This article at Insidehighered.com talks about how schools can no longer provide enough parking to meet all the demand and are trying to encourage them to get to class by some other method.
At Michigan, officials have also worked with city planners to make sure the campus and the city at large is accessible to students who wish to ride bicycles.
And to bring in the local angle.
At the University of Maryland at College Park, campus officials have found that a new partnership with the car-sharing company Flexcar has helped ease some traffic and transportation complications for both students and staff. The campus is one of several – including the University of Portland, Emory University and three University of California campuses – that are participating in the company’s new “ Flexcar for Undergrads” program. Zipcar, another car-sharing company offers a program that several colleges and universities also use.
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