| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 75.77 |
| Liaison | Ezra Small |
| Submission Date | March 2, 2018 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Massachusetts Amherst
OP-16: Student Commute Modal Split
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.42 / 2.00 |
Robert
Hendry Commuter Options Coordinator Parking Services |
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Total percentage of students (graduate and undergraduate) that use more sustainable commuting options as their primary means of transportation:
71
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:
Data:
Parking Services uses questionnaires (most recent from 2017) to report data on non-residential (commuting students and employees) and reports this data to the MA DEP annually. There is no breakdown of commuter students vs employees from 2017 since the state doesn’t require a breakdown so we are using the same numbers for both students and employees for commuters.
Methodology for student commute modal split:
13,594 students live on campus and 100% of them use a sustainable means of commuting to and from campus. Total enrollment is 28,991. This leaves 15,397 students commuting which Parking Services reported as 47% sustainable commuting.
Therefore: (13,594x1.00)+(15,397x.47)=20,830.59 out of 28,991 total students enrolled are sustainable commuting = 71%
Optional Fields
| Percentage (0-100) | |
| Commute with only the driver in the vehicle (excluding motorcycles and scooters) | 53 |
| Walk, bicycle, or use other non-motorized means | 12 |
| Vanpool or carpool | 7 |
| Take a campus shuttle or public transportation | 28 |
| Use a motorcycle, scooter or moped | 0 |
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