Alternative Transit to UCLA
UCLA traffic hits lowest level since 1990
By Alison Hewitt March 27, 2012
The rest of Los Angeles may seem as congested as ever, but traffic at UCLA is the lightest it’s ever been since the university began measuring more than 20 years ago.
“Vehicle counts are lower now than they were in 1990, when the cordon count first began,” according to UCLA Transportation’s newly released State of the Commute annual report, which tracks all vehicles driving into and out of campus. The reduced traffic represents the success of UCLA Transportation’s focus on lowering the number of drive-alone commuters at UCLA to lighten traffic and reduce air pollution.
UCLA Transportation offers incentives to encourage UCLA’s approximately 41,000 students and 26,000 employees to use alternative transportation, including a 50 percent subsidy for transit passes, discounted parking for carpoolers and a partially subsidized vanpool. The department also offers a variety of other benefits through the Bruin Commuter Club, which is open to all alternative-mode commuters, from bikers and walkers to bus-riders and carpoolers…
Full press release at http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-hits-lowest-traffic-since-231145.aspx