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Environmental News from Boulder, Colorado
New Mountain Transit Study available for public feedback
Nov 19th
Boulder County, Colo. – Boulder County’s Transportation Department has just released a draft report of its Mountain Town Transit Feasibility Study. Residents, commuters, and recreational users of Boulder County’s mountain towns are invited to share their thoughts on potential mountain transit service and other recommendations outlined in the report.
The report, a culmination of work completed this summer by a resident stakeholder group and Boulder County, examines the demand for transit service to and from the mountain communities of Boulder County. It includes: the amount, type, and configuration of viable service, and the cost/benefit implications of such service.
The goal of the study group is to assess the viability of new and expanded transit service to Boulder County’s mountain communities with connections to Boulder, Longmont, Gilpin County (Blackhawk/Central City) and Larimer County (Estes Park). The study area includes the communities of Eldora, Ward, Jamestown, Allenspark, Lyons, Gold Hill, Nederland and the Brainard Lake Recreation Area.
To read the report or to submit comments online, visit: www.bouldercounty.org/transportation/MtnTransitStudy.htm.
For a printed copy of the report, contact Jared Hall at 303-441-4958 or jhall@bouldercounty.org.
Public comments are due by Sunday, Dec. 5.
CU IS "GOLD" IN ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP
Nov 10th
The University of Colorado at Boulder is the first in the nation to rank “gold” for its environmental leadership through the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Ratings System, or STARS.
“This accomplishment is the result of a lot of hard work by countless people in all areas of campus,” Vice Chancellor for Administration Frank Bruno said of the rating announced today. “I am honored to help facilitate the efforts of such a dedicated campus community.”
STARS is a self-reporting method developed by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, with broad participation by the higher education community. It provides colleges and universities a common set of measurements for gauging progress toward sustainability. The system also facilitates information sharing and builds diversity in the campus sustainability community. Since its launch in January 2010, 234 schools have registered with STARS.
CU-Boulder’s ranking, which was submitted with a letter of affirmation by Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano, rated high in all three categories of the STARS assessment including operations, education and research, and planning, administration and engagement.
“Even with our growing campus, we are on track to meet the aggressive 2012 conservation goals outlined in the Governor’s Executive Order,” said campus conservation officer Moe Tabrizi. “STARS has helped us pinpoint necessary work, benchmarks and improve our performance going forward.”
STARS also functions to better inform the many rankings, grades and opinions offered each year by various magazines and organizations.
“Our STARS gold rating is based on credible, transparent data that documents CU’s leadership and dedication to sustainability,” said Dave Newport, CU Environmental Center director and STARS team leader. “We look forward to the near future when all organizations use STARS to guide their efforts and benchmark with peers.”
Other universities currently collecting data to submit for a STARS assessment include Yale, Stanford, Columbia, Cornell, Emory, Rice and UCLA.
To view a list of STARS registrants, available reports and confirmed ratings, visit https://stars.aashe.org/institutions/.
SOURCE: CU PRESS RELEASE
CU IS “GOLD” IN ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP
Nov 10th
The University of Colorado at Boulder is the first in the nation to rank “gold” for its environmental leadership through the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Ratings System, or STARS.
“This accomplishment is the result of a lot of hard work by countless people in all areas of campus,” Vice Chancellor for Administration Frank Bruno said of the rating announced today. “I am honored to help facilitate the efforts of such a dedicated campus community.”
STARS is a self-reporting method developed by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, with broad participation by the higher education community. It provides colleges and universities a common set of measurements for gauging progress toward sustainability. The system also facilitates information sharing and builds diversity in the campus sustainability community. Since its launch in January 2010, 234 schools have registered with STARS.
CU-Boulder’s ranking, which was submitted with a letter of affirmation by Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano, rated high in all three categories of the STARS assessment including operations, education and research, and planning, administration and engagement.
“Even with our growing campus, we are on track to meet the aggressive 2012 conservation goals outlined in the Governor’s Executive Order,” said campus conservation officer Moe Tabrizi. “STARS has helped us pinpoint necessary work, benchmarks and improve our performance going forward.”
STARS also functions to better inform the many rankings, grades and opinions offered each year by various magazines and organizations.
“Our STARS gold rating is based on credible, transparent data that documents CU’s leadership and dedication to sustainability,” said Dave Newport, CU Environmental Center director and STARS team leader. “We look forward to the near future when all organizations use STARS to guide their efforts and benchmark with peers.”
Other universities currently collecting data to submit for a STARS assessment include Yale, Stanford, Columbia, Cornell, Emory, Rice and UCLA.
To view a list of STARS registrants, available reports and confirmed ratings, visit https://stars.aashe.org/institutions/.
SOURCE: CU PRESS RELEASE
