Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 65.64
Liaison Rob Andrejewski
Submission Date March 1, 2019
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University of Richmond
OP-17: Employee Commute Modal Split

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.17 / 2.00 Rob Andrejewski
Director of Sustainability
Office for Sustainability
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Total percentage of the institution’s employees that use more sustainable commuting options as their primary method of transportation:
8.50

A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about employee commuting, including the timeframe for when the analysis was conducted and how a representative sample was reached, if applicable:
In the fall of 2017, Transportation Services and the Office for Sustainability sent a survey to faculty, staff, and student commuters. More than 500 people responded to the survey. The data was entered into SIMAP used to track our GHGs. From there we were able to get the information needed to complete this credit.

Optional Fields 

The percentage of the institution's employees that use each of the following modes as their primary means of transportation to and from campus::
Percentage (0-100)
Commute with only the driver in the vehicle (excluding motorcycles and scooters) 91.50
Walk, bicycle, or use other non-motorized means 3.70
Vanpool or carpool 2.80
Take a campus shuttle or public transportation 2
Use a motorcycle, scooter or moped ---
Telecommute for 50 percent or more of their regular work hours ---

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Data extrapolated from fall 2017 transportation survey.

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