By providing accessible transportation services such as wheelchair-accessible shuttles and on-demand transit solutions, universities can remove barriers for students with mobility challenges.
Once primarily focused on military and critical infrastructure installations, the thermal camera market is far more expansive these days.
Although hard financial times may leave campus fleet managers wondering how they can afford to go green, hospitals, schools and universities can learn from the City of Inglewood, which has used funds from a number of government programs to support its eco-friendly fleet efforts.
Mandatory driver training and license checks led to dramatically lower insurance costs, reducing the annual liability premium by $240,000. Campus fleets of all kinds may take a cue from the University of Minnesota.
Law enforcement and security departments nationwide are hurting as the price of gas for their fleets strains budgets to the breaking point. Smart fuel management strategies can ease the impact.
With environmental benefits, low operating costs and flexibility of use, neighborhood electric vehicles (NEVs) could offer a viable alternative in your fleet. Yet there is much to consider before taking the leap to fully battery-powered vehicles.