OVERVIEW
Sustainable Transportation Initiative Goals, Mandates, and Strategies: An overview to what a sustainable transportation initiative is, key mandates, and strategies.
ALL INITIATIVE PLANS
Sustainable Campus and Operations Plan (SCOP): This is an example of a Sustainable Campus and Operations Plan (SCOP), which is a comprehensive overview to all green facilities initiatives. Transportation is part of the Campus section, and is part of the condensed SCOP in Appendix A.
TEMPLATE: Blank Outlined SCOP
EXAMPLE for SCOP in an Awards Program Context: SMCOE Green Ribbon Awards Program Summary
SITE LEVEL AUDITS
SMCOE Whole School Sustainability Audit: Comprehensive audit for campus, curriculum, and community for safe routes to school, school fleets (yellow & white), policies and practices, and green commute.
RESOLUTION
Board Resolution: Many communities have passed environmental sustainability and Climate Change Action board resolutions. In these resolutions, transportation is often addressed through Safe Routes to Schools programs, electric bussing, or increased green commute infrastructure.
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
Local Award Programs
SMCOE Sustainable and Climate Resilient Schools Challenge - Possible Financial Award!
SMCOOS Green Star Schools
Statewide Award Programs
CA Green Business Award: Use Commute Sustainably Section
TOOLKITS FOR GETTING STARTED
FUNDING
Clean School Bus Fleet Funding Overview: 2 page overview to the latest funding resources for clean school bus fleets
There are a number of programs in place for clean school bus incentives, learn more with these resources. Deadlines and requirements vary per program.
Peninsula Clean Energy (PCE) provides technical assistance to school districts to install electric vehicle charging stations. Clean Result, contractors for PCE, can provide a high level scope for the project, as well as site evaluations, and load analysis. Further design work is needed in order to apply for permits for an EV Charging Station.
San Mateo County Office of Education: Safe Routes to School has resources, funding, and events about safe transportation in San Mateo County.