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Intercity Transit Achieves ISO 14001 Certification
Intercity Transit, Olympia, WA, recently received ISO 14001 certification for its significant environmental and sustainability efforts. It is one of nine U.S. public transit systems to earn this certification.
“Intercity Transit’s sustainability efforts extend to every area of the agency and are embraced by its employees and leadership alike,” said Intercity Transit General Manager Ann Freeman-Manzanares. “Our work is about making the community a better place to live by providing a diversity of quality transportation services, implementing innovative programs, developing successful partnerships, and acting as a good public steward of the environment we all share.”
The prestigious certification verifies that an organization’s management, employees, and business vendors meet a high threshold of environmentally sound practices. The agency also received one of APTA’s first gold-level recognition honors for its sustainability commitment in 2012 for its efficient management of natural resources.
Intercity Transit began developing its Environmental & Sustainability Management System following its 2010 selection to participate in the FTA-sponsored national EMS training program, coordinated by Virginia Tech University’s EMS Institute.
Intercity Transit’s sustainability efforts have reduced total waste to landfills by 10 percent, water use by 6 percent, electricity use by 20 percent, natural gas use by 24 percent, and greenhouse gas emissions by 13 percent. The agency has also increased its bus fleet fuel economy by implementing no-idling policies, practicing fuel efficient driving techniques, and adding hybrid coaches to its fleet when replacing its oldest vehicles. The agency estimates it saves approximately $186,000 each year by not using the equivalent of 62,000 gallons of diesel, a savings that will grow as it puts more hybrid vehicles into service.
The other public transit agencies that have achieved ISO 14001 certification include Sound Transit (WA), Los Angeles Metro, Foothill Transit (CA), Utah Transit Authority, Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District (IL), Sun Tran (AZ), New York MTA, and SEPTA (PA).
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