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Transportation: Emissions Analysis

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College Owned Vehicle

In 2007, the College owned 102 vehicles:

Table 1. Categories of college-owned vehicles.
Vehicle Category Description Number of Vehicles
Facilities Fleet 65
  Registered Vehicles Trades Fleet, Recycling Truck 43
  Unregistered Vehicles Grounds Fleet - lawnmowers, etc. (primary consumers of diesel) 22
College Rental Fleet Cars and Vans for Student, Faculty, and Staff travel 21
Departmental Vehicles Center for Economic Development, Center for Environmental Studies, OIT, Central Office Services 6
Security 4
Dining Services 4
Student Services Center for Community Engagement, Outing Club 3


In FY 2007, registered college-owned vehicles were driven more than 750,000 miles, representing 13% of the total miles traveled for Williams-related business, excluding air travel (Table 2). Mileage was recorded for the Facilities Fleet, College Rental Fleet, and Dining Services vehicles. Fuel usage was measured for Security, Student Services, and departments with vehicles; distance traveled was calculated based on fuel consumed in 2007 and an assumption of 25 mpg except for Dining Services, for which we assumed 10 mpg.

Table 2: Total miles, fuel consumption and estimated emissions, college-owned vehicles in FY 2007.
Campus and local travel Fleet Miles Fuel consumption(gallons) C02 emissions (tonnes>
Facilities Fleet (Registered Vehicles) 232,019 29,371 222
Facilities Fleet (Unregistered Vehicles) - - 46
Security 173,875 6,995 61
Dining Services 15,700 1,570 15
Student Services 3,516 478 4
Other Departments 5,780 1,640 14
Off Campus Travel College Rental Fleet 322,769 15,775 139
Total 753,659 55,829 501



Emissions produced by Campus Owned Vehicles in Fiscal Year 2007