| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 53.99 |
| Liaison | Amy Parrish |
| Submission Date | Feb. 19, 2025 |
Boise State University
OP-14: Commute Modal Split
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.16 / 6.00 |
Amy
Parrish Sustainability Director Office of Sustainability |
14.1 Percentage of students and employees using more sustainable commuting options
Full-time equivalent student enrollment:
Full-time equivalent of employees:
Has the institution gathered data about student commuting behavior?:
Percentage of students that use more sustainable commuting options:
Description of the methodology used to gather data about student commuting:
Spring semester, 2024. A random, statistically significant sample of 3,887 students were sent a transportation survey. 533 students gave complete responses. The survey was emailed in January 2024 and remained open for 3 weeks. Transportation modes included walking, biking, public bus, university shuttle bus, carpool or vanpool, driving a vehicle alone, or no commute.
Has the institution gathered data about employee commuting behavior?:
Percentage of employees that use more sustainable commuting options:
Description of the methodology used to gather data about employee commuting:
A survey was sent to a random, representative sample of 3,671 faculty and staff through Qualtrics survey software. 1226 employees provided complete responses. The survey was emailed in January 2024 and remained open for 3 weeks. Transportation modes included walking, biking, public bus, university shuttle bus, carpool or vanpool, driving a vehicle alone, or no commute.
The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following figure:
Optional documentation
Survey questions sent to students are attached. Employees were sent a very similar survey, with the wording changed very slightly to be applicable to employees.
Additional documentation for this credit:
Student commuting data
The following 10 fields are included to provide additional context for interpreting the institution’s student modal split. Report either the percentage of students that use each option as their primary means of transportation or the percentage of trips for which students use each option (or avoided trips in the case of remote learning). The figures should total 100.
Percentage of students that commute by walking or the equivalent:
Percentage of students that commute by cycling or another micro-mobility option:
Percentage of students that commute by carpool or vanpool:
Percentage of students that commute by bus, shuttle, or ferry:
Percentage of students that commute by rail:
Percentage of students that commute by light rail or tram:
Percentage of students that commute by motorcycle or moped:
Percentage of students that commute by zero emission vehicle:
Percentage of students that avail of remote learning:
Employee commuting data
The following 10 fields are included to provide additional context for interpreting the institution’s employee modal split. Report either the percentage of employees that use each option as their primary means of transportation or the percentage of trips for which employees use each option (or avoided trips in the case of remote work). The figures should total 100.
Percentage of employees that commute by walking or the equivalent:
Percentage of employees that commute by cycling or another micro-mobility option:
Percentage of employees that commute by carpool or vanpool:
Percentage of employees that commute by bus, shuttle, or ferry:
Percentage of employees that commute by rail:
Percentage of employees that commute by light rail or tram:
Percentage of employees that commute by motorcycle or moped:
Percentage of employees that commute by zero emission vehicle:
Percentage of employees that avail of remote work:
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.