Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 55.58
Liaison Stephen Ellis
Submission Date April 26, 2017
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STARS v2.0

Boston University
OP-19: Student Commute Modal Split

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.93 / 2.00 Dennis Carlberg
Associate Vice President for Sustainability
BU Sustainability
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Total percentage of students that use more sustainable commuting options:
96.50

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) 3.50
Walk, bicycle, or use other non-motorized means 86.50
Vanpool or carpool ---
Take a campus shuttle or public transportation 10
Use a motorcycle, scooter or moped ---

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

The Medical Campus' system for tracking student commuting is based on data tracking excel spreadsheets compiled using information from registration of the different programs. On the Charles River Campus, the data is based upon calculation of permit and T-Pass registration figures divided by total number of students.


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