Points of Pride

Our Partners

Campus

Through various campus and off-campus partnerships, T&DS is able to extend its mission to serve the UCI community. Our partnerships include:

- UCI Athletics and Long Beach State Parking and Athletics are engaged in a Clash of the Cans food drive in a Black and Blue rivalry series competition. Athletics is also engaged in the Book Drive, which supports the Community Action Partnership by donating for educational purposes to families in need.
- Center for Service in Action and their Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, and Campus CANnections Non-Perishable Food Drive for Clash of the Cans (http://www.volunteer.uci.edu/)
- Wellness and Safety Partnership to disseminate information on pedestrian and bicycle safety, as well as providing shuttles for the Wellness and Safety Fair
- UCI Medical Center to run a round trip shuttle to and from the Orange facility
- Environmental Health and Safety who supplied the ZotWheels program with helmets for the membership kit and provides training for bicycle safety
- UCI Police Department for education and enforcement of bicycle regulations
- ASUCI which runs the campus shuttles in partnership with T&DS
- Facilities Management to research clean energy initiatives and environmentally sound products
- Student Services through the help of Mesa Housing staff to fix up used bicycles and donating them to organizations such as the Shelter for Homeless in Midway City and Olive Crest Homes and Services for Abused Children in Santa Ana.

Research Teams

Transportation and Distribution Services has a stake in the future of transportation and in the future of students attending UCI. We are pleased to help support campus research and fund students to work on real-world problems. T&DS is proud to support meaningful projects and partner with campus research teams such as:

- Professor Michael McCarthy and MAE 189 class. The goal of the class project is to retrofit a gas-powered Hijet Micro truck into an all-electric vehicle. This partnership supports education while saving money. [View informational poster (pdf)]
- Professor Stephen Ritchie and Institute of Transportation Studies graduate students in the creation of roadway vehicle detection systems.

Outside the University

- Community Action Partnership of Orange County and the Orange County Food Bank are the recipients of the Clash of the Cans food drive
- Albertsons Markets helped collect donations for Clash of the Cans
- Automobile Club of Southern California is a partner in A Green Commute is a Safe Commute campaign, offering vehicle inspection services to keep you and your car safe and clean on the road
- OCTA, VPSI, and Zipcar create cost savings and emissions savings for the UCI community with their support of sustainable transportation.

To fulfill the mission of environmentally sustainable transportation, T&DS offers a number of low-cost, low-impact programs for all members of the UCI community. In recognition of T&DS’ achievement and commitment to sustainability many recent awards have been given.

