Officials Consider Campus Traffic Solutions
by Natasha Vukelic

UNC-Chapel Hill officials hope to reduce traffic by listening to the advice of a national expert in transportation and campus communities.

Monday, Dr. Spenser Havlick spoke to an audience at UNC-CH about techniques to manage traffic congestion. Part of Havlick’s recommendation is for the University to find incentives that encourage students to find alternatives to driving cars.

UNC-CH has already created the Commuter Alternatives Program, which encourages alternate forms of transportation, including walking, bicycling, and carpooling. Havlick said that reducing traffic congestion is important for the future.

“You look down in the next 10, 15, or 20 years, and the place is going to be overrun with cars,” said Havlick. “And cars, for the most part, are not very healthy. They pollute; they make noise; they fill space that should be used for other valuable purposes.”