By
Alison Hewitt March
27, 2012
The
rest of Los Angeles may seem as congested as ever, but traffic at UCLA is the
lightest it's ever been since the university began measuring more than 20 years
ago.
"Vehicle
counts are lower now than they were in 1990, when the cordon count first
began," according to UCLA Transportation's newly released State
of the Commute annual report, which tracks all vehicles driving into and out of
campus. The reduced traffic represents the success of UCLA Transportation's
focus on lowering the number of drive-alone commuters at UCLA to lighten
traffic and reduce air pollution.
UCLA
Transportation offers incentives to encourage UCLA's approximately 41,000
students and 26,000 employees to use alternative transportation, including a 50
percent subsidy for transit passes, discounted parking for carpoolers and a
partially subsidized vanpool. The department also offers a variety of other
benefits through the Bruin Commuter Club, which is open to all
alternative-mode commuters, from bikers and walkers to bus-riders and
carpoolers…
Full
press release at http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-hits-lowest-traffic-since-231145.aspx
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