The City of St. Louis is partnering with Washington University on a sustainable land competition initiative! Teams are encouraged to propose an innovative project to transform a vacant lot into an asset to advance sustainability. To participate, one just needs to assemble a team, choose a vacant lot from six available options and then propose … Continued
The Washington University Office of Sustainability is hosting its first-ever conference this fall to explore innovative ideas and strategies that advance a sustainable urban future. For the first time in human history, the majority of the world’s population now lives in cities. The conference is FREE and open to all students, faculty, staff and community … Continued
Faculty, staff and students commuting to Washington University’s campus April 16-27 are encouraged to leave their cars in the garage and go “car-free”as part of the university’s Car-Free Challenge. The challenge invites teams of individuals to try alternative means of transportation, track progress in calories-burned and CO2-saved, and benchmark against other teams. For more information, http://news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/23662.aspx
Today we had our quarterly meeting with the St. Louis WeCar representative. Nothing but good news to report for this ever-growing program. The program 300+ members have doubled usage over the last year. Washington University has 10 WeCars on their campus, and subsidizes the hourly rate so that it’s only $5 per hour for students. … Continued