Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 58.33
Liaison Jessica Bilecki
Submission Date March 14, 2024

STARS v2.2

University of the Pacific
OP-16: Commute Modal Split

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.26 / 5.00 Jessica Bilecki
Sustainability Director
Sustainability
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Total full-time equivalent student enrollment:
5,779

Full-time equivalent of employees:
1,949

Part 1. Student commute modal split

Has the institution gathered data about student commuting behavior?:
Yes

Total percentage of students that use more sustainable commuting options as their primary mode of transportation:
27

A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about student commuting:
An online transportation survey was put together in the spring of 2023. Everyone with a university parking pass received an email with the survey, and it was also promoted on social media. The link was included in Inside Pacific which is emailed out to employees, and on-campus students were also sent a link.

Part 2. Employee commute modal split

Has the institution gathered data about employee commuting behavior?:
Yes

Total percentage of employees that use more sustainable commuting options as their primary mode of transportation:
20

A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about employee commuting:
An online transportation survey was put together in Qualtrics the spring of 2023. Everyone with a university parking pass received an email with the survey, and it was also promoted on social media. The link was included in Inside Pacific which is emailed out to employees, and on-campus students were also sent a link. Division and department leaders were also asked to send emails encouraging their personnel to participate in the survey.

Optional Fields 

Percentage of students and employees that use the following as their primary mode of transportation:
Percentage of students (0-100) Percentage of employees (0-100)
Single-occupancy vehicle 72 80
Zero-emissions vehicle 9 19
Walk, cycle, or other non-motorized mode 13 2
Vanpool or carpool 6 3
Public transport or campus shuttle 10 14
Motorcycle, motorized scooter/bike, or moped 1 1
Distance education / telecommute --- ---

Website URL where information about student or employee commuting is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Data calculated based on Pacific Spring 2023 Transportation survey open to all campuses. About 10% (591) of students and 22% (432) employees completed the survey.

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