Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 53.20
Liaison Olivia Shehan
Submission Date Dec. 24, 2015
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STARS v2.0

Wellesley College
OP-19: Student Commute Modal Split

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.88 / 2.00 Sharon Bort
Sustainability Coordinator
Sustainability
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Total percentage of students that use more sustainable commuting options:
94

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) 6
Walk, bicycle, or use other non-motorized means 92
Vanpool or carpool 1
Take a campus shuttle or public transportation 1
Use a motorcycle, scooter or moped 0

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

Campus Police collects data on cars registered for campus. Additionally, a professor on the Sustainability Committee conducted a campus wide survey to collect data on transportation.


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

98% of students live on campus, so there is very little commuting involved other than walking.


98% of students live on campus, so there is very little commuting involved other than walking.

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