Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 60.22
Liaison Derek Martin
Submission Date Feb. 10, 2022

STARS v2.2

California State University, Monterey Bay
OP-16: Commute Modal Split

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.59 / 5.00 Matthew McCluney
Sr. Campus Planner
Campus Planning and Development
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Total full-time equivalent student enrollment:
7,231

Full-time equivalent of employees:
1,145

Part 1. Student commute modal split

Has the institution gathered data about student commuting behavior?:
Yes

Total percentage of students that use more sustainable commuting options as their primary mode of transportation:
57

A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about student commuting:
Even though the campus was teaching in an entirely remote modality for the 2020 -2021 academic year, for data consistency a 2020 Fall Travel Survey was electronically distributed to the entire campus community early in the Fall Semester to learn commuting habits. The commute mode split was determined from a question that asked for the individual's 'primary commute mode of travel between your residence and your class/work site'. A choice of 'I don't commute' was added, which represented approximately as much % as the answer 'walk' did in previous years. Approximately 1/4 of students responded to the survey.

Part 2. Employee commute modal split

Has the institution gathered data about employee commuting behavior?:
Yes

Total percentage of employees that use more sustainable commuting options as their primary mode of transportation:
19

A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about employee commuting:
Even though the campus was working in a mostly remote modality for the 2020 -2021 academic year, for data consistency a 2020 Fall Travel Survey was electronically distributed to the entire campus community early in the Fall Semester to learn commuting habits. The commute mode split was determined from a question that asked for the individual's 'primary commute mode of travel between your residence and your class/work site'. A choice of 'I don't commute' was added, which represented approximately as much % as the answer 'walk' did in previous years. Approximately 2/3 of faculty and staff responded to the survey.

Optional Fields 

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 43 81
Zero-emissions vehicle 0 0
Walk, cycle, or other non-motorized mode 10 6
Vanpool or carpool 2 2
Public transport or campus shuttle 8 0
Motorcycle, motorized scooter/bike, or moped 0 0
Distance education / telecommute 94 90

Website URL where information about student or employee commuting is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
2017 Fall Travel Survey, collated self-reported data for mode utilization by user group.

2018 STARS report and also used the commute mode splits from 2017/18, because there was not a survey done before then. So there is no change between STARS 2018 and STARS 2019.

2018 Fall Travel Survey, collated self-reported data for mode utilization by user group.

2019 Fall Travel Survey, collated self-reported data for mode utilization by user group. Percentages rounded to nearest whole number, if over 1.

2020 Fall Travel Survey, collated self-reported data for mode utilization by user group. Percentages rounded to nearest whole number, if over 1. *Students and most staff were learning and working remotely for the this academic year. For this reason, response to the 'Distance education / telecommute' question above was pulled from a question in the Fall Travel Survey specific to distance education/telecommuting, and not from the question about primary commute modes.

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.