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PCC urges people to drive less
Photos and story by Dana Haynes
Portland Community College has made a commitment to being a good steward of the environment and to reduce the campuses’ carbon emissions. Now the college is asking for students, staff and faculty to lend a hand.
Everyone taking classes or working for PCC is encouraged to begin taking mass transit, biking, walking or using a carpool, whenever possible in order to get to school. Reducing the number of automobile trips to our campuses would be a strong first step in reducing the college’s carbon footprint.
It is estimated that 60 percent of college-generated carbon emissions is the result of commuter trips to and from campuses and centers.
All PCC campuses and centers are served by TriMet. Schedules can be found online. The college also offers subsidized TriMet passes. For winter 2010, we plan to increase the number of passes from 800 per term to 1,200, an increase of 50 percent. Students need to go to a campus business office to receive discounted student passes.
See which bus lines serve each campuses and centers. The site also contains a link to TriMet’s trip planner.
PCC also operates a fleet of free shuttle buses that serve every campus and center.
Beyond the environmental good, using mass transit, biking or walking also would relieve pressure on crowded parking lots, especially during the first three weeks of the term.
About Dana Haynes
Dana Haynes, joined PCC in 2007 as the manager of the Office of Public Affairs, directing the college's media and government relations. Haynes spent the previous 20 years as a reporter, columnist and editor for Oregon newspapers, including ... more »