Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 53.85
Liaison Ruairi O'Mahony
Submission Date May 1, 2015
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University of Massachusetts Lowell
OP-20: Employee Commute Modal Split

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.14 / 2.00 Thomas Miliano
Director of Administrative and Office Services
Administrative Services
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Total percentage of the institution’s employees that use more sustainable commuting options:
7.10

The percentage of the institution's employees that use each of the following modes as their primary means of transportation to and from campus::
Percentage (0-100)
Commute with only the driver in the vehicle (excluding motorcycles and scooters) 92.90
Walk, bicycle, or use other non-motorized means 3.30
Vanpool or carpool 2.60
Take a campus shuttle or public transportation 1.20
Use a motorcycle, scooter or moped ---
Telecommute for 50 percent or more of their regular work hours ---

A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about employee commuting:

A commuting survey is issued every other year as part of the MassDEP Rideshare program. The MassDEP Rideshare program survey is completed using a representative portion of the UMass Lowell population that is randomly generated from known commuter employees.

Additional data, while not the most current, exists in the following:

Transportation Management Plan
http://www.uml.edu/Facilities/Planning/default.aspx

“Registered addresses for parking decal holders were geo-coded to determine where faculty, staff, and students reside off campus. Auto commute distances were then estimated using straight line measurements for each type of decal”.


The website URL where information about sustainable transportation for employees is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

There is not data available for the percentage of faculty that use a motorcycle, scooter or moped. The number of motorcycle/scooter/moped decals is available but it does not fit with primary method of transportation for entire school year.


There is not data available for the percentage of faculty that use a motorcycle, scooter or moped. The number of motorcycle/scooter/moped decals is available but it does not fit with primary method of transportation for entire school year.

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