Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 44.43
Liaison John Stolz
Submission Date March 4, 2020
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STARS v2.1

Duquesne University
OP-16: Student Commute Modal Split

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.73 / 2.00 Carissa Lange
Graduate Assistant
Center for Environmental Research & Education (CERE)
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Total percentage of students (graduate and undergraduate) that use more sustainable commuting options as their primary means of transportation:
36.42

A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about student commuting, including the timeframe for when the analysis was conducted and how a representative sample was reached, if applicable:
An updated Parking, Traffic and Transportation Demand Management Strategies Technical Memorandum #2. Prepared by Trans Associates Engineering Consultants, Inc. for Duquesne University on December 10, 2018.

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The percentage of students that use each of the following modes as their primary means of transportation to get to and from campus::
Percentage (0-100)
Commute with only the driver in the vehicle (excluding motorcycles and scooters) 63.58
Walk, bicycle, or use other non-motorized means 12.88
Vanpool or carpool 0
Take a campus shuttle or public transportation 21.50
Use a motorcycle, scooter or moped 2.04

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The Parking, Traffic and Transportation Demand Management Strategies report included all students as opposed to solely commuters. As a result, the exact numbers stated above are not found in the document but were calculated using the report data. Additionally, the "other" category in the report was used as data for the motorcycle, scooter or moped category above. Relevant information was found on page 23 of the document.

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