日

With climate change worsening, many are looking to alternative transportation methods — anything other than a single-occupancy, gas-powered vehicle — to help lessen environmental impacts.

At 萨克拉门托 State, that’s a mission made simpler by the many travel options offered, including public transit, vehicle rentals, campus shuttles, a bicycle-friendly文化, and more.

最近，这个名单变得更加强大，增加了两个新的拼车接送区，以及新的学校和商业巴士上下车区，这将缓解交通繁忙地区的拥堵。

“Any option to reduce single-occupancy travel is something that we always want to promote,” said Jeff Dierking, director of University Transportation and 停车 Services (UTAPS).

新的拼车区位于Jed Smith Drive的校园警察局附近，以及Bay Laurel Way的Yosemite Hall附近。 该大学与流行的拼车服务优步和Lyft合作，以确保该博彩平台程序将司机引导到这些地点。

“囊状态 can provide rideshare options, bicycle infrastructure, walking paths, electric vehicle charging and a number of other alternative transportation options, but the hard part is getting Hornets to choose these options over the status quo.” -- Ryan Todd, director of Energy and Sustainability

The new bus loading and unloading zone, near the Broad Fieldhouse, is the University’s second. 一个类似的区域位于州立大学大道上，靠近Ernest E. Tschannen科学综合大楼，以适应萨克州立天文馆和大学联盟的旅游和实地考察。

“The campus has notoriously not had any dedicated bus area, except for the transit station,” said Dierking.

迪尔金说，提供环保的旅行选择和各种各样的方式来往返校园和校园周围是萨克州立大学长期以来优先考虑的事情。 One such option is car rental service Zipcar.

两个zipcar位于停车场2。 它们是短途旅行的理想选择，比如去杂货店。 The company offers 为萨克州立大学的学生、教职员工和校友提供重大折扣. Zipcar每晚都会重新平衡其车队，以确保车辆通常可用。

公共交通也是一个受欢迎的选择。 通勤袖提供给所有学生，并通过购买，员工。 Alongside a OneCard, they grant  access to all 萨克拉门托区域交通 buses, light rail trains, and selected regional connections, such as Yolobus. 迪尔金说，每学期发放1.7万件通勤袖。

Of course, Dierking said, for those who are able, it’s important not to count out the classics.

“Walking is great,” he said. “For the students that are living close, they can use the Hornet Tunnel. 你现在看到很多人从大黄蜂公园走出来。 Coming over Guy West Bridge (is) another great area to walk through.”

For bicyclists, 峰的冒险 offers equipment rentals, repair services, bike storage, and more.

Regardless of which services one utilizes, getting people to think differently about transportation is vital, said Ryan Todd, 囊状态’s director of Energy and Sustainability.

“囊状态 won’t reach our carbon neutrality goals without a major shift in the modes of transportation that students, faculty and staff use,” Todd said, in reference to 囊状态’s goal to reach full carbon neutrality by 2040, five years ahead of California’s 2045 deadline.

“囊状态 can provide rideshare options, bicycle infrastructure, walking paths, electric vehicle charging and a number of other alternative transportation options, but the hard part is getting Hornets to choose these options over the status quo.”

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For those who must drive, electric vehicles (EV) are 迅速走红. 囊状态 tracks on-campus EV charger use and 在网上公布结果, Todd said, and “electric vehicle usage has been way up the last year or so.”

Despite the long list of available options, many still rely on single-occupancy, gas-powered vehicles, said Ghazan Khan, Civil Engineering department chair and chair of 囊状态’s 交通谘询委员会 (TAC). 他说，在大流行之前，平均每天校园内有1.2万至1.3万辆汽车。

Khan said the University and TAC continue to discuss ways to provide and improve travel options, but he’d like to see more people utilize those that already exist.

“I believe Californians want to do something, but they have to be given the opportunity and choices to do something,” said Khan. “If we don’t give them those options, if we don’t encourage that, if we don’t provide a safe option, then they will not do that.”

迪尔金说，要从一些小的改变开始，比如在周末骑自行车或偶尔出差。

“There isn’t a one-size-fits-all solution, so I think it needs to be looked at as something that you want to try to incorporate wherever you can,” he said.

To learn more about 囊状态’s wide range of alternative transportation options — including secure lockups for bicycles, skateboards and personal scooters; 摩托车泊车位； 拼车停车许可证； and the Herky Street Car and Hornet shuttle service — 请浏览UTAPS网页 or visit the UTAPS office inside the Welcome Center.

编者注：这篇文章的前一个版本包含了关于Gig Car Share租赁的信息。 As of late February, Gig将不再在萨克拉门托地区运营 or at 囊状态.