An alternative service vehicle (ASV) is any non-traditional vehicle, including mini trucks, electric vehicles, and hybrid vehicles.  The University currently uses ASV's for: 

Founded in the spring semester of 2006, Illinois Biodiesel Initiative first and foremost serves to produce and provide biodiesel to the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign’s Garage and Carpool services using waste vegetable oil from the University dining halls. Currently we operate out of the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center, which we lovingly call ISTC.

The 2015 iCAP, chapter 4, objective 2, is "Reduce emissions from the Urbana-Champaign campus fleet by 20% for departmentally-owned and carpool vehicles by FY20."  The UI Fleet includes over 1,000 motor vehicles, used for a variety of purposes.  These include large construction vehicles, trucks, sedans, and some individual mobility vehicles.  The UI fleet emissions can be reduced through a reduction in trips, increased gasoline miles per gallon, reduced idling, and the integration of ele

Ride-sharing for business trips is a common solution for limited travel budgets.  There is a natural implementation of ride-sharing when there are multiple staff traveling to the same destination at the same time.  However, the University needs to encourage ride-sharing for employees from different origin locations and it needs to offer a solution for finding the rides available for car pooling.

Amtrak is a great way to travel long distances.  Business travel can be accomplished via train, rather than by plane or personal vehicle.  This allows a much lower emissions level per trip, and it is a relaxing option for travel.  Business trips by train are also opportunities to relax or work during the trip, with plenty of space and few distractions.

Transportation emissions account for about 10 percent of the total emissions generated on campus. Generally, this includes commuter, air travel and fleet emissions, some of which are difficult to quantify.

In this region of the electric grid, an electric vehicle typically emits fewer GHG emissions than a conventional gas-fueled vehicle of similar size. The Parking Department is supporting sustainability through implementation of public use electric vehicle charging spaces, with 20 “Level 1” charging spaces now on campus, and began installing “Level 2” stations in 2015. The campus could support additional electric vehicle charging infrastructure.

The Wellness Center on campus is dedicated to promoting wellness in many dimensions.  Encouraging walking for wellness is one of the key programs the center offers.  The iWalk Toolkit provides tips, programs, attire advice, motivation and more.

The University seeks to encourage walking by establishing and promoting guided and self-guided walks around campus.  The Office of Sustainability worked with the Wellness Center to offer guided walks in 2011.  The Cities of Urbana and Champaign offered guided walks for the Illinois American Planning Association annual conference in 2012.  The Office of Admissions and Records offers walking tours to campus visitors and incoming students.  There is also a tree walk and an art walk available for enjoying campus.

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign aims to