Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 70.78
Liaison Amber Saxton
Submission Date Sept. 1, 2017
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George Mason University
OP-16: Student Commute Modal Split

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.52 / 2.00 Mary Liang
Sustainability Analyst
Sustainability
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Total percentage of students (graduate and undergraduate) that use more sustainable commuting options as their primary means of transportation:
26

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:

This information was taken from the Transportation Survey completed in spring of 2016. There were 1826 student respondents for this question. The survey was distributed to all students via email, and through campus newsletters and other electronic communication channels.


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) 66
Walk, bicycle, or use other non-motorized means 10
Vanpool or carpool 5
Take a campus shuttle or public transportation 11
Use a motorcycle, scooter or moped 0

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Data is from FY16.


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