Post contributed by Ingrid Schnader, Office of Sustainability Intern Creatures of all shapes and sizes enjoyed the festivities. Auburn students, employees, community members, dogs, and reptiles gathered around a grassy clearing in the Davis Arboretum August 23 to kick the fall semester off with the 5th annual Sustainability Picnic. After…
Post contributed by Brandy Ezelle, Traffic Engineer and Bicycle Coordinator for the City of Auburn When most people think about transportation, they think of cars and trucks, and maybe even trains and planes. Unfortunately, they don’t often consider the non-motorized modes of walking and bicycling as valid forms of transportation.…
adminSeptember 5, 2017
Post contributed by Parking Services A student uses one of the 150 War Eagle Bike Share bikes. While the climate may not be at the forethought of everyone at Auburn University, Parking Services Director Don Andrae is in a position to identify problems with on campus transportation and implement creative…
adminSeptember 5, 2017
Post contributed by Hallie Nelson, Office of Sustainability Intern Jeff gives a talk at Auburn's Bike to Work event. How did you get to your office or class today? Most people have a morning commute route that doesn’t change much from day-to-day. I know I do. I travel straight down…
adminSeptember 5, 2017
“When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race.” ~H.G. Wells A depiction of the Luafmaschine. A 200th anniversary slid by this summer without much notice for the invention of a taken-for-granted transportation device that changed the world, and today…
Mike KenslerSeptember 5, 2017
Post contributed by Kenzley Defler, Office of Sustainability Intern “Food alone will never end hunger.” These words spoken by Mike Curtin, Chief Operating Officer of DC Central Kitchen and Alex Moore, Chief Development Officer of The Campus Kitchens Project, resonated with me over the three-day Boot Camp I attended in…
adminAugust 15, 2017