{"id":5926,"date":"2026-06-20T08:44:40","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T08:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/?page_id=5926"},"modified":"2026-06-20T08:44:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T08:44:40","slug":"free-city-bus-passes-pilot-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/free-city-bus-passes-pilot-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Free City Bus Passes Pilot Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"eplus-bg-color-row bg-color-extra-light-gray\"><div class=\"eplus-bg-color-row-content\">\n<h2>Free City Bus Passes Pilot Program<\/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>The Free City Bus Pass Pilot Program establishes a sustainable transit framework at Northern Arizona University by distributing complimentary regional bus passes to a select cohort of 200 students. Orchestrated by Parking Services under the guidance of Dr. Erik Nielsen, this data-driven initiative directly targets commuter emissions by encouraging a behavioral shift from personal vehicles to public transportation. The research team strategically divides the distributed passes evenly between previous parking permit holders and general student commuters who do not possess a campus parking pass. To measure the ecological impact, student interns administer a rigorous three-part survey tracking transit routines, vehicle types, and commuting frequencies throughout the semester. By analyzing this empirical data alongside usage records from NAIPTA, the project quantifies precise reductions in scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions and localized campus traffic congestion. Ultimately, these findings serve as a proof of concept to advocate for an institutional Social Cost of Carbon fund, a long-term mechanism designed to secure fare-free municipal transit access for the entire university student body.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<h5>Project Lead:<\/h5>\n<p>Ryan Tsingine &amp; Taylor Wyum<\/p>\n<h5>Project Advisor:<\/h5>\n<p>Erik Nielsen<\/p>\n<h5>Date:<\/h5>\n<p>2020-05-04<\/p>\n<h5>Funding Amount:<\/h5>\n<p>$19,800.00<\/p>\n<h5>Department:<\/h5>\n<p>Parking Services<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2026\/06\/Free_Bus_Passes_Pilot_2020_Project.pdf\">Supporting Documents<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","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-5926","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5926","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=5926"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5926\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5930,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5926\/revisions\/5930"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5926"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}