The New York Metropolitan Transportation Council and Long Island Transportation Management have selected Adelphi University as the winner of the 2008 Regional Commuter Choice Outstanding Achievement Award.

The award recognizes organizations who demonstrate a strong commitment to economic and environmental issues through a commuter benefits program. To be eligible for the Regional Commuter Choice Award, an organization must provide quality service and elicit high participation for their program through a marketing campaign that encourages the use of buses, carpools, bicycling, and/or walking as alternatives to driving.

The Regional Commuter Choice Award Committee, which received more than 50 entries, twice as many as in previous years, chooses one winner from each of the participating regional areas: New York City, Long Island, Rockland, Westchester, and Putnam. Adelphi University, the only regional institution of higher education to receive this honor, was selected as the Long Island winner in the large business/organization category in recognition of its extensive free shuttle service and parking incentive program.

The University shuttle service, coordinated by the Department of Public Safety and Transportation, transports students, faculty, and administrators to and from nearby train stations, bus terminals, and shopping centers. The shuttles bussed approximately 196,793 passengers and made approximately 1,197 runs per week to 10 regular pick-up and drop-off locations in the area last year.

Adelphi's parking incentive program helps to prevent the overcrowding of campus parking fields. The program reimburses students, faculty, and administrators who park off-campus at the nearby Garden City Pool and provides a shuttle that runs between the parking site and campus every 15 minutes.

Adelphi University was presented the Regional Commuter Choice Outstanding Achievement Award at a ceremony hosted by Nassau County Executive Thomas Suozzi, on Tuesday, June 24, 2008.

For more information about the Adelphi University shuttle service or parking incentive program, please visit: http://administration.adelphi.edu/publicsafety.