Overall Rating | Silver |
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Overall Score | 53.56 |
Liaison | Georgeann Moss |
Submission Date | Dec. 22, 2021 |
Dallas College
OP-16: Commute Modal Split
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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1.87 / 5.00 |
Brandon
Morton Assistant Director of Sustainability Office of Social Responsibility and Inclusion |
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment:
Full-time equivalent of employees:
Has the institution gathered data about student commuting behavior?:
Total percentage of students that use more sustainable commuting options as their primary mode of transportation:
A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about student commuting:
Has the institution gathered data about employee commuting behavior?:
Total percentage of employees that use more sustainable commuting options as their primary mode of transportation:
A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about employee commuting:
Percentage of students and employees that use the following as their primary mode of transportation:
Percentage of students (0-100) | Percentage of employees (0-100) | |
Single-occupancy vehicle | 59.20 | 98.50 |
Zero-emissions vehicle | 0 | 0.00 |
Walk, cycle, or other non-motorized mode | 0 | 0 |
Vanpool or carpool | 0 | 0 |
Public transport or campus shuttle | 1.50 | 1.50 |
Motorcycle, motorized scooter/bike, or moped | 0 | 0 |
Distance education / telecommute | 39.30 | 0 |
Website URL where information about student or employee commuting is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The result of the 2014 NCTCOG Regional On-Board Transit Survey determined transportation behavior of North Texans. Approximately 1.5% of North Texans take public transit to work. This estimate was applied to Dallas College students and employees because DART ridership is not surveyed by Dallas College during this STARS reporting period of 2018-19. Thus, in 2018-19 it can be estimated that a minimum of 746 students and 72 employees ride public transit to campuses based on the 1.5% estimated from the NCTCOG study. Importantly, in 2018-19 there were 15,972 students that received a free DART GoPass to help students overcome transportation barriers, an estimated value of $288 per semester provided to each student. Dallas College plans to launch a transportation survey in fall 2021 that will help us better estimate transportation needs and behaviors of our students.
Dallas College now offers an online tutoring network through the course delivery platform eCampus. The online tutoring network provides students accessibility to tutoring for any discipline online regardless of what campus they attend classes, and the online tutoring network reduces number of trips to campuses and will be reflected in commuting data over time. https://www.dallascollege.edu/resources/tutoring
In 2014, the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) conducted a Regional On-Board Transit Survey in partnership with Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART), Denton County Transit Authority (DCTA), and Trinity Metro. The data in the survey included only trips identified with workplace as a destination or origin. The NCTCOG also conducted an All Commuter Study utilizing data reported from the America Community Survey (ACS) to establish a 5-year estimate of commuters. The ACS data includes demographic data of persons 16 years or older, which includes the Dallas College student population.
The result of the 2014 NCTCOG Regional On-Board Transit Survey determined transportation behavior of North Texans. Approximately 1.5% of North Texans take public transit to work. This estimate was applied to Dallas College students and employees because DART ridership is not surveyed by Dallas College during this STARS reporting period of 2018-19. Thus, in 2018-19 it can be estimated that a minimum of 746 students and 72 employees ride public transit to campuses based on the 1.5% estimated from the NCTCOG study. Importantly, in 2018-19 there were 15,972 students that received a free DART GoPass to help students overcome transportation barriers, an estimated value of $288 per semester provided to each student. Dallas College plans to launch a transportation survey in fall 2021 that will help us better estimate transportation needs and behaviors of our students.
Dallas College now offers an online tutoring network through the course delivery platform eCampus. The online tutoring network provides students accessibility to tutoring for any discipline online regardless of what campus they attend classes, and the online tutoring network reduces number of trips to campuses and will be reflected in commuting data over time. https://www.dallascollege.edu/resources/tutoring
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