| Overall Rating | Platinum |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 86.26 |
| Liaison | Karen Oberer |
| Submission Date | Jan. 17, 2024 |
McGill University
OP-16: Commute Modal Split
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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4.37 / 5.00 |
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:
Data was collected via the annual Sustainability Survey, which was circulated to 16,950 members of the McGill community between October 20 and November 22, 2021. This number includes 10,000 students and a census of all faculty and staff.
The following groups were excluded from the survey population:
- students on a leave of absence or visiting from or on an exchange at another university;
- postdoctoral students, medical residents, and fellows;
- staff on a leave leave of absence;
- faculty classified Geographic Full-Time Hospital; post-retirement, emerita/us, or on a leave of absence
There were 3381 respondents (a response rate of 20%), including students, staff, and faculty. The margin of error was 2% with a 95% confidence interval.
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:
Data was collected via the annual Sustainability Survey, which was circulated to 16,950 members of the McGill community between October 20 and November 22, 2021. This number includes 10,000 students and a census of all faculty and staff.
The following groups were excluded from the survey population:
- students on a leave of absence or visiting from or on an exchange at another university;
- postdoctoral students, medical residents, and fellows;
- staff on a leave leave of absence;
- faculty classified Geographic Full-Time Hospital; post-retirement, emerita/us, or on a leave of absence
There were 3381 respondents (a response rate of 20%), including students, staff, and faculty. The margin of error was 2% with a 95% confidence interval.
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 | 9 | 27 |
| Zero-emissions vehicle | 0 | 0 |
| Walk, cycle, or other non-motorized mode | 44 | 25 |
| Vanpool or carpool | 0 | 0 |
| Public transport or campus shuttle | 47 | 48 |
| Motorcycle, motorized scooter/bike, or moped | 0 | 0 |
| Distance education / telecommute | 0 | 0 |
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:
Source: 2021 Sustainability Survey
The survey results are not published publicly but are used in reporting, such as the annual GHG Inventory.
Staff respondents could choose more than one commuting option, therefore the percentage breakdown above was determined by dividing the number of individual commuting selections (e.g. the number of people who selected "bus") by the total number of commuting options (e.g., the number of people who selected car, metro, bus, rail, and/or active transportation such as walking, biking, etc.).
Source: 2021 Sustainability Survey
The survey results are not published publicly but are used in reporting, such as the annual GHG Inventory.
Staff respondents could choose more than one commuting option, therefore the percentage breakdown above was determined by dividing the number of individual commuting selections (e.g. the number of people who selected "bus") by the total number of commuting options (e.g., the number of people who selected car, metro, bus, rail, and/or active transportation such as walking, biking, etc.).
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.