Alternative Transportations for OSU staff

According to the Oregon Department of Energy-Transportation, “transportation is the single largest contributor to the poor air quality” (Oregon.gov). It is more than any other energy usage in Oregon. This is such an important information that Oregonians should be informed about and find new solutions to prevent it from happening. Of course, it is very difficult to stop it permanently, but if everyone does a little part in helping this situation, it will eventually make it a cleaner environment to live in.

Therefore, alternative transportations for Oregon State University is a great way to get a lot of people on board. From a personal experience, I know a lot of people who live quite far away, for example from Portland, Salem or Eugene, who work at OSU. They commute everyday. They drive their own car to work and that is a lot of fuels being used. Of course, there are some staffs who would car pool together, for example there is a company called “vanpool” where they would pick up people who live from Eugene to Corvallis. This is a great way to save money and the environment. However, that’s only a small percent of people. The other staffs might have different schedules and preferences, so there should be another way for them to travel.

Thus, the government should help to provide the staffs with better vehicles to travel to work. For instance: bicycles, if they live close, bus pass, if they live a little farther, and hybrid vehicles, if they live really far. In the last case, they can help with a portion of the cost. That way, it can motivate the staff to switch to more efficient fueled vehicles.


Work cited

“Alternative Transportation Fuels”

Oregon.gov. 26 Jun. 2008. Web. 21 Oct. 2010.

<http://www.oregon.gov/ENERGY/TRANS/altfuels.shtml>

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