{"id":5790,"date":"2026-06-01T19:49:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T19:49:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/?page_id=5790"},"modified":"2026-06-01T19:50:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T19:50:09","slug":"ride-retrieve-inititative","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/ride-retrieve-inititative\/","title":{"rendered":"Ride &amp; Retrieve Inititative"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"eplus-bg-color-row bg-color-extra-light-gray\"><div class=\"eplus-bg-color-row-content\">\n<h2>Ride &amp; Retrieve Inititative<\/h2>\n<div class='shortcode-column-container'><!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Project Summary: <\/span><\/h4>\n<p>NAU Fleet Services is transforming its daily operations with the new Ride &amp; Retrieve Initiative, led by project leader Nathan Saurer. This project introduced a lightweight, foldable electric bicycle\u2014the Urtopia Carbon Fold 1\u2014to transport staff during routine university vehicle pick-ups and drop-offs at local repair vendors. Previously, these vendor runs required two staff members and two separate vehicles. Now, a single employee can ride the e-bike to the vendor, easily fold and stow it inside the serviced vehicle, and drive back to campus. By eliminating duplicate trips, this practical transportation solution immediately reduces road congestion, cuts fuel consumption, and lowers greenhouse gas emissions. The initiative not only increases efficiency but also visibly promotes sustainable commuting practices to the broader campus community.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5>Project Lead:<\/h5>\n<p>Nathan Sauer<\/p>\n<h5>Project Advisor:<\/h5>\n<p>Matther Mitchell<\/p>\n<h5>Date:<\/h5>\n<p>2025-09-12<\/p>\n<h5>Funding Amount:<\/h5>\n<p>$3,042.29<\/p>\n<h5>Department:<\/h5>\n<p>Fleet Services<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2026\/06\/Ride_Retrieve_2026_Project_Proposal.pdf\">Supporting Documents<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>Ride &amp; Retrieve Inititative<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ride &amp; Retrieve Inititative<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3002,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ring_central_script_selection":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5790","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5790","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3002"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5790"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5790\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5792,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5790\/revisions\/5792"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5790"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}