Green Your Commute and Bike to Work Day

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All UB students, faculty, staff and alumni are welcomed to participate Friday, May 20, 2022.

The UB community challenges you to Green Your Commute and Work Day on Friday, May 20, 2022.

Are you working on campus? Take public transit, carpool, ride your bike or walk to reduce our carbon emissions.

Are you working remotely? That counts too! Telecommuting saves on emissions and is eco-friendly! While you’re saving the planet by working remotely, take a bike ride or walk to wherever for the mental and physical health benefits.

Register for the Green Your Workday and Bike to Work Day Challenge

How You Can Participate

  • Walk
  • Bike
  • Ride public transit
  • Carpool
  • Use a form of sustainable transportation such as an electric car, bike or scooter that is not driving alone in a gasoline-powered vehicle

Green Your Workday – On Campus!

North and South Campus

Energizer Stations will be available during the hours of 7:30 a.m. — 9:30 a.m. for giveaways and prepackaged food and drinks:

  • Founder's Plaza on the North Campus
  • Main Circle on the South Campus 

All university health and safety guidelines will be followed.

Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus (BNMC)

Join our Downtown Campus friends and colleagues!

  • When: Thursday, May 19, 2022
  • Where: Ellicott and North Oak Street
  • Time: 6:00 a.m. — 9:00 a.m.

Highlights:

  • Bicycle Breakfast (free drinks, first 50 people to participate on a bike get a boxed breakfast)
  • Raffle for 1 of 3 $100 Rick’s Cycle Shop gift certificates (if you participate on a bike)
  • Sign up for free REDDY Bikeshare Memberships and free access to our member-only bike parking facilities, courtesy of BNMC

Green Your Workday – Virtually!

If you are working remotely, keep the spirit of this annual event alive, and green your workday from wherever you are logging in. Bike or walk to — lunch, get coffee, go to the gym — wherever!

Share Your Day With Us on Social Media

While greening your workday, take a selfie when safe and post it to social media to let everyone know about your green workday by showing off your home work space, your new colleagues (pets, children, spouse) or your expanded lunch menu when working from home.

Follow along on Twitter @ubparking.

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Why Green Your Commute

Transportation represents the largest source of New York State's greenhouse gas emissions and also the largest part of most New Yorker's personal carbon footprint as well. This is why it is critically important that we all lower our emissions from transportation so that we can meet our greenhouse gas emission reduction goals (a 40% reduction by 2030 and 80% by 2050). Plus, you may discover that a more sustainable commute is both relaxing and enjoyable! 

Calculate Your Commute and Emissions Costs