Lincoln High School Clean Mobility in Schools Pilot

Lincoln High School Clean Mobility in Schools Pilot

Clean Mobility in Schools Pilot Project

San Diego Unified School District | Lincoln High School Clean Mobility in Schools Pilot Project

May 2020 - March 2024

Project Details

The Lincoln High School Clean Mobility in Schools Pilot Project (Pilot) takes place in the San Diego Unified School District. The Pilot creates transformative emissions reduction strategies for school transportation options and improves air quality. The Pilot benefits the entire Lincoln Cluster of schools that includes the high school and its 13 surrounding elementary and middle schools. The goal is to increase the visibility of and access to zero-emission transportation options by placing commercially available zero-emission technologies and supporting charging infrastructure in the school. The project includes battery electric food delivery vehicles; a variety of zero-emission landscape and custodial equipment; zero-emission carshare vehicles; battery electric school buses with managed charging stations; a robust public education effort to support behavior changes for students, parents, and staff; electric bicycle sharing projects for senior students and teachers; and a replicable template for other districts to use for implementing similar projects.

Project Outcomes

Posted June 2025:Final Report

Side view of electric school bus Rear view of electric school bus

Side view of electric school bus Closeup of CCI logo on electric bus

Funding Details

Grant Amount: $9,775,349

By the Numbers

Services, Vehicles & Equipment Funded

13 Battery electric school buses
34 Level 2 chargers
3 Level 3 (fast) chargers
2 Zero-emission vehicles for school faculty carsharing and vanpooling
2 E-bike-share programs for high school staff and students
30 E-bikes
1 Electric food delivery truck for the student food delivery program
1 Electric community event RV for safety officers to provide safety programs
1 ENGIE battery-based energy storage system

Estimated Quantifiable Benefits

GHG emission reductions: 4,684 MTCO2e
Diesel PM reductions: 31 lbs
NO_x reductions: 104,920 lbs
PM_2.5 reductions: 166 lbs
ROG reductions: 2,388 lbs

Community Details

The San Diego Unified School District’s Lincoln High School is located within a disadvantaged community near the Port of San Diego, an area with San Diego County’s worst air quality. The minority student population is 99%, 76% higher than the state average.

Demographics of Community Served by Project

53% Hispanic or Latino, 22% White, 11% Asian, 9% Black or African American, and 5% Other
Median Household Income: $42,449

California Air Resources Board