Northwestern University's Engineers for a Sustainable World apply for a grant from MTVU to make the campus shuttles more environmentally friendly.
Proposal was to recycle waste vegetable oil from the school cafeteria to process into bio-diesel and replace 50% of the diesel fuel for their bus fleet.
Additionally there were also recommendations to make more pedestrian friendly bus stops focused on protection from weather - made from renewable resources, and GPS navigation system to improve route efficiency, and encourage increases in ridership.
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