Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 54.91
Liaison Andy Mitchell
Submission Date July 17, 2018
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University of Illinois Chicago
OP-16: Student Commute Modal Split

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.67 / 2.00 Cynthia Klein-Banai
Associate Chancellor for Sustainability
Office of Sustainability
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Total percentage of students (graduate and undergraduate) that use more sustainable commuting options as their primary means of transportation:
83.60

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 on-line commuter survey conducted in Spring 2018. The 2018 Campus Commuter Survey was sent to 60,868 registered campus emails and yielded 6,408 complete responses. This is a 16% response rate, exceeding the original rate sought: 6-8%. The responses of each demographic group (students, faculty, staff) were weighted
according to the proportion of the campus population that their group represents. In total, the survey had 6,408 responses: 3,466 students, 889 faculty, and 2,053 staff members.


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) 16.40
Walk, bicycle, or use other non-motorized means 17.50
Vanpool or carpool 6.40
Take a campus shuttle or public transportation 59.70
Use a motorcycle, scooter or moped 0

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

MPA Spring 2018 Capstone Group Commuter Survey


MPA Spring 2018 Capstone Group Commuter Survey

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