Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 51.17
Liaison Tom Hartzell
Submission Date Feb. 22, 2016
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Calvin University
OP-19: Student Commute Modal Split

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.38 / 2.00 William Corner
Director of Campus Safety
Campus Safety
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Total percentage of students that use more sustainable commuting options:
69

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) 30
Walk, bicycle, or use other non-motorized means 55
Vanpool or carpool ---
Take a campus shuttle or public transportation 15
Use a motorcycle, scooter or moped ---

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

The bus ridership data were collected from ridership reports from the Public Transportation authority.

Bus cards must be renewed annually. These data come from campus security access databases.


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

Question 1:
1. 77% of students have a Calvin bus discount card. (entitles them to ride for $.50 rather than $1.50).
2. 32% of commuting students do not have a registered vehicle -- so are using some bus, bicycle, carpooling, walking, etc.)
3. About 2183 students live on campus.
Out of 3,990 students. 2183 live on campus. That leaves 1807 commuters. Of those, 32% are commuting sustainably (1807 * .32 = 577 students)

Total sustainable transportation students = 2183 + 577 = 2760/3990 = 69%

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Question 2: (data is from current ay - 2015-16)
1. SOV commuters = number of commuting students with registered vehicles divided by total number of students: 1230/3990 = 30%
2. Walking students include on-campus residential = 2183/3990 = 55%
77% of of bus cards go to students. in 14-15, 77%
3. Assume for simplicity that commuters who are not in SOV are taking the bus (they may be walking or biking, we cannot tell. We no not have vanpools or campus vans).

Another place for bus info for students: http://www.calvin.edu/slc/resources/transportation.html


Question 1:
1. 77% of students have a Calvin bus discount card. (entitles them to ride for $.50 rather than $1.50).
2. 32% of commuting students do not have a registered vehicle -- so are using some bus, bicycle, carpooling, walking, etc.)
3. About 2183 students live on campus.
Out of 3,990 students. 2183 live on campus. That leaves 1807 commuters. Of those, 32% are commuting sustainably (1807 * .32 = 577 students)

Total sustainable transportation students = 2183 + 577 = 2760/3990 = 69%

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Question 2: (data is from current ay - 2015-16)
1. SOV commuters = number of commuting students with registered vehicles divided by total number of students: 1230/3990 = 30%
2. Walking students include on-campus residential = 2183/3990 = 55%
77% of of bus cards go to students. in 14-15, 77%
3. Assume for simplicity that commuters who are not in SOV are taking the bus (they may be walking or biking, we cannot tell. We no not have vanpools or campus vans).

Another place for bus info for students: http://www.calvin.edu/slc/resources/transportation.html

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