| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 71.99 |
| Liaison | Aaron Klemm |
| Submission Date | Jan. 19, 2024 |
San Jose State University
OP-16: Commute Modal Split
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.15 / 5.00 |
Tiffany
Rodriguez Commute Coordinator Associated Students, Transportation Solutions |
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:
Associated Students’ Transportation Solutions (TS) completed its annual
student survey, administered for two weeks during the fall 2022 semester. The fall
22’ survey was an online survey conducted through Qualtrics and was open from
October 31st through November 11th. The survey link was sent via email through
Constant Contact to 36,598 students. A total of 2,147 students participated in the
2022 survey, for a response rate of 5.9%, versus 3,054 studentsin 2021, a response
rate of 8%.
This survey is broken down into various categories, with the multiple points
of data available. The categories include student classification, on-campus student
responses, commute data, transportation choices and mode changes,
Transportation Solutions’ department effectiveness and student demographics.
The visual graphics and supplemental tables represent represents choice totals. If
a question was asked in 2021, and again in 2022, a second data table provides the
percentage change between the years. For some questions such as primary and
secondary commutes, and transit routes, some variation or inclusions of answers
were not offered in 2021. The choice options were expanded to include a variety
of data and commute options.
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:
Associated Students’ Transportation Solutions (TS) completed its second employee
survey, administered for two weeks during the fall 2022 semester. This survey was conducted
three years apart from the first employee survey which was administered in 2019 before the
COVID-19 pandemic. The fall 22’ survey was an online survey conducted through Qualtrics
and was open from October 17th through October 28th. The survey link was sent via email
on behalf of Transportation Solutions (TS) by University Personnel to nearly 4500 employees.
Student employees were not included in this survey, and instead participated in the Annual
Student Survey by TS. A total of 738 employees participated in the 2022 survey, versus 1,100
employees in 2019.
This survey is broken down into various categories, with the multiple points of data
available. The categories include employee classification, commute data, transportation
choices and mode changes, Transportation Solutions’ department effectiveness and
employee demographics. The visual graphics represent the choice totals, and the
supplemental table to the graphic represents choice totals by employee classification. If a
question was asked in 2019, and again in 2022, a second data table provides the mode
changes between the years. For some questions such as primary and secondary commutes,
and transit routes, some variation or inclusions of answers were not listed in 2019. This
includes mode choices and transit lines. The choice options were expanded in 2022 to include
a variety of data and commute options.
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 | 34.40 | 67.03 |
| Zero-emissions vehicle | --- | --- |
| Walk, cycle, or other non-motorized mode | 7 | 6.94 |
| Vanpool or carpool | 3.60 | 3.70 |
| Public transport or campus shuttle | 20 | 17.72 |
| Motorcycle, motorized scooter/bike, or moped | 0.30 | 0.31 |
| Distance education / telecommute | --- | --- |
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 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.