| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 68.02 |
| Liaison | Maxine Dandois-Fafard |
| Submission Date | Nov. 10, 2023 |
Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS)
OP-16: Commute Modal Split
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.62 / 5.00 |
Maxine
Dandois-Fafard Sustainable Development Officer Scientific Direction |
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 2023, we retained the services of a Centre de gestion des déplacements (CGD), an NPO mandated by the Quebec Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility to make a complete diagnosis and analysis of how the INRS community gets around, and then to propose solutions.
The travel habits survey was sent to the INRS community on October 10, 2023 and people had until October 27 to answer. There was a prize draw to attract respondents.
The survey was completed by 248 students. Overall, we collected 612 responses from both students and employees; of those, 2 forms were not completely filled out and could not be counted in this question. The a margin of error of the survey is 3,03%.
For the question about the percentage of students using more sustainable commuting options, the CGD added up the number of students who said their primary method of transportation during either season was walking, cycling, carpooling, public transportation, motorcycles/scooters, zero-emissions vehicle or remote working (total of 218, out of 249 students).
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 2023, we retained the services of a Centre de gestion des déplacements (CGD), an NPO mandated by the Quebec Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility to make a complete diagnosis and analysis of how the INRS community gets around, and then to propose solutions.
The travel habits survey was sent to the INRS community on October 10, 2023 and people had until October 27 to answer. There was a prize draw to attract respondents.
The survey was completed by 363 employees. Overall, we collected 612 responses from both students and employees; of those, 2 forms were not completely filled out and could not be counted in this question. The a margin of error of the survey is 3,03%.
For the question about the percentage of employees using more sustainable commuting options, the CGD added up the number of employees who said their primary method of transportation during either season was walking, cycling, carpooling, public transportation, motorcycles/scooters, zero-emissions vehicle or remote working (total of 191, out of 362 employees).
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 | 10.89 | 35.22 |
| Zero-emissions vehicle | 0 | 5.25 |
| Walk, cycle, or other non-motorized mode | 24.40 | 13.40 |
| Vanpool or carpool | 0.81 | 3.04 |
| Public transport or campus shuttle | 46.98 | 18.23 |
| Motorcycle, motorized scooter/bike, or moped | 0.40 | 0.69 |
| Distance education / telecommute | 16.94 | 30.11 |
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:
Because we live in a Nordic climate, travel habits were separated between Winter habits and Summer habits in our survey questions, but they were merged (average) for the commute modal split.
Because we live in a Nordic climate, travel habits were separated between Winter habits and Summer habits in our survey questions, but they were merged (average) for the commute modal split.
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