2023 Race to Excellence Gold Award – Best Universities for Commuters
2022 Green Fleet Award – Ranked #9 – Sustainable Fleet Technology Conference
2022 Race to Excellence Gold Award – Best Universities for Commuters
2021 Race to Excellence Gold Award – Best Universities for Commuters
2021 STARS Platinum Sustainability Rating – Association for Sustainability in Higher Education
2021 Green Garage Award – Ranked #1 – 100 Best Fleets
2020 Race to Excellence Gold Award – Best Universities for Commuters
2020 Green Garage Award – Ranked #2 – 100 Best Fleets
2020 Fleet Merit Award – Best University or College
2020 Green Fleet Award – Ranked #10 – Sustainable Fleet Technology Conference
2019-2023 Bicycle Friendly University – Platinum Level – League of American Bicyclists
2019 Race to Excellence Gold Award – Best Workplaces for Commuters
2019 Green Fleet Award – Ranked #22 – Sustainable Fleet Technology Conference
2019 Leading Public Fleet – Advanced Clean Transportation
2018 Race to Excellence Gold Award – Best Workplaces for Commuters
2018 STARS Platinum Sustainability Rating – Association for Sustainability in Higher Education
2018 Parking Matters® Marketing & Communications Award – Hosting the LA Rams Training Camp – International Parking Institute
2017 Race to Excellence Gold Award – Best Workplaces for Commuters
2016 Race to Excellence Gold Award – Best Workplaces for Commuters
2016 Clean Air Excellence Award – Sustainable Transportation Program – U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
2016 Innovation Award – inField Web-Based Application – National Association of College and University Business Officers
2016 Award of Merit – Innovations in Parking – International Parking Institute
2015 Best Workplaces for Commuters – Gold Level, and 2015 “Best Of” in University category – National Center for Transit Research
2015-2019 Bicycle Friendly University – Gold Level – League of American Bicyclists
2015 Innovative Sustainability Project of the Year – Transportation and Distribution Services – National Parking Association
2015 40 Under 40 Award – Ron Fleming – National Parking Association
2015 Outstanding University Award – Sustainable Commencement – Association for Commuter Transportation
2014 Race to Excellence Gold Award – Best Workplaces for Commuters
2014 Parking Matters® Marketing & Communications Award – Commuter Success and Parking at UC Irvine – International Parking Institute
2014 Rideshare Diamond Award – Outstanding Rideshare Leadership Ramon Zavala – OCTA, VCTC & MTA
2014 Honoree – Spirit of Volunteerism Award – OneOC
2014 Henry Reining Outstanding Organization Award – Transportation and Distribution Services – American Society for Public Administration, Southern California Chapter
2013 Race to Excellence Gold Award – Best Workplaces for Commuters
2013 Rideshare Diamond Award – Sustainable Transportation Marketing – OCTA, MTA & VCTC
2013 Honoree – Spirit of Volunteerism Award – OneOC
2012 Race to Excellence Gold Award – Best Workplaces for Commuters
2012 Parking Professional of the Year – Ron Fleming – California Public Parking Association
2012 Innovative Use of Technology Award – Virtual Permit Management System (V.P.M.S.®) – National Association of College Auxiliary Services
2012 ACT Top 40 under 40 – Ramon Zavala – Association Commuter Transportation
2012 Honoree – Spirit of Volunteerism Award – OneOC
2012 Award of Distinction – Transportation and Distribution Services – California College and University Police Chiefs Association
2011 Race to Excellence Gold Award – Best Workplaces for Commuters
2011 Parking Professional Merit Award – Ramon Zavala – California Public Parking Association
2011 President’s Award – ZotWheels – American Society for Public Administration, Southern California Chapter
2011 – 2015 Bicycle Friendly University Silver designation – League of American Bicyclists
2011 Rideshare Diamond Award – Individual Achievement Mike Davis – OCTA, VCTC & MTA
2011 Parking Professional Director of the Year – Ron Fleming – International Parking Institute
2011 Parking Program Award of Merit – Transportation and Distribution Services – International Parking Institute
2011 Award of Distinction – Bicycle Program Partnership – California College and University Police Chiefs Association
2010 Parking Program of the Year Award – Transportation and Distribution Services – California Public Parking Association
2010 Race to Excellence Gold Award – Best Workplaces for Commuters
2010 Innovative Achievement in Auxiliary Services Award – ZotWheels – National Association of College Auxiliary Services
2010 Rideshare Diamond Award – Innovative Rideshare Program ZotWheels – OCTA, VCTC & MTA
2010 Employee Transportation Coordinator (ETC) Champion Award – Mike Davis – Association for Commuter Transportation
2010 Honoree – Spirit of Volunteerism Award – Volunteer Center of Orange County
2010 Bright Idea Award – ZotWheels Automated Bikeshare – Harvard University’s Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation
2010 Bright Idea Award – Virtual Parking Management System – Harvard University’s Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation
2010 Innovators Award – Student Systems and Services Category ZotWheels – Campus Technology
2010 Leadership Award – Transportation Category ZotWheels – Green California / California EPA
2009 Best Workplaces for Commuters Race to Excellence Silver Award – National Center for Transit Research / U.S. EPA
2009 OCTA Share the Ride Challenge Award
2009 Perfect 10 – Transportation Category – Sierra Club
2009 Environmental Achievement Award – Sustainable Transportation – US EPA Region IX
2009 Rideshare Diamond Award – OCTA, VCTC & MTA
2008 Clean Air Award – Innovative Transportation Program – South Coast Air Quality Management District
2008 Larry L. Sautter Award – Innovation in Information Technology – Honorable Mention
2008 Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Award (GEELA) in Climate Change – Sustainable Transportation – State of California
2008 Award – Innovation and Collaboration from the McHenry County Economic Development Corporation’s Business Accelerator Program for ZotWheels
2008 Best Practice Award – TDM Category – UC / CSU / CCC Sustainability
2007 Best Practice Award – TDM Category – UC / CSU / CCC Sustainability
2007 Best Practice Award – Fleet Category – UC / CSU / CCC Sustainability
2004 Mercury Mobility Chairman’s Award – OCTA
2000 California Team Excellence Award – Bronze Level – CCE
1999 Award of Merit – International Parking Institute
1997 Quality Cup Award – Rochester Institute of Technology / USA Today

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