| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 47.09 |
| Liaison | Tom Hartzell |
| Submission Date | June 28, 2017 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Calvin University
OP-16: Student Commute Modal Split
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.40 / 2.00 |
William
Corner Director of Campus Safety Campus Safety |
Total percentage of students (graduate and undergraduate) that use more sustainable commuting options as their primary means of transportation:
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:
The bus ridership data were collected from ridership reports from the Public Transportation authority during AY2015-16.
Bus cards must be renewed annually. These data come from campus security access databases for AY 2015-16.
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 | --- |
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Calculation assumptions:
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 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
Calculation assumptions:
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 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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