| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 68.22 |
| Liaison | Mary Ellen Mallia |
| Submission Date | Dec. 21, 2018 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University at Albany
OP-16: Student Commute Modal Split
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.28 / 2.00 |
Mary Ellen
Mallia Director of Environmental Sustainability Finance and Business |
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:
The Office of Environmental Sustainability, the Office of Institutional Research, Planning and Effectiveness and Urban Planning Directors created the “UAlbany Student Transportation Survey. This survey has been administered several times, first in 2009, again in 2013 and most recently in 2016. The Institutional Research office randomly sampled faculty, staff and students to complete the survey. There were 709 students who completed the survey. Twenty-seven percent of the students live in one of the four on-campus quads (Indian, Dutch, Colonial and State), 11% live in one of the campus apartments (Empire Commons, Liberty Terrace and Freedom Apartments), 4% live downtown on Alumni Quad and 58% live off-campus.
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) | 36 |
| Walk, bicycle, or use other non-motorized means | 17 |
| Vanpool or carpool | 5 |
| Take a campus shuttle or public transportation | 41 |
| Use a motorcycle, scooter or moped | 1 |
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