Sustainability Session. #1: Alternative Transportation

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1 Sustainability Session #1: Alternative Transportation

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4 WHO S AT YOUR TABLE? Share your name, organization, what brought you here today What s your regular mode of transit for getting to and from work? What do you like about your commute? What would you change about your commute?

5 AGENDA Get to know your table What s an MPower Sustainability Session? Alternative Transportation What It Is and Past MPower Project Overview Bike Friendly Certification CUNA Mutual Case Study Transportation Guide and Calculator Small Group Conversation Wrap up

6 WHAT IS ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION? CLIMATE SHARED SKILLS PLACE BIKING WALKING SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY WORK HOME RESOURCES SCHOOL CARPOOLING BUSING ALTERNATIVE FUEL

7 THE 4 SYSTEM CONDITIONS (TNS)

8 1: IN A SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY, NATURE IS NOT SUBJECT TO systematically increasing the concentrations of substances extracted from the Earth s crust.

9 2: IN A SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY, NATURE IS NOT SUBJECT TO systematically increasing the concentrations of substances produced by society.

10 3: IN A SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY, NATURE IS NOT SUBJECT TO degradation by physical means.

11 4: AND, IN THAT SOCIETY people are not subject to conditions that systematically undermine their capacity to meet their needs.

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13 260,000: Number of gallons of gas burned every second in the US 2,311: Number of metric tons of CO2 entering the atmosphere

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16 PAST MPOWER INITIATIVES Tracking and Incentivizing CUNA Mutual: Green Transit Month* designcraft: Bike Bucks Program Lakeview Vet: Staff Celebration UWCU: Employee Survey Webcrafters: PTO Lottery Carpooling Project Home: Grassroots Carpooling Program Uniek: Site-specific Rideshare Program Biking Filament Games: Bike Culture Initiative Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District: Campus Bikes American Printing: On-campus Transport by Bike Serginian s: Bike-to-Work Group High Efficiency Fleet Group Health Cooperative: Purchase of Hybrid Madison Concourse Hotel: Small Vehicle Option Union Cab: Fleet of Hybrids

17 If Midwesterners ran half of their short-distance errands by bike rather than by car, 1,100 deaths would be avoided each year, and $7 billion would be saved in reduced health-care costs.

18 I like my butt better when I bike regularly WHY WE RIDE Daily fresh air makes me happier I get positive reinforcement from coworkers More activity reduces my stress I know that I m reducing my carbon footprint I remember parts of Madison that I love (bike path) and forget parts I hate (beltline) Biking is often faster than driving in rush hour Because we can be a one-car household we can afford a house in a central location Free VIP Parking

19 Special Guest Speaker Renee Callaway Madison Area Transportation Planning Board

20 Bicycle Friendly America

21 Bicycle Friendly Communities 2007

22 Bicycle Friendly Communities 2013

23 THE LEAGUE VISITS MADISON

24 OUR SCORECARD KEY AREAS TO IMPROVE: 1. INFRASTRUCTURE 2. EDUCATION 3. COUNTS 4. SIGNATURE ROUTES

25 HOW DOES MADISON STACK UP? HOW DOES MADISON STACK UP?

26 INFRASTRUCTURE

27 BENEFITS FOR THE BUSINESS Improved health Lower health care costs Decreased absenteeism Increased productivity Reduced parking costs Improved morale and happiness

28 APPLICATION CRITERIA Online application 55 questions divided into the Four E s Encouragement Engineering Education Evaluation & Planning

29 APPLICATION REVIEW Applications are reviewed twice a year; deadline in January and June Applications are reviewed by staff, external reviewers, and employees Feedback from local cyclists and advocates

30 Rideshare, Etc Provide assistance to people looking for transportation options Offer incentives to support use of alternatives to driving alone Help businesses start and implement transportation programs Support healthy and active transportation initiatives Coordinate regional transportation alternatives activities

31 Contact Renee Callaway or 266-RIDE madisonareampo.org/rideshare

32 Special Guest Speaker Candace Stohs-Krause CUNA Mutual

33 CUNA MUTUAL GROUP S GREEN TRANSIT MONTH

34 IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS Get more people involved with planning Start planning earlier Special events for education and engagement Champion in each department Communicate results

35 EDUCATION & AWARENESS: posters in break rooms

36 EDUCATION & AWARENESS: posters in break rooms

37 EDUCATION & AWARENESS: bike rack maps

38 EDUCATION & AWARENESS: bike safety slideshow

39 CHAMPION IN EACH DEPARTMENT

40 DEPARTMENTAL COMPETITION

41 IMPACT 79 employees from CUNA Mutual Group 1,449 trips logged 20,400 miles walked, biked, carpooled, and bused (10% increase over 2012) 2,498,007 lbs of CO 2 prevented from entering the atmosphere 126,750 calories burned Over $24, saved; an average of $310 per person! 5% of Madison staff participated

42 MOST EXCITING: bike friendly business Earned Bike Friendly Business designation from the League of American Cyclists National designation; one of only 9 organizations in Madison to achieve ranking

43 MOST EXCITING: increase in n00bs First time participants for the respective transit type 340% increase over 2012

44 MOST FRUSTRATING/DIFFICULT See huge growth in first-time participants Struggle to get regular commuters to log their miles Maintaining excitement and enthusiasm over the whole month

45 BUILDING ON SUCCESS: next steps for 2014 Biking with the stars Group rides Friday Bike & Brews N00b support Balloons on Bike Racks & Bus stops Ask Me posters for GTM champions Emphasize Rideshare & carpooling

46 Sustain Dane s Transportation Guide

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50 -> Going Sustainable Work -> Business Resources

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52 WRAP UP

53 HOUSEKEEPING Energy Stewards Training: June 3, 8:30 10:30 am OR June 4, 3:00 5:00 pm Next Sustainability Session June 17: Waste Reduction Sustainability Session Tracking Form MGE Energy Assessment Sustainability Session Follow-ups On-line

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