Leave Your Car at Home Week

During Leave Your Car at Home Week, September 29th- October 3rd, over 100 people logged in their miles and avoided driving 5028 miles and emitting 3950 lbs of carbon dioxide.  Collectively, participants saved about $712 in gas during the week.  If this group continued their Leave Your Car at Home Week habits for a year they would reduce their commuting mileage by 231,288 miles, avoid emitting 1.8 million lbs of carbon dioxide and save $327,737 (at $3.50/gallon).

This year, Skidmore prepared for Leave Your Car at Home Week with a Bicycle Maintenance Day hosted by Skidmore's cycling club.

Transportation Options

Public Transportation: The Capital District Transportation Authority has a bus stop right here on campus in front of the Case College Center. Anyone with a Skidmore ID can ride the CDTA bus line for free. Please click the link below for the bus schedule and map.



Google Map of Saratoga with CDTA Bus Line

Need help planning a trip? CDTA has created an online trip planner!

For frequently asked questions about riding the bus, click here.


Faculty/Staff Carpooling: The Campus Environmental Committee has set up a carpooling system with nine e-mail lists, each corresponding to a carpool zone. This carpooling system reduces the number of cars on the road and therefore the amount of emissions released each day.

Carpooling map and email information here.


Student Ride-Share Board: Going away for the weekend? Post your travel information here to coordinate with other travelers. There is also a student ride share board in Case College Center.


Green Bikes Program: The Environmental Action Club has created a green bike program, which allows anyone with a valid Skidmore ID to check out a bike for the day from Campus Safety. The bike program is open in the fall and in the spring and offers the Skidmore campus community a fossil-fuel-free way of getting around campus and town.