Sustainable Transportation
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Getting around the City of La Crosse is best done by walking, biking or busing. Because the City was built between the Mississippi River and the bluffs, the city is naturally compact. Which makes walking, biking and busing all the more convenient. Switching car trips for trips made by walking, biking and busing can save you money, improve mental and physical health, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
La Crosse MTU
The UWL Student Association, UWL Administration, and La Crosse Municipal Transit Utility (MTU) work together to bring UWL students and employees the U-PASS program. For more about this program, view U-PASS. This mass transit option can eliminate your need to bring a vehicle to campus.
Using the "La Crosse MTU" app you can track your bus in real time.
Drift Cycle
Drift Cycle is the community wide bike share program in La Crosse. There are currently 15 stations across the city, 2 of which are located on campus. The first is located between the Student Union and Prairie Springs Science Center, and the second is located just south of Whitney Dining Center.
Download the "Drift Cycle" app and you are ready to go. Just remember to use your @uwlax email while signing up, so you get a reduced rate!
Outdoor Connections Bikes
It's easy to bike around UW-L, the city of La Crosse, and the region. With a network of city bike routes, recreational trails through the marsh and Hixon Forest, and a variety of bicycle resources on campus, active transportation is an attractive alternative throughout the year.
On campus, REC Sports Outdoor Connection offers short-term bike rentals including cruisers, mountain bikes, and an all-new fleet of custom-painted fatbikes. They also offer the low-cost Green Bike program, where you can lease a refurbished bicycle for a semester or a year. Public bicycle repair stands and air pumps, installed near the dorms allow you to make minor repairs and adjustments. The University Police bicycle registration program and anti-theft education efforts help you keep your bike safe.
UWL vehicles
UWL Facilities Planning and Management (FP&M) collaborates with all on-campus operations to accomplish the following actions to improve fleet fuel efficiency.
- Over the years UWL has continued to reduce the number of licensed vehicles in its fleet.
- Various UWL operations have purchased high efficiency unlicensed micro-vans for on-campus use.
- Various UWL operations have expanded the seasonal use of golf carts to minimize the use of less fuel efficient vehicles.
- UWL continues to remove older, less fuel efficient, vehicles from its fleet.
- FP&M continues an effective preventative maintenance program to maintain all vehicles at their peak efficiency.
- FP&M purchases gasoline with a minimum 10% regionally produced ethanol.
