As was reported last week in the Winston-Salem Journal, Alta Planning + Design delivered a final set of recommendations for improving safety and access for bicyclists, pedestrians, and transit riders in the two-mile radius surrounding the Reynolda campus. The 88-page report […]
This past fall, undergraduate health communication and software engineering students were asked to work together to design an application that would improve accessibility around Wake Forest’s campus. From wheelchairs to long boards, students considered the unique ways people maneuver around our 340 acres each day. […]
Have you or are you preparing to facilitate a change to a sustainable practice on campus? Have you implemented a new sustainability initiative in your area? If so, you might be a winner! This coming April, Wake Forest will host our inaugural Champions of […]
“Alternative” may have connotations of “underground” or “independent,” but the Office of Sustainability hopes alternative transportation brings to mind a sense of open sharing and community at Wake Forest University. With options including the car sharing program Zipcar and the campus carpool network […]
The University Corporate Center now has three parking spaces dedicated to electric vehicles. Parking and Transportation installed outlets at these spaces, allowing Wake Forest staff to charge up during the work day. Alex Crist, the director of Parking and Transportation, explains “the decision […]
Earlier this month, nearly sixty people turned out for the WFU Campus / Community Bike Ride. The event was designed to increase bicycle awareness on and off-campus, and to draw attention to the need for improved bicycle and pedestrian corridors between WFU […]
Zimride is a ride-sharing program that has harnessed the networking capacities of social media infrastructure to facilitate carpooling. While ride-sharing is a familiar concept, the Zimride program is quite different than the more classic variety of ride-sharing programs that inevitably involves a bulletin board and […]
Wake Forest University’s alternative transportation options have expanded over the summer with the addition of Zimride, an online ride-sharing network. Zimride works by connecting drivers who have extra seats with riders going to the same destination or somewhere else along the way. Drivers and riders […]
If you could reduce pollution, have a healthier planet, and shave more than $800 off the cost of your annual commute, would you? To English professor Michelle Balaev and Classics professor, Mary Pendergraft, the answer was a resounding “Yes!” Balaev and Pendergraft became the […]
Your favorite alternative transportation options just got better. Read on for updates on the university shuttle lines and Zipcar. Ride the Wake Did you know that you can track the location of the Downtown, Grey, Black and Gold line shuttles in real time? The […]
The transition between the spring and fall semesters of 2010 brought huge changes for the university’s department of transportation. Most notable of these is the two-fold increase in ridership on the Gold and Black shuttle lines. Ridership on those two lines topped 6,000 students last […]
Beginning Wednesday, April 14th, the new 14-passenger solar shuttle will serve a new dedicated campus loop. The shuttle will run Monday through Friday, between 7:30 am and 4:00 pm on a continuous loop, with no service between 10:50 am and 11:20 am. The shuttle […]
Zipcars came to Wake Forest on January 20th and are already getting a lot of use. Many college programs get a slow start, but at Wake Forest we’re half way to the usage rate that would allow us to add another vehicle to the […]
Car sharing comes to Winston-Salem on January 20, 2010 when Wake Forest University launches the Zipcar program. The Zipcar car sharing program offers 24-hour access to vehicles when students, faculty, and staff need them. Membership in the university program is open to licensed drivers […]
11/19, 2-5 p.m.: Ken’s Bike Shop will be performing free bike assessments and minor tune-ups underneath the Campus Recreation tent. A biking survey has also been made available through SEAC on their blog: http://sustainwfu.blogspot.com. Anyone who fills out the survey is eligible to […]
