Transportation week
Loyola Celebrates Transportation Week
This week, Loyola kicks off a year-long series of sustainability events with Transportation Week. It's the first of many weeks focusing on how everyone on campus can help make Loyola sustainable. Interns and staff in the Office of Sustainability organize the week of themed activities.
Transportation Week is the first of a series of events highlighting sustainable living at Loyola.
Weigh in on the Future of Lake Shore Drive
This year, Transportation Week will highlight Redefine the Drive, the Active Transportation Alliance's campaign to build sustainable transportation features into a seven-mile stretch of Lake Shore Drive from Grand Avenue and Hollywood Avenue.
The Illinois Department of Transportation, Chicago Department of Transportation, and Chicago Park District have been studying strategies for rebuilding sections of the Drive. However, recent proposals do not include alternative routes and lanes for public transit. According to the North Dusable Lake Shore Drive Phase I Study, adding bus lanes would improve public transportation time by 25 percent, cutting six minutes from each bus ride. In addition, The Active Transporation Alliance is advocating for a plan that accounts for pedestrian traffic and includes plans for sidewalks and spaces to get on the train, something most Chicagoans have asked for in the past.
From 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on September 16, students can stop by a table in the Damen Student Center to sign postcards to the civil engineering team working on the Lake Shore Drive plan and express support for sustainable transportation features.
In addition, at 7 p.m. on Thursday, September 19, the Student Environmental Alliance will host an event focused on writing letters to the Chicago Department of Transportation, giving students a chance to express their views about the future of Lake Shore Drive. This event will happen in the School of Environmental Sustainability building, room 110.
Tour the Biodiesel Lab
Loyola's biodiesel program converts used vegetable oil into fuel and other products to reduce waste, conserve resources, and combat climate change. The fuel they produce powers Loyola's intercampus shuttle buses, providing a cleaner, renewable alternative to conventional diesel.
Students can tour the Searle Biodiesel Lab with the student interns to see how they convert used cooking oil into fuel and use the bioproducts to make soap for campus bathrooms. Tours are available on Thursday, September 19, at 10 a.m. and noon. Meet outside the lab entrance in the lobby of the School of Environmental Sustainability building.
Get Rolling with Divvy
Cycling is a fun, active, and sustainable form of transportation. Divvy makes bikes available to people who don't own a bike or want to use one to zip between public transit stops and their destinations. Members can pick up and drop off bikes at docking stations throughout Chicago and nearby suburbs. Loyola offers faculty and staff discounted rates on Divvy memberships. An annual membership fee of $118.90 allows for unlimited 45-minute rides.
In addition, the Chicago Department of Transportation's Divvy for Everyone(D4E) program aims to make the service accessible to everyone. D4E provides a $5 annual membership to qualifying residents. Click here to see whether you qualify.
Find More Campus Sustainability Events
Transportation Week is the first of six themed weeks organized by the Office of Sustainability. Go to luc.edu/greenevents for information about future activities.
Weigh in on the Future of Lake Shore Drive
This year, Transportation Week will highlight Redefine the Drive, the Active Transportation Alliance's campaign to build sustainable transportation features into a seven-mile stretch of Lake Shore Drive from Grand Avenue and Hollywood Avenue.
The Illinois Department of Transportation, Chicago Department of Transportation, and Chicago Park District have been studying strategies for rebuilding sections of the Drive. However, recent proposals do not include alternative routes and lanes for public transit. According to the North Dusable Lake Shore Drive Phase I Study, adding bus lanes would improve public transportation time by 25 percent, cutting six minutes from each bus ride. In addition, The Active Transporation Alliance is advocating for a plan that accounts for pedestrian traffic and includes plans for sidewalks and spaces to get on the train, something most Chicagoans have asked for in the past.
From 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on September 16, students can stop by a table in the Damen Student Center to sign postcards to the civil engineering team working on the Lake Shore Drive plan and express support for sustainable transportation features.
In addition, at 7 p.m. on Thursday, September 19, the Student Environmental Alliance will host an event focused on writing letters to the Chicago Department of Transportation, giving students a chance to express their views about the future of Lake Shore Drive. This event will happen in the School of Environmental Sustainability building, room 110.
Tour the Biodiesel Lab
Loyola's biodiesel program converts used vegetable oil into fuel and other products to reduce waste, conserve resources, and combat climate change. The fuel they produce powers Loyola's intercampus shuttle buses, providing a cleaner, renewable alternative to conventional diesel.
Students can tour the Searle Biodiesel Lab with the student interns to see how they convert used cooking oil into fuel and use the bioproducts to make soap for campus bathrooms. Tours are available on Thursday, September 19, at 10 a.m. and noon. Meet outside the lab entrance in the lobby of the School of Environmental Sustainability building.
Get Rolling with Divvy
Cycling is a fun, active, and sustainable form of transportation. Divvy makes bikes available to people who don't own a bike or want to use one to zip between public transit stops and their destinations. Members can pick up and drop off bikes at docking stations throughout Chicago and nearby suburbs. Loyola offers faculty and staff discounted rates on Divvy memberships. An annual membership fee of $118.90 allows for unlimited 45-minute rides.
In addition, the Chicago Department of Transportation's Divvy for Everyone(D4E) program aims to make the service accessible to everyone. D4E provides a $5 annual membership to qualifying residents. Click here to see whether you qualify.
Find More Campus Sustainability Events
Transportation Week is the first of six themed weeks organized by the Office of Sustainability. Go to luc.edu/greenevents for information about future activities.