Since 2012, Thammasat has launched the program to reduce the number of cars and motorcycle used in university and increased the number of sharing bicycles, bicycle routes, and length of bicycle lane. In 2020, Thammasat has more than 1,000 shared bicycles and more than 50 service stations for students and staffs to facilitate commuting. Students and staffs use this non-motorized transport and contribute to reducing theirs as well as the University’s carbon footprint.
It has signed an agreement of cooperation with “Anywheel” to promote the use of shared bicycles to allow and promote the students, staff, and visitors in actively contributing to reducing the use of fossil fuel-powered vehicles within the campus. The University aims to continue promoting the use of bicycles as non-motorized transport (NMT) by adding bicycle lanes. It continually upkeeps and improves pedestrian paths to promote walking which is good for the health.
The results are immensely satisfying. From January to September 2021, transportation-based carbon emissions within the University decreased from 18,220 kg. to an average of 2,024 kg. per month. The total travel distance of all the shared bicycles were 165,636.18 km. which helped the University residents burn as many as four million kilocalories. When compared with travelling one km. by car, riding a bicycle can reduce the generation of carbon dioxide by up to 110 grams.
Members of the Thammasat community utilize shared bicycles with an average distance of 1.6 km. per trip which is equivalent to a reduction of carbon dioxide generation by 176 grams per trip.
For more information on the memorandum of understanding between Anywheel and Thammasat University, please refer to:
MOU for “Anywheel” Project with Thammasat University – Rangsit Campus
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