Concordia University
OP-14: Commute Modal Split
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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5.28 / 6.00 |
Manon
Raby STARS Coordinator 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:
Data comes from the 2022-23 Concordia Commuter Habit Survey designed as a joint effort between the Institutional Planning & Analysis Office and the Office of Sustainability.
The 2022-23 Concordia Commuter Habit Survey was gathered online through the internal Concordia University network of the Institutional Planning Office. A representative sample of students, faculty, and staff were invited to participate by email with a response rate of 17%. The margin of error was established at ± 1.7% at the 95% confidence interval. The survey was designed based on previous iterations of the Commuter Habit Survey at Concordia. The information was collected during the 2022 Fall semester over 2 consecutive weeks; it was launched on November 29, 2022 and closed on December 20, 2022. Two reminder emails were sent to participants to complete the survey. Overall, 16,266 individuals were invited to participate in the survey, 2,726 of which completed the survey.
Table 3. Modal Share based on the average proportion of survey participants (Weighted by students and staff/faculty) who identified each mode as their primary mode of transportation in fall, winter and spring/summer. in the Commuter Habit Summary Report (page 2) was used to calculate the percentages in this credit. A weighted average for each campus was used to estimate the percentage of students and faculty/staff using different modes for transportation. The weighted average was calculated using reports from the Office of Institutional Planning & Analysis to determine the primary campus of students and faculty/staff.
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:
Data comes from the 2022-23 Concordia Commuter Habit Survey designed as a joint effort between the Institutional Planning & Analysis Office and the Office of Sustainability.
The 2022-23 Concordia Commuter Habit Survey was gathered online through the internal Concordia University network of the Institutional Planning Office. A representative sample of students, faculty, and staff were invited to participate by email with a response rate of 17%. The margin of error was established at ± 1.7% at the 95% confidence interval. The survey was designed based on previous iterations of the Commuter Habit Survey at Concordia. The information was collected during the 2022 Fall semester over 2 consecutive weeks; it was launched on November 29, 2022 and closed on December 20, 2022. Two reminder emails were sent to participants to complete the survey. Overall, 16,266 individuals were invited to participate in the survey, 2,726 of which completed the survey.
Table 3. Modal Share based on the average proportion of survey participants (Weighted by students and staff/faculty) who identified each mode as their primary mode of transportation in fall, winter and spring/summer. in the Commuter Habit Summary Report (page 2) was used to calculate the percentages in this credit. A weighted average for each campus was used to estimate the percentage of students and faculty/staff using different modes for transportation. The weighted average was calculated using reports from the Office of Institutional Planning & Analysis to determine the primary campus of students and faculty/staff.
The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following figure:
Optional documentation
NOTE: For the question concerning the percentage of employees/students that commute using a zero-emissions vehicle as their primary mode of transportation, our survey did not specify zero-emissions but rather plug-in hybrid/electric vehicles.
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NOTE: Minor discrepancies in FTE student and employee figures between this credit and PRE 3 are because the values for this credit are relevant to the 2023 reporting year whilst the values provided for PRE 3 are for 2024.
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.