| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 64.57 |
| Liaison | Sherri Mason |
| Submission Date | June 14, 2023 |
Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
OP-16: Commute Modal Split
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.38 / 5.00 |
Valerie
Truitt Administrative Support Assistant Parking Services |
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:
Student data is from AY 2021-2022 student headcounts and on-campus resident data (also reported in Pre-5 Academics and Demographics). Parking Permit and "E" RidePass data from FY 2021-2022 provided by the Parking Office and Student Life.
The methodology for calculating the percentages reported is as follows:
3,673 students
1,646 students with parking permits for commuting (45%). 1,185 live on campus and walking/biking is the most convenient mode of transportation (32%). The remaining off-campus students that do not have permits and therefore cannot park on campus, must either walk/bike from housing close to campus or utilize the "E" Bus\Shuttle Services to get to and around campus (842 students; 23%).
Through a partnership between Penn State Behrend and the Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority—otherwise known as the "e"—all students, faculty, and staff may ride the bus for free. We also offer a shuttle that loops around campus (Route 18) running from 7:40 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. Just show your Penn State ID to the driver and you're on your way! All community routes and the campus loop are included.
We do not have carpool/vanpool data for students so the assumption was made that each parking permit was for only one student and no carpool/vanpool data is reported.
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 is from AY 2021-2022 (also reported in Pre-5 Academics and Demographics). Parking Permit data is from FY 2021-2022 provided by the Parking Office.
The methodology for calculating the percentages reported is as follows:
654 employees with 618 faculty/staff permits issued (94%). The remaining faculty (6%) were assigned carpool/walk/bike/remote category as their primary means of getting to work.
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 | 44 | 93 |
| Zero-emissions vehicle | 1 | 2 |
| Walk, cycle, or other non-motorized mode | 55 | --- |
| Vanpool or carpool | 1 | 1 |
| Public transport or campus shuttle | --- | --- |
| Motorcycle, motorized scooter/bike, or moped | --- | --- |
| Distance education / telecommute | 11 | 2 |
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:
Parking Permit and "E" RidePass data from FY 2021-2022 provided by the Parking Office and Student Life. Additional data provided by a commuter survey conducted on the Behrend campus in Spring 2021.
Parking Permit and "E" RidePass data from FY 2021-2022 provided by the Parking Office and Student Life. Additional data provided by a commuter survey conducted on the Behrend campus in Spring 2021.
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