OBERLIN TRANSPORTATION PROFILE
CENTER FOR NEIGHBORHOOD TECHNOLOGY
station that operates longer hours and accepts credit cards would make biofuel a more convenient option on a day-‐to-‐day basis.44 1.4.4 Electric Vehicles Hybrid electric vehicles are becoming common on the road in the U.S. and while data are not available on the number of hybrid-‐electric vehicles in Oberlin, the College has hybrids in its fleet.45 However, the College has begun phasing them out of service after facilities staff complained of lower utilization.46 The City of Oberlin has begun switching its fleet to more fuel efficient vehicles and purchased two hybrids in 2010. The Oberlin Police Department resisted purchasing hybrid vehicles out of concern that the engines are too weak for public safety needs. City Council is exploring purchasing hybrid pick-‐up trucks for other maintenance vehicles. 47 While plug-‐in electric vehicles are not commonly used in Oberlin today, the city is investigating installing electric vehicle charging stations downtown. The City has installed capacity for one or two charging stations in the lot behind College Street and Main Street in the western section of downtown.48 Also, Oberlin College mail service has a plug-‐in electric cargo van.49 1.4.5 Municipal Operations Transportation Emissions: 801 mtCO2e In addition to a community-‐wide GHG inventory, Oberlin has prepared an inventory of emissions associated with its municipal operations. Municipal operations emitted 10,355 mtCO2e in 2007 or 6.5% of the community emissions (though some municipal emissions occurred outside community boundaries).50 Within municipal operations, transportation emissions were calculated based on gasoline and diesel usage for city-‐owned vehicles. A survey of employee commute patterns was also administered to estimate emissions associated with employee commute travel. The total government transportation emissions were 801 mtCO2e or 8% of the total government inventory. Fleet vehicles emitted 485 mtCO2e from fuel use, while employee commuting emitted 316 mtCO2e. Fugitive emissions from vehicle air conditioners were 44
Sam Merritt. Oberlin College, ͞ ŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂů ^ƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďŝůŝƚLJ͗ dƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƚŝŽŶ͘͟ ĐĐĞƐƐĞĚ DĂLJ ϭϵ͕ 2011.http://new.oberlin.edu/office/environmental-‐sustainability/progress/transportation.dot 46 Colin Koffel, Rob Lamppa, and Madeline Marvar. 47 Bryan Burgess and Ken Sloane. 48 Bryan Burgess and Ken Sloane. 49 dŚĞ ŽůůĞŐĞ ^ƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďŝůŝƚLJ ZĞƉŽƌƚ ĂƌĚ͕ ͞ZĞƉŽƌƚ ĂƌĚ ϮϬϭϭ͗ KďĞƌůŝŶ ŽůůĞŐĞ͕͟ ĂĐĐĞƐƐĞĚ DĂLJ ϮϬϭϭ͕ http://www.greenreportcard.org/report-‐card-‐2011/schools/oberlin-‐college/surveys/campus-‐survey. 50 DĞLJĞƌ͕ ͞ ĂƐĞůŝŶĞ 'ƌĞĞŶŚŽƵƐĞ 'ĂƐ /ŶǀĞŶƚŽƌLJ ĨŽƌ KďĞƌůŝŶ͘͟ 45
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