Transportation
Final transit forum discusses May 1 referendum vote
Apr. 23, 2018—More than 100 students, faculty, staff and community members attended the final transit forum hosted by Vanderbilt University this semester. The April 17 event, held in the Student Life Center ballrooms, featured a panel of policymakers and others involved with transit planning at a local level. Each provided their perspective on the transit plan referendum...
Videos from Vanderbilt-sponsored Nashville Transit Plan forums now available online
Apr. 23, 2018—Vanderbilt’s Office of Community, Neighborhood and Government Relations and the Vanderbilt Center for Transportation and Operational Resiliency (VECTOR) recently sponsored a four-part series of forums to discuss Nashville’s proposed transit plan. Videos from each forum have now been posted online. What is Nashville’s Transit Plan? Emerging Mobility Technologies: Enabler, Disrupter, Both? Additional Perspectives of The Nashville...
‘The Nashville Transit Plan: Decision Time’ April 17
Apr. 12, 2018—Vanderbilt will host a final forum discussing the Nashville Transit Plan before the May 1 referendum vote. The discussion is scheduled from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 17, at the Student Life Center Ballroom. Panelists will include: Craig Philip (facilitator), research professor, Vanderbilt University Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering; director, VECTOR Gail...
Vanderbilt and ofo partner to bring dockless bike sharing to campus
Mar. 22, 2018—Kickoff event March 27 to feature bike demos and rider education As part of its ongoing mobility and transportation strategy, Vanderbilt University is launching a six-month pilot of a dockless bike-share program beginning Tuesday, March 27. The university is partnering with ofo, the world’s first and largest dockless bike-share company, to bring 100 bikes to campus. Rides...
Transit panel series continues; third installment features Kopstain, Getz
Mar. 20, 2018—More than 100 students, faculty, staff and community members attended the third transit forum presented by Vanderbilt this semester. The March 13 event featured Eric Kopstain, vice chancellor for administration; Macolm Getz, associate professor of economics; and other experts who provided insights about Nashville’s proposed transit plan. The event, titled “Additional Perspectives of the Nashville Transit Plan” was hosted...
Redesigned sustainability report expands focus to include holistic environmental efforts
Mar. 15, 2018—Vanderbilt displays a new emissions baseline in a redesigned version of its annual sustainability report that outlines the university’s environmental impact in 2016. The university’s GHG emissions come from three evenly split sources. Natural gas for the on-campus power plant and individual buildings represents 31 percent; 33 percent is power purchased from Nashville Electric Service;...
‘Additional Perspectives on the Nashville Transit Plan’ set for March 13
Mar. 8, 2018—Read the MyVU story here. The Office of Community, Neighborhood & Government Relations and the Vanderbilt Center for Transportation and Operational Resiliency (VECTOR) invite the Vanderbilt community to attend a lunch-and-learn panel discussion about the future landscape of Nashville as well as the impact of mobility on land use at Vanderbilt. “Additional Perspectives on the Nashville Transit Plan,” part...
Vanderbilt experts showcase research at second transit forum
Feb. 28, 2018—Read the MyVU story here. Approximately 110 students, faculty, staff and community members attended the second transit forum presented by Vanderbilt this semester. The forum, held Feb. 23 at the Student Life Center, featured a panel of Vanderbilt professors sharing research that brought further context to Nashville’s proposed transit plan. The event, titled “The Nashville Transit...
Panel discussion on Nashville Transit Plan set for Feb. 23
Feb. 15, 2018—Read the MyVU story here. The Office of Community, Neighborhood & Government Relations and Vanderbilt Center for Transportation and Operational Resiliency (VECTOR) invite the Vanderbilt community to attend a lunch-and-learn panel discussion about the proposed Nashville Transit Plan. The event will feature diverse perspectives from research by Vanderbilt faculty members on emerging technologies that could disrupt or enable future...
Transit forum draws capacity crowd; next forum scheduled for Feb. 23
Feb. 1, 2018—Read the MyVU story by Melanie Moran | Feb. 1, 2018, 9:45 AM More than 100 students, faculty, staff and community members attended a campus forum Jan. 30 to learn more about the proposed transit plan for Nashville. (Steve Green / Vanderbilt) A standing room only crowd of students, faculty, staff and community members filled the multipurpose...