| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 83.87 |
| Liaison | Yolanda Cieters |
| Submission Date | March 1, 2024 |
Seattle University
OP-16: Commute Modal Split
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.61 / 5.00 |
Yolanda
Cieters Associate Director CEJS |
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment:
Full-time equivalent of employees:
Has the institution gathered data about student commuting behavior?:
Total percentage of students that use more sustainable commuting options as their primary mode of transportation:
A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about student commuting:
In March-April 2023, a campus-wide survey was conducted to assess current commuting patterns. The survey remained open for six weeks. With 1797 responses, 21% of SU’s campus members (students and employees) responded to the commuting survey of 2023 (Table 1). Response rates were statistically significant for all groups: 45% of all staff, 32% of all faculty and 17% of all students responded to the survey.
The survey collected the following data for staff/faculty/students: % of total one-way trips per mode of transportation (single occupancy vehicle; single occupancy vehicle hybrid; single occupancy vehicle electric; carpool; carpool hybrid; carpool electric; motorcycle or scooter; bus; light rail; streetcar; commuter rail; ferry; bicycle; walk); average number of one-way trips per week per commuter; average number of weeks traveled per commuter; average miles per one-way trip per commuting mode.
Has the institution gathered data about employee commuting behavior?:
Total percentage of employees that use more sustainable commuting options as their primary mode of transportation:
A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about employee commuting:
In March-April 2023, a campus-wide survey was conducted to assess current commuting patterns. The survey remained open for six weeks. With 1797 responses, 21% of SU’s campus members (students and employees) responded to the commuting survey of 2023 (Table 1). Response rates were statistically significant for all groups: 45% of all staff, 32% of all faculty and 17% of all students responded to the survey.
The survey collected the following data for staff/faculty/students: % of total one-way trips per mode of transportation (single occupancy vehicle; single occupancy vehicle hybrid; single occupancy vehicle electric; carpool; carpool hybrid; carpool electric; motorcycle or scooter; bus; light rail; streetcar; commuter rail; ferry; bicycle; walk); average number of one-way trips per week per commuter; average number of weeks traveled per commuter; average miles per one-way trip per commuting mode.
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 | 27 | 32 |
| Zero-emissions vehicle | 3 | 7 |
| Walk, cycle, or other non-motorized mode | 53.50 | 12 |
| Vanpool or carpool | 2.50 | 4 |
| Public transport or campus shuttle | 11.50 | 20 |
| Motorcycle, motorized scooter/bike, or moped | 0 | 0 |
| Distance education / telecommute | 2.50 | 25 |
Website URL where information about student or employee commuting is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The data above is for Fiscal Year 2023, using the campus-wide commuter survey conducted in March-April 2023. See survey report (results and questionnaire) attached.
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