{"id":13321,"date":"2014-02-03T16:29:34","date_gmt":"2014-02-03T21:29:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatminds\/?p=13321"},"modified":"2014-02-03T16:29:34","modified_gmt":"2014-02-03T21:29:34","slug":"environmental-endeavors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatminds\/2014\/02\/03\/environmental-endeavors\/","title":{"rendered":"Raising the Rails"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Maxime Devilliers loves the Virginia Railway Express. The University of Mary Washington senior relishes the views of the river, the clean train, the friendly atmosphere and the cheap fare. But there is a big problem that prevents him from riding.<!--more--><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13361\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13361\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/umwwebmaster.wpengine.com\/greatminds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/02\/Maxime-Devilliers-1.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13361\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatminds\/maxime-devilliers-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatminds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/02\/Maxime-Devilliers-1.gif\" data-orig-size=\"710,462\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Maxime-Devilliers-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Maxime Devilliers started a petition to expand Virginia Railway Express Services to and from Fredericksburg, Va.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatminds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/02\/Maxime-Devilliers-1-300x195.gif\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatminds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/02\/Maxime-Devilliers-1.gif\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13361  \" alt=\"Maxime Devilliers started a petition to expand Virginia Railway Express Services to and from Fredericksburg, Va.\" src=\"http:\/\/umwwebmaster.wpengine.com\/greatminds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/02\/Maxime-Devilliers-1-300x195.gif\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatminds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/02\/Maxime-Devilliers-1-300x195.gif 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/greatminds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/02\/Maxime-Devilliers-1-710x460.gif 710w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13361\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maxime Devilliers is fighting for change with a petition asking Virginia Railway Express Services to increase their trains to and from Fredericksburg, Va.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The train only runs north in the morning and south in the evenings to keep up with rush hour traffic demands. It doesn\u2019t run at all on the weekends.<\/p>\n<p>After four years of living in Fredericksburg, he\u2019s fed up with the lack of access and he\u2019s ready for a change.<\/p>\n<p>Devilliers is fighting for change with a <a href=\"http:\/\/petitions.moveon.org\/sign\/nvtc-and-rptc-add-rush?source=c.fwd&amp;r_by=6759295\">petition on MoveOn.org<\/a> asking VRE to expand their services by running at least one reverse train during weekday mornings and evenings and at least two trains on Saturday on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m doing this so that other students don\u2019t ever have to go through what I did; worrying about making it to class on time, missing classes, being stressed out about it, spending $45 on an Amtrak ticket, waiting for the Greyhound bus and it being late by two hours because of traffic, or just being in traffic in general,\u201d said the Washington, D.C., native, whose parents were born in France. \u201cI don\u2019t want anyone else to have to go through that.\u201d<a href=\"http:\/\/umwwebmaster.wpengine.com\/greatminds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/02\/student-pop-stats.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13371\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatminds\/student-pop-stats\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatminds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/02\/student-pop-stats.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"784,999\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"student pop stats\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatminds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/02\/student-pop-stats-235x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatminds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/02\/student-pop-stats.jpg\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-13371\" style=\"margin: 10px\" alt=\"student pop stats\" src=\"http:\/\/umwwebmaster.wpengine.com\/greatminds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/02\/student-pop-stats-235x300.jpg\" width=\"235\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatminds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/02\/student-pop-stats-235x300.jpg 235w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/greatminds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/02\/student-pop-stats-768x979.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/greatminds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/02\/student-pop-stats.jpg 784w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 235px) 100vw, 235px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It turns out that 425 people and counting agree with Devilliers, as evidenced by the current number of signatures on his petition. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.narprail.org\/\">National Association of Railroad Passengers<\/a> also took notice and asked him to speak at the monthly VRE meeting.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to convenience, <a href=\"http:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/ees\/\">the environmental science major<\/a> is aware of the environmental benefits of VRE.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a way to be better to the earth, take cars off the road because of carbon dioxide, pollution, climate change, that\u2019s why I\u2019m such a proponent of public transportation and mass transit,\u201d said Devilliers, who is the ecology representative at the UMW <a href=\"http:\/\/sustainability.umw.edu\/\">sustainability office<\/a> and an executive board member of the <a href=\"http:\/\/ecoclub.umwblogs.org\/\">ecology club<\/a>. \u201cIf it\u2019s planned well it can get people places faster than a car, that\u2019s how you know it\u2019s effective.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Devilliers learned many of these lessons from Melanie Szulczewski, assistant professor of earth and environmental sciences. \u00a0This petition project illustrates the real-world implications of classroom lessons.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/umwwebmaster.wpengine.com\/greatminds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/02\/facultystaffVREstats.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14111\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatminds\/facultystaffvrestats\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatminds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/02\/facultystaffVREstats1.gif\" data-orig-size=\"710,914\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"facultystaffVREstats\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatminds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/02\/facultystaffVREstats1-233x300.gif\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatminds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/02\/facultystaffVREstats1.gif\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-14111\" style=\"margin: 10px\" alt=\"facultystaffVREstats\" src=\"http:\/\/umwwebmaster.wpengine.com\/greatminds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/02\/facultystaffVREstats-233x300.gif\" width=\"235\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>\u201cExpanding VRE service will have enormous environmental benefits, both globally and regionally. The reduction in fuel use from personal vehicle use will help reduce the emission of greenhouse gasses which will help mitigate climate change on a global scale,\u201d said Szulczewski. \u201cMany people focus on this important aspect and forget that reducing personal vehicle use also reduces the emissions that contribute to smog and even <a href=\"http:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/eutrophication\">eutrophication<\/a> of the Chesapeake Bay, which are effects citizens in our region will directly benefit from.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Devilliers is now planning an event to raise awareness about his petition and its purpose for mid-March. He hopes to get a big turnout from the UMW community and the greater Fredericksburg region.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019ll also continue to attend VRE meetings to speak out, get the word out to people and rally support from the community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI really do believe in VRE,\u201d said Devilliers. \u201cAs much as people say they don\u2019t like public transportation, on the VRE people seem so happy. They see people they know, their coworkers, their neighbors, they say hi to each other. They\u2019ll get up for an elderly person. It\u2019s a really nice community on the VRE. Everybody is close together and has to talk, and that\u2019s what I really like.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maxime Devilliers wants students to have better access to D.C.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":13351,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"umw_cb_additional_links":[[]],"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_advisory_expires_time":"","_advisory_meta_include":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[65,71],"class_list":{"0":"post-13321","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-show","8":"tag-alumni2014","9":"tag-environmental","10":"entry"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - 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