Berea College offers sustainable transportation resources such as campus bike racks and carpool parking, a campus shuttle system to surrounding areas, and a student-led bike program.
Enterprise Carshare
The College has moved forward into a partnership with Enterprise CarShare to replace the Motor Pool. Car Share vehicles will be on site at the College located where the Motor Pool vehicles were formerly parked. The Car Share vehicles will be accessible 24/7/365 for College business use – these vehicles are not available for personal use. In order to access the vehicles, employees or students who plan to use a college owned vehicle for business use will need to register for an account before being able to make a reservation. Faculty and Staff can register for accounts through MyBerea. Students can be registered only by working with their labor supervisor to set up an account.
Bicycling Services
In partnership with Public Safety, the Office of Sustainability oversees the Berea College Bike Club (BCBC), a student managed program designed to increase Berea College student access to affordable, active transportation through bike rentals.
Office of Sustainability bike services include:
- Operating a program for students to rent bikes for a small fee.
- Basic bicycle repair and maintenance service for personal bikes.
- Refurbishment of abandoned bikes, in partnership with Public Safety, to reduce waste and provide additional active transportation opportunities for students.
- Installation and maintenance of campus bike repair Fixit stations.
BC Express
Student Life offers a transportation service for Berea College students called “BC Express.” This 12-passenger van operates during regular hours three days a week to provide transportation for students to local towns and businesses.
Campus Vehicles
The Ecovillage offers a hybrid Toyota Prius that residents can check out for off-campus needs such as grocery shopping. There is a mileage fee if only one person uses the car, but it is free if there are two or more people riding in the car.
Student Car Policy
As a residential college serving low-income students, Berea’s car policy prohibits all freshmen from having cars and limits the number of approved student vehicles and campus parking spaces. As noted on pp. 69-70 of the Berea College Student Handbook, “College policy is to discourage unnecessary ownership and use of personal vehicles by students. It is also College policy to provide an educational and social situation in which the ownership and use of personal motor vehicles by students is not normally needed. Ecological and environmental effects, loss of open space, costs of parking, and increased traffic hazards associated with a large number of motor vehicles are also factors influencing the College’s policy of restricting student vehicles.”