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Energy Savings from Transit Passes: An Evaluation of the University at Buffalo NFTA Transit Pass Program for Students, Faculty, and Staff

Project Brief
Project Brief

This research project explores sustainable transportation programming and policy on university campuses by evaluating a transit pass program in which select students, faculty, and staff at the University at Buffalo were issued pre-paid unlimited transit passes for Metro Rail, the light rail system operated by the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority. The survey team analyzed existing data and produced new data (in-depth expert interviews and an Internet survey) to evaluate the program, including: (1) its effect on travel and automobile use and ownership; (2) changes in access and mobility for students, faculty, and staff; and (3) the costs and benefits of the program for individuals, for the University at Buffalo, and for the transit system. The research team engaged with the community by establishing a project advisory committee of local leaders (from municipal governments, New York State government, and non-governmental planning organizations). Three three graduate students in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University at Buffalo received financial support from this project. Students research assistants participated in all aspects of the research project, including the outreach activities mentioned above.

Project Details

Author(s): 
Dr. Daniel B. Hess
Universities: 
State University of New York (SUNY)
Publication Year: 
2014
Publication Type: 
Project Brief
Project: 
Energy Savings from Transit Passes: An Evaluation of the University at Buffalo NFTA Transit Pass Program for Students, Faculty, and Staff
Publication Category: 
Energy
Operations & Traffic Management
Research
Safety & Human Factors
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