| Overall Rating | Platinum - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 88.31 |
| Liaison | James Gordon |
| Submission Date | May 31, 2018 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Thompson Rivers University
OP-16: Student Commute Modal Split
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.72 / 2.00 |
James
Gordon Environmental Programs and Research Coordinator TRU Office of Environment and Sustainability |
Total percentage of students (graduate and undergraduate) that use more sustainable commuting options as their primary means of transportation:
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:
An updated transportation survey was conducted in 2015 by TRUSU to help understand the commute style of students staff and faculty, and gauge the interest in a car share service on campus. Due to the nature of the survey it is not possible to differentiate respondents but the data shows that students make up 70% of respondents, with a representative distribution of faculties.
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) | 14 |
| Walk, bicycle, or use other non-motorized means | 27 |
| Vanpool or carpool | 0 |
| Take a campus shuttle or public transportation | 57 |
| Use a motorcycle, scooter or moped | 2 |
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
In 2015 the carpool system was removed from campus, replaced instead with a voluntary rideshare program called TRU RideShare. Specialized parking permits are no longer provided, and adoption of this new program has been initially slow, leading to a reduced number of carpool trips in this data set.
The respondents for the survey included are primarily (68%) students. Historically, staff at the university are predominantly SOV commuters and thus this survey that has been uploaded to STARS, combined with data provided by the BC transit authority which we cannot upload to this report due to intellectual copyright, provide a representation of student commute methods to the best of what data are currently available to TRU. No data were been collected for student HOV commuters as the survey done for OP-17 was conducted at a time when no students are expected to be commuting to campus.
In 2015 the carpool system was removed from campus, replaced instead with a voluntary rideshare program called TRU RideShare. Specialized parking permits are no longer provided, and adoption of this new program has been initially slow, leading to a reduced number of carpool trips in this data set.
The respondents for the survey included are primarily (68%) students. Historically, staff at the university are predominantly SOV commuters and thus this survey that has been uploaded to STARS, combined with data provided by the BC transit authority which we cannot upload to this report due to intellectual copyright, provide a representation of student commute methods to the best of what data are currently available to TRU. No data were been collected for student HOV commuters as the survey done for OP-17 was conducted at a time when no students are expected to be commuting to campus.
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.