Lab’s Green Transportation Policies Get Raves

June 21, 2011

The Lab’s success in reducing its fleet size and meeting a Department of Energy mandate two years ahead of schedule was highlighted in a recent Federal Times article. DOE secretary Steve Chu has called for a 35-percent reduction in fleet size by October 2013 from a 2005 baseline. The article (PDF here) quotes Jim Dahlgard of Facilities. Separately, the Lab’s bike-friendly policies, including showers and the indoor bike rack in Building 76, have been featured in a well-received research paper by the UC Transportation Center on “bicycle-oriented design.” The paper is here and a policy brief is here.