Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 73.93
Liaison Jim Dees
Submission Date April 19, 2019
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STARS v2.1

Appalachian State University
OP-16: Student Commute Modal Split

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.52 / 2.00 Jim Dees
Data and Assessment Specialist
Office of Sustailability
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Total percentage of students (graduate and undergraduate) that use more sustainable commuting options as their primary means of transportation:
76

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:
As part of Appalachian's ongoing commitment to Second Nature's Climate Committement, App State preforms a greenhouse gas inventory every year. The model split data is derived via survey that is made available to all App State students, faculty and staff as part of the inventory process.

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) 24.35
Walk, bicycle, or use other non-motorized means 46.83
Vanpool or carpool 4.90
Take a campus shuttle or public transportation 23.92
Use a motorcycle, scooter or moped 0

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