Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 54.91
Liaison Andy Mitchell
Submission Date July 17, 2018
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University of Illinois Chicago
OP-16: Student Commute Modal Split

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.67 / 2.00 Cynthia Klein-Banai
Associate Chancellor for Sustainability
Office of Sustainability
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Total percentage of students (graduate and undergraduate) that use more sustainable commuting options as their primary means of transportation:
83.60

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 on-line commuter survey conducted in Spring 2018. The 2018 Campus Commuter Survey was sent to 60,868 registered campus emails and yielded 6,408 complete responses. This is a 16% response rate, exceeding the original rate sought: 6-8%. The responses of each demographic group (students, faculty, staff) were weighted according to the proportion of the campus population that their group represents. In total, the survey had 6,408 responses: 3,466 students, 889 faculty, and 2,053 staff members.

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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) 16.40
Walk, bicycle, or use other non-motorized means 17.50
Vanpool or carpool 6.40
Take a campus shuttle or public transportation 59.70
Use a motorcycle, scooter or moped 0

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
MPA Spring 2018 Capstone Group Commuter Survey

